gamer.tv Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I think I've hit that tipping point again where I can't really focus on playing a long, focused single player experience. The last time this happened, it was followed by a lot of reading, a lot of movie watching and an abandonment of gaming for about 3 months until I played Journey in one sitting. Just to preempt this, I would love to hear some suggestions for shorter gaming experiences. At my disposal are a PS4, PS3, 360 and a Wii U, so hopefully a fair spread of games available. Currently, I'm eyeing up the likes of Inside, Undertale and Pyre, but I'd love to hear about pretty much any worth while games of a shorter length (or pick up and play in nature, in the vain of say Peggle) that I can dip in and out of whilst I've got my lovely 53 hour weeks. Cheers chums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Do you want something that's purely about the gameplay or more of a narrative experience? Gameplay-wise, there are great games like Celeste. From the narrative side of things, you have stuff like Oxenfree or Night in the Woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Supergiant Games makes good, short experiences.. Check out Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre. I also recommend Firewatch, Gone Home, and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Also episodic adventure games like Life is Strange and The Walking Dead should do you good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: Do you want something that's purely about the gameplay or more of a narrative experience? Gameplay-wise, there are great games like Celeste. From the narrative side of things, you have stuff like Oxenfree or Night in the Woods. Both are fine with me. I really enjoyed Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture a few years ago and I’ve just remembered we do have The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. But please recommend away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Guacamelee if you somehow missed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I would avoid Pyre -- I bounced off of it about 1/3 of the way through due to way-to-easy gameplay, and a tedious story. Transistor and Bastion are awesome though. +1 on Guacamele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Just though of a couple more: Mark of the Ninja and Shadow Complex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Batman Arkham Asylum and VVVVVV Super Mario 3D World is also pretty short. If you haven't played that, might as well. It doesn't seem like it's coming to Switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 What Remains of Edith Finch is perfect for you. It is a beautiful melancholy "walking simulator" that takes about 2 hours to complete and was my personal favorite game of last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Telltale's The Walking Dead is easy to pick-up-and-play, and its episodic nature can lead to shorter game sessions. Depending on your play style, of course. I also recommend Telltale's Batman series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Life is Strange and it’s prequel, also Hellblade. Both my GOTY for the year they came out and both pretty short (10-12 hours) if you are looking for even shorter then Night in the Woods, a telltale game, Bayonetta 1&2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 If you're up for something minimal, I enjoyed Minit, which only takes about 2 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurdyb1 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Some great suggestions above. Some I would suggest would be: Heavenly Sword - PS3 The Order 1886 - PS4 The Force Awakens 2 - PS3/360 Those are the 3 that I can remember off the top of my head that can probably be beaten in 2-4 sittings that I enjoyed. No more than 6 hour games each at most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckFly Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Stupid to bring up as you have probably already played it, but Limbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Undertale, Bastion, Brothers, and Jotun immediately come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Layers of Fear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Rime Steamworld Dig 2 Papers Please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Bulletstorm Spec Ops: The Line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, RedSoxFan9 said: Bulletstorm Spec Ops: The Line These are great suggestions. Bulletstorm is an absolutely fantastic shooter and it’s biggest critism was that’s it’s too short. So there you go! And Spec Ops is a game you really want to play on easy and just enjoy the (fantastic) story which makes it even shorter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I have been so stupid: Renegade Ops My most favourite twin stick shooter of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I don't know how we're defining short here. Journey is maybe 90 minutes, but a lot of games mentioned here are 8+ hours. If you're looking for truly short experiences, here are some of my recent favorites: Downwell Donut County Devil Daggers The Fall Jazzpunk OlliOlli SUPERHOT Renegade Ops Into the Breach Rocket League Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandino Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 If you somehow misses it, Portal and Portal 2 are both worth playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexterryu Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Most COD single player games are short and fairly decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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