[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by MacLeod:
I personally would have to describe once an hour as pretty unstable, especially since you may lose at least 15 minutes of gameplay since your Last save (and I've had a few games that didn't even have a save).

Like anything else you do on a computer, you should be saving no less than every five to ten minutes. If it's word processing, I save every thirty seconds.

I expect at least 2 months, but 3 is what I'd rate a good game. Truly great games Last years.

I expect no more than a week of play from a game that is a true classic, because that's all the time one can spend on a game if you wish to play more than one a month.

I've played UO for 5 years, and back in my younger days Doom, and it's extreme editability Lasted me about 3. SE is also another long Laster, though I'm too tired to remember how long ago it has been since I started playing SEIII.

Sure, a really great game gets more play time, but that doesn't make one that only Lasts a weekend a bad game, just a normal length game.