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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 45810

Wired.com has posted an article called The Mythical 40-Hour Gamer. It would seem that Mr. Thompson (the guy who wrote it) believes that the standard '40 hour game' is translates into actual real-world weeks and most of his games go unfinished. One of the games cited in the article is
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darknothing · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:22 pm Post subject:

lol wow.. took me less then 20 for that game..

slava7 · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject:

It is not about this game. The autor is right. About half of all my games I did not finish. For different reasons. So it`s true.

xxxx · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject:

I finished that game in a weekend. I started late Friday and finished it in the early afternoon Sunday. In total, perhaps 20 hours but likely less. (edited because wasn't what i meant to say) I finish most games I play, just not in 40hrs. I do however at times finish a game over a weekend quite frequentyl. This guy is a real loser to think we are fantasy players. Considering he thinks a game made someone kill their family.