What games that are considerably long or "bloated" that you personally find to enjoy despite the criticism of said game's length?

[Kupo Kupopo]

RDR2. I enjoyed the story and world enough that the length didn't bother me at all.

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yep - for this gen, it was red dead redemption 2. tho i even had to take a break at one point, the game's just so gorgeous, & so loaded with atmosphere & personality, that i eventually ended up going back in after finishing just to muck around for a couple weeks. a contender for generation-defining game if ever there was one...

 

[Mr. Genuine]

Resident Evil 4.

 

[Musubi]

Judging by a lot of people's opinions here... Final Fantasy 7 remake. My hype for this game was pretty high and I thought it over delivered on its hype honestly. Just a phenomenal game top to bottom and I enjoyed every single second of it.

 

[Andrew J]

I put 100 hours into Dragon Quest XI getting the platinum trophy. Enjoyed it a lot, even though I felt pretty drained towards the end.

 

[Kinsei]

Okami. I agree that the boss rush at the end is unnecessary and just flat out bad, but I'll never agree with the people that say the game should have ended after the Moon Cave or Oni Island.

 

[Stoze]

Super Mario Odyssey and Hollow Knight, I remember these in particular because they were both in competition for my GotY. The former is really padded if you're going after all unique Moons, but I didn't really care because it's a joy to play. Hollow Knight is very long and a slow burn in terms of pacing, but I still think it's incredible.

 

[PK_Wonder]

All of them, as a general rule. If I like something a lot, it can't really overstay its welcome for me.

Also wanna mention as a side note that optional bloat is not bloat.

The king of which is Donkey Kong 64, a game that I love partially because of, not in spite of, its massive haul of collectibles.

 

[rickyson33]

somehow I managed to sink 100+ hours each into each of the 3 Xenoblade games and i'm still not sure how

but honestly I always burn out on the side content eventually so I guess they're also kinda too bloated for me in a sense

 

[BigDaddyCool]

Donkey Kong 64. Game's a mess but I adore it.

 

[noinspiration]

RE4 is the only one I hear complaints about that I wouldn't want to lose anything from. Even the games listed here that I've played and liked I've liked in spite of the bloat and I would have liked them better if they were shorter.

 

[RochHoch]

Can't get enough of Persona gameplay. The fact that P5 goes on forever is a blessing as far as I'm concerned.

Also Final Fantasy 7 Remake. I absolutely adore the combat, so all of that "pointless" padding is something that I appreciate. I never wanted that game to end.

 

[Riversands]

Last of us 2, persona 5, and dragon quest xi

They are so good that i know they are long games but they dont feel long because how fun those games are. I indeed feel empty after completing each of them

 

[j7vikes]

If I like a game I want more not less. Even open world games with large checklists. I try not to play those back to back so they don't wear on me but I can't think of a game I really enjoyed that I wish had less content.

 

[CerealKi11a]

Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Gimme those 1093201931 checkmarks and 10921039201293 cultists to kill.

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Me too. Really enjoyed it despite it probably being full of things I usually find as red flags before purchasing. I am looking forward to playing Valhalla once I finish Yakuza in a couple months lol

 

[Starlatine]

Most of them shrug

I don't consider playing the game "bloat" so most complaints i see here are very silly

I can't understand people who want to buy a game that is notoriously "long" just to rush the main quest and then complain later it had too much stuff

 

[DyByHands]

Yeah Nioh 1 and 2. They both have the same missions numerous times. Great game but a lot of repetitive filler

 

[PAFenix]

FF7R.

It's bloated. I know it's bloated. I say it's bloated and has unnecessary padding.

But I love it.

Still cut out that second sewer visit though.

 

[Ra]

Dragon Age: Origins was a slog if you saved The Deep Roads for last, like I did.

Didn't help that I was running a mod that made every enemy Lieutenant class or higher,; it was a freaking war of attrition.

 

[Chopchop]

Persona 3-5
Skyward Sword

I still think they could all use some trimming, but I still enjoyed them.

 

[Barrel_Roll]

Persona 3. Persona 4. Persona 5. I'm sending a pattern here...

 

[rude]

TLOU2 could've been several hours longer tbh. I would've preferred they included whatever they cut from Abby in California considering how awkward that transition was.

 

[Barrel_Roll]

Fifa career mode is garbage and I have been sinking my life into it for years.

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This is me but with the Madden 19 PC franchise mode. I think I'm on season 10 now.

 

[JunkerXseed1013]

Quit both Persona 4 and 5 right around the final dungeon, because they were just too long with so much padding and redundancy in the dialogue. I think both games would be way better with 20-30 hours shaved of of them.

Okami is my answer although I think it can also use some fat trimming as well.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

RDR2 is a good recent pick for me. The obvious detour in Act 4 does genuinely suck, but i thought the epic length of the game + the epilogues were needed to tell the breadth of that story, not just for Arthur's character arc, but the various evolving side stories and world events around you, and to strengthen RDR1.

 

[DaciaJC]

TW3's length never bothered me. Hell, I completed the main quest and DLC three times over. I'd love to do a fourth playthrough but I just don't know how I'd differentiate from my previous ones.

 

[Catshade]

Bethesda's Fallout and Elder Scrolls. I agree that they're bloated, but I still manage to get 100+ hours of enjoyment from them. In Skyrim's case it's 500+ hours.

 

[EggmaniMN]

It's really wild seeing people describe RE4 as "bloated" when the game's all of like 7-8 hours on a replay. Maybe 12 on a first play? It isn't a particularly big game.

FF7R, the Personas, the Trails games, the Dragon Quests, I guess people have called all of those bloated and I just wouldn't. Okami same thing. I'm ready when the game's ready.

 

[KushalaDaora]

Most Ubisoft open world games (especially Assassin's Creed), there is something relaxing about turning your brain off and clearing gazillion of mundane checklist. Also help their games usually have good/rewarding carrot-in-a-stick progression loop.

Gimme those 1093201931 checkmarks

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^^^^

 

[The Main Event]

Hollow Knight is a 10/10 but some people thought it was too long as well

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First game that came to mind as well.

 

[8byte]

DQXI would have been much better around 60-80 hours, instead of 100-120 hours.

 

[dancingphlower]

People say Persona 5 is too long, but Royal proved to me that it wasn't long enough haha. Worth every second. I also didn't feel like Ghost of Tsushima was too long either.

 

[OniluapL]

Persona 5 didn't bother me at all. Maybe Royal will when I get to play it, not sure.

 

[Stoney Mason]

Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

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This.

I understand why people bitch in the sense that its initially confusing as to what are actual side quests versus the grind bullshit quests in the game. I think that distinction should be even more clear.

But the real side quests and the main quests in that game are really good and in general I loved how much content that game had.

 

[CanUKlehead]

AC Odyssey for me. I treat conquering areas like little puzzles, trying to figure out the most efficient ways to weaken them. Took me nearly 150 hours to finish a game which, in reality, has very little main story lol

 

[Kapryov]

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is considered the go-to example for "bloat" and, honestly, it has been an absolute joy.

I LOVE the size of the world, the traversal speed makes up for it. It might be one of my favourite open worlds I've explored.
I like the amount of shit to do. Hunting legendary creatures, discovering and taking out outposts/cultists, diving for sunken ships or taking out elite pirate ships, etc.
The whole level up debacle is massively overblown, I'm constantly over leveled because of the amount of unique sidequests to do (though it scales up, so all enemies are at least 2 levels below you). When I finished the main story (or one of them) there were still small islands I had never set foot on, and promptly did so shortly after.

I'm at 110 hours and still playing, up to the DLC stuff now.
It might be a top 10 game of the gen for me.

edit: oh yeah, and Persona 5. I didn't want that game to end. I have yet to try Royal, but it sounds like it was made for me.

 

[Sparks]

Red Dead 2, GIVE ME 5,000 MORE HOURS.

 

[Stoney Mason]

Like I said, I think some of these games get kind of attacked because some of them purposely try to blur the line and hide the distinction between content. So you can get stuck doing stuff that you think is "important" but its really just meant to be side content. That's a pet peeve of mine.

I adore skyrim. Probably my favorite game of all time but the mod that labels radiant quests is kind of a must have for example. It's just shady to not let the user understand the distinction and alot of games kind of fall in into this territory just to try to pad out the game and advertise X amount of hours of content.

 

[UraMallas]

Ass Creed Valhalla and Yakuza Like A Dragon are both too long but I ain't really complaining. They are both a blast to play.

 

[TheXbox]

FFVIIR. Narratively, I don't think the game is padded at all, but a handful of dungeons are conspicuously long... Combat's dope tho, so I don't care.

 

[Future_TraX]

The Last of Us Part 2 was way too long.

 

[Mekanos]

Persona 5 took me 100 hours to complete and I wanted more.

...we'll see how Royal goes.

 

[Imperfected]

Objectively, I think every Dark Souls game is bloated. They all miss their peaks both in terms of drama, mystery, and difficulty and sort of meander around crashing into things like a murderer stubbing his toe in the dark trying to sneak up on a victim before coming to usually borderline wet-fart conclusions.

That said, subjectively, I've NG+'d all of them at least three times and some seven or more, so obviously I just want more Dark Souls, even if it's clumsy and bloated.

 

[Jakisthe]

People say Okami is too long but I say not long enough.

No but actually like yes it has a few lull times and a repeat boss it's still coming up with unique ideas right to the end.

 

[Arctic Chris]

Assassin's Creed titles. Let me at them. I will find that last hidden evil person and kill them. And getting 100% all discovered areas - that is something I aim for with the AC titles (not as easy as it sounds).

 

[MrBS]

Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
Gimme those 1093201931 checkmarks and 10921039201293 cultists to kill.

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Teleporting stabbing brofist

This is my choice, put 200+ hours into that game, could do it again.

edit: also shout out to TLOU2 I played through the game twice back to back and never tired of it.

 

[GamerJM]

The Zeldas that came out on the Wii (Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword). Both of those games have a lot of filler and in Skyward Sword's case I think some of it could have been cut, but I do think those games being long compared to the three previous 3D Zeldas that came before them helped them feel like big epic quests.

I think Persona 5 is too long, but Persona 4 felt just right and that game is still pretty long compared to most JRPGs (especially back on the PS2). I normally wouldn't want JRPGs to be that long but Persona 4's story is paced really well and feels like it justifies the length.

 

[kamineko]

i thought persona 5 was too long

but i've beaten ng+

so i must have loved it anyway

it felt too long the second time, though, so idk

i've heard that GoT suffers from open-world bloat--and i get it--but i got the plat and enjoyed every minute

 

[Sulik2]

Bloodborne's chalice dungeons. There is as much unique content in them as the rest of the game. If you haven't beaten the pthumerian queen you haven't actually beaten bloodborne.

 

[Ultima_5]

Dq11 people say has bloat but all of it is enjoyable.
Ff7remake however is bloated and to long

 

[Wracu]

I'm sure it's already been said many times, but definitely Okmami.

It could have kept going as far as I'm concerned.