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Duke Nuke Forever is "three or four Call of Dutys" in length
Posted: 14.02.2011 11:26 by Simon Priest Comments: 7
Gearbox Software's Randy Pitchford delivers a cheeky one liner that Duke Nukem Forever is "like three or four Call of Dutys" long in its singleplayer campaign.

It averages between 16 to 18 hours which is longer than the average FPS these days. Pitchford declares the game "will speak for itself." It's out early May.

The studio boss revealed the campaign's length in an episode of GTTV. "It's like three or four Call of Dutys, right?" quipped Pitchford. Fans have been rather critical of Activision's Call of Duty series because of its rather 'short' campaign lengths.

"The game will speak for itself. I love it," he continued. Duke Nuke Forever releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC May 6th. Seriously it really does - it WILL be out this year - really!

Source: Big Download

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By Jake_SI (SI Elite) on Feb 14, 2011
Jake_SI
"It's like three or four Call of Dutys"

Soo, 30 minutes X 4 = 2 hours. Haha :P

Nah, but in all seriousness, I'm glad to hear this, 15+ hours is a good length for an FPS. Glad to see some developers aren't just relying on the brand to sell games, but instead are actually including a decent amount of content to please fans, and earn their money.
By PowerJack (SI Elite) on Feb 14, 2011
PowerJack
Finally a FPS with a good/long campaign
By Xyfer117 (SI Core) on Feb 14, 2011
Xyfer117
Yeah its always good to hear that SP for a game is going to be lengthy
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Feb 14, 2011
herodotus
Plenty of FPS's out there with decent SP Campaigns, so length doesn't always equate with quality. Still, the game is looking all the better for it (though I am used to open-ended games with hundreds of hours playing time).
By Xyfer117 (SI Core) on Feb 14, 2011
Xyfer117
@Hero - Good point I didn't think about that before I typed it, I rephrase - Its always good to hear that SP for a game is going to be lengthy as long as the story is good! Oh and I mean FPS games :P
By VHugoSama (SI Core) on Feb 14, 2011
VHugoSama
Good News! Just hope it is quantity and quality.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Feb 14, 2011
herodotus
There's also the point that "CoD" games now are bought more for their MP than the SP (as with "BF: BC 2"). The SP for the series ended for me with "CoD 4".