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Post by blackdrazon on Feb 10, 2018 21:35:59 GMT -5
phediuk's thread about longest campaigns made me wonder something I've thought about before: which game has the longest distinct gameplay segment, like a stage or a dungeon? Without being a single-segment game, of course. I'm not talking about long sidequests, either, I mean specific canned segments, distinct from the rest of the game. In terms of dungeons, the 2D versions of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years have a real monster of a final dungeon, spanning two entire episodes of the original cell phone release. I'm looking at a PSP first-time let's play right now where the dungeon takes up maybe a quarter of the entire playthrough! I'm not going to count up his time over fifty videos, but estimating 10 minutes a video, it takes him at least 8 hours to clear the dungeon. The dungeon was shrunk in the 3D remakes to get rid of new enemies they didn't want to model in 3D, but it's hard to say how much. I checked a longplay where it only chewed up a fifth of the game instead of a quarter, but for all I know, that might have been an experienced run instead of a first-time run. That's off the top of my head, but I'm sure people can come up with better. |
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Post by alphex on Feb 10, 2018 22:41:54 GMT -5
Isn't the final dungeon portion of the original NES Final Fantasy III also super long? Hell, JRPGs during that era LOVED to pull that shit in general; no saves and all.
Also, the last level of Metal Slug 3 is pretty much a third of the full game. Nowhere near as impressive as the Final Fantasy one in terms of time it takes to complete, but as far as genre standards go, it's massive.
On the same token, King 2 from Mega Man & Bass is pretty much three stages worth' of obstacles and bosses (four in total!) in one, which is pretty damn much for a Mega Man game.
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Post by phediuk on Feb 10, 2018 22:51:17 GMT -5
Demise: Rise of the Ku'tan is, I believe, the objective and undisputed champ for level length. The whole game is one seamless dungeon (no loading zones anywhere) consisting of 30 absolutely gigantic floors, between which you can and will fall down or be teleported at the game's mercy.  That is one floor of the dungeon, and there's 30 of them. Estimates for completing the game are in the hundreds of hours. I believe this is a couple of orders of magnitude ahead of any possible competition for this thread. |
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Post by izenger on Feb 10, 2018 23:36:56 GMT -5
I got to say the longest mission that i can play at: "In for a pound" in Team Buddies (PS1)
It doesn't have time limit, but player's seriously outnumbered (1 buddy Vs. 3 teams)
As you're the stealthy which has permanent invisibility and ability to steal weapon from enemy via melee
You have to sneak enemy territory for weapon and tank.
With stolen tank you have to get rid of enemy's stealthies (so they're replaced with visible buddy)
and enemy's base (so they can't constructing anything anymore)
Waiting for enemy to build tank is certainly takes long time. So you have to be patience
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Post by ResidentTsundere on Feb 11, 2018 0:45:19 GMT -5
The last dungeon in FF3 is a marathon ball-buster, for sure.
The last dungeon in Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga is nearly as bad, but at least have save points. They don't have any for the last several floors, however. I eventually started running away from enemies to keep my party as fresh as possible for the last battle.
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Post by personman on Feb 11, 2018 2:42:40 GMT -5
When it comes to side scrollers Metal Slug 3's final level take the cake as far as I've experienced. Much to many peoples chargin which I understand. But I still love it even if mostly just for how audacious it is haha.
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Post by Arale on Feb 11, 2018 5:49:45 GMT -5
Fantasy Explorer Nitroid! comes to mind in terms of likely playtime. Its bonus world (the gameplay loop is like a metroidvania split up into chunks, each world is made up of several interconnected rooms) is not only sprawling but also incredibly difficult. In raocow's Let's Play, more than half of the 76 videos were spent in that world.
The game boy Mega Man games have very long final levels, but they have lots of checkpoints even for if you game over, so the player isn't as fatigued.
The Silver Case and killer7 are also probably notable here for having huge meaty Cases, Reports and Targets, although they won't beat any records or anything, they just serve to make the story semi-episodic.
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Post by Bumpyroad on Feb 11, 2018 6:15:01 GMT -5
Raiden DX' training stage is over 10 min. long. It's pretty good.
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Post by magic89 on Feb 11, 2018 11:18:32 GMT -5
24 hours le mans race in Gran Turismo games Mostly if you play in A mode.
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Post by alphex on Feb 11, 2018 11:52:00 GMT -5
The game boy Mega Man games have very long final levels, but they have lots of checkpoints even for if you game over, so the player isn't as fatigued. I can remember Crystal Man in GB MMIV also having a very long level. Dust Man's sure feels long, but that's more due to the difficulty. Also, if you count Ancient Cave as one level, that one's gotta be up there. |
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Post by Bumpyroad on Feb 11, 2018 12:17:05 GMT -5
The Ghost Ship stage in RE Revelations Raid mode.
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Post by Owlman on Feb 11, 2018 13:28:57 GMT -5
Act of Aggression's final mission for Chimera can easily take more than two hours.
The second mission in the Founding for Durator campaign in Warcraft III can take four to five hours.
The final mission The Forgotten Land/Gwangeto the Great took me about three hours.
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Post by mainpatr on Feb 11, 2018 15:21:29 GMT -5
Solomon Shrine in Ys 2 is at least a 2 hour long dungeon,because you have to backtrack 20 or so times and do lots of grinding. That dungeon can make you fall asleep.
I know Halo games have some really long levels, but the only one I can think of is "Shutdown" in Halo 4.
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Post by Bumpyroad on Feb 11, 2018 15:39:34 GMT -5
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals has The Ancient Cave, a 99 floors dungeon.
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Post by alphex on Feb 11, 2018 15:46:53 GMT -5
Also, the last level of Metal Slug 3 is pretty much a third of the full game. Nowhere near as impressive as the Final Fantasy one in terms of time it takes to complete, but as far as genre standards go, it's massive. When it comes to side scrollers Metal Slug 3's final level take the cake as far as I've experienced. Much to many peoples chargin which I understand. But I still love it even if mostly just for how audacious it is haha. Also, if you count Ancient Cave as one level, that one's gotta be up there. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals has The Ancient Cave, a 99 floors dungeon. I will come to your houses and personally complain about you guys not reading my posts. |
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