Ken Levine Defends BioShock Infinite DLC Length
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:14 am
The creator of BioShock Infinite has responded to criticism about the length of newly released Burial at Sea Episode 1 DLC.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Ken Levine acknowledged that while the new content can be finished in under a couple of hours despite the $15 price tag, the team had focused on quality rather than quantity.
"If you zip through it then it's not a hugely long experience but if you dig deep it's probably three hours plus, if you really dig deep," he said. "It's not the longest thing in the world.
"I think there are definitely people who are like 'Well, I want hours and hours of gamplay'. I think if that is your primary metric, this probably isn't the thing for you. If you want to feel like 'Wow, I just got a whole new experience' - that's what you get out of this.
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Speaking to Eurogamer, Ken Levine acknowledged that while the new content can be finished in under a couple of hours despite the $15 price tag, the team had focused on quality rather than quantity.
"If you zip through it then it's not a hugely long experience but if you dig deep it's probably three hours plus, if you really dig deep," he said. "It's not the longest thing in the world.
"I think there are definitely people who are like 'Well, I want hours and hours of gamplay'. I think if that is your primary metric, this probably isn't the thing for you. If you want to feel like 'Wow, I just got a whole new experience' - that's what you get out of this.
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