Episode 2 Will Be Longer

[CSN NewsBot]

Valve's Doug Lombardi recently stated that Episode 2 will contain more gampley than Episode 1 did, roughly two hours more. Don't believe me? Have a read.

According to Doug Lombari, director of marketing at Valve, the next Half-Life 2 episode will be noticeably longer than the first. “Episode 1 was about six hours of gameplay, and Episode 2 will be closer to eight hours of gameplay,� Lombardi said. Valve also said that despite the delay of Episode 2, the development cycle for the episodic content was getting shorter.



“Episode 1 took 18 months to complete and Episode 2 will end up being about 13 to 14 months, so we’re trimming it down,� he said. “I think we’ll get closer to a year and be on a 12 month cycle. We’ll see how it goes after this trilogy is done.�

Nice! Let's keep the trend going where development cycles keep on decreasing and play time keeps on increasing (maybe even beyond the eight hour figure per episode). Mr. Lombardi also makes mention of upcoming Steam enhancements that include customized player stat tracking and score rankings.

[DevgruSeal H.E]

I'm not sure I like the idea of stat tracking. I feel bad enough when I'm in a slump, I don't need a negative kill-death ratio to prove it.



I do, however, like that Episode 2 will be longer. :)

[omgomgz]

I personally think Ep:2 would be much better with ads.

[Diamond Dust]

omgomgz wrote..

I personally think Ep:2 would be much better with ads.

I heard the new soundtrack will have subliminal advertising :O

Also i heard they are filling the sky with transparent ads.

[snkcube]

Two more hours....awesome.

[Gpig]

I thought they started working on Episode 2 at the same time as Episode 1 so Episode 2 has had at least the same amount of development time as Episode 1.

[Zips]

Gpig wrote..

I thought they started working on Episode 2 at the same time as Episode 1 so Episode 2 has had at least the same amount of development time as Episode 1.

That was my last understanding as well. They apparently already had the story finalized, or at least most of it given the end game trailer with Ep 1.

[infil87]

When Episode One was released, I'm pretty certain it was mentioned that Ep 2 would have 11 hours of gameplay. But that's a long time ago, and 8 hours isn't bad.

[meowmeow]

I forget, how long was EP1?

[entRo]

Those extra two hours are commercials in-between events.

[infil87]

meowmeow wrote..

I forget, how long was EP1?

4-6 hours. Valve said it was 6 hours I think. The stats showed that the average was 4 h 58 min or something.

[Gpig]

entRo wrote..

Those extra two hours are commercials in-between events.

haha, I was going to say something about ads giving valve the money to make the game longer so we should all be thankful but I couldn't make it funny. I'm glad someone found a way!

[V.C. Sniper]

ZOMFG!!! 8 hours of gameplay!! 2 hours longer than Episode One!!?? VALVe, you are my god!! OMG 2 hours more of intense gravity gun action and new vehicle gameplay mechanics in a huge open MASSIVE GINORMOUS ENVIRONMENTS!!! 2 more hours of 1337 Hunter killing action!!!11OMG MY HEADS GOING TO EXPLODE BECAUSE OF ALL THE 1337N3SS!! THX VALVe!!!

[kerosine99]

You can't be for real.

[skankuser]

kerosine99 wrote..

You can't be for real.

That's what happens when people have sex with goats.