If you’re not familiar with Stray, it’s a PS4/PS5 game where you play as a cat. It’s a very short game; the main story can be beaten in an afternoon. However, it’s available on PS+ (although going away soon), and can be purchased outright for <$30.
It’s the first time in a long time where I felt totally delighted by how innovative and different a video game was. First of all, playing as a cat isn’t just a cute gimmick. The level designs are all about navigating around slums using your size and acrobatic abilities of a cat.
Second, the world that the devs have created is so cool. It’s like some sort of cyberpunk version of Kowloon Walled City.
This game is not Elden Ring. But for an afternoon, it’s absolutely worth your time. I can’t recommend it enough. Especially if you are finding yourself burned out by the usual types of games. I hope the devs follow up with something else adjacent to this game!
I didn’t think it was short, I think it was almost the perfect length. I want more digestible experiences, a 2hr game that’s got a well told narrative is worth so much more to me than a 100hr grind fest.
I agree with everything else you said, I was deeply moved by it and even teared up at times
I’ll never stop moaning about Divinity: Original Sin. 80-100 hours, tough combat, lots of it; just a slog all the way through. I finished it (sunk cost fallacy), but I’m sure never picking anything by Larian ever again.
Agreed. And 2-4 hours is short, but Stray is more like 15-20 iirc. It felt like the right length to me.
it was 7 for me. I’m not a completionist but I did spend a good amount of time exploring and doing some side objectives
I took my time exploring and ended up at ~10 hours if my Steam time played count is accurate.
It would be a bit more had I planned better and did more of the achievements on the first playthrough. It’s been long enough now I think I can play it again without instantly remembering where everything is.