Batman: Arkham City‘s single-player campaign can be finished “in about 8 hours” if the player sticks to the main narrative, according to Rocksteady Marketing Manager Dax Ginn. “Exploring and trying new things” adds a lot of extra game time to the experience, he’s said.
“Our QA guys can straight-line it – so not doing any of the side missions and just sticking to the core narrative path – in about 8 hours,” Ginn told GamerZines during a recent interview. “If you’re exploring and trying new things, obviously that adds a lot to the experience and the game time. I would say for a normal player who knows their action adventure games, between 20-24 hours.
“We don’t want to make these huge games that take a huge chunk out of your life. We want to tell an amazing story that you can really enjoy and not feel like you’ve got to take six months off work in order to get through it.”
Batman: Arkham City launches for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on October 18, 2011.