{"id":470646,"date":"2025-11-11T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/dying-light-2-20-hours-campaign"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:31:42","slug":"dont-worry-dying-light-2-wont-take-500-hours-to-finish-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dont-worry-dying-light-2-wont-take-500-hours-to-finish-after-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t worry, Dying Light 2 won&#8217;t take 500 hours to finish after all"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dont-worry-dying-light-2-wont-take-500-hours-to-finish-after-all.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>In your opinion, how long is too long for a game? Whether it&#8217;s simply finishing off the main story or getting that elusive Platinum trophy, how long are you willing to put into a game to see the completion percentage tick up to 100%? Is 500 hours too long? According to large swathes of the internet, yes. It is.<\/p>\n<p>This conversation is on everyone&#8217;s lips thanks to a misguided tweet from developer Techland the other day. It explained that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/dying-light-2-how-long-to-finish\">Dying Light 2 will take &#8216;at least 500 hours to complete&#8217;<\/a> if you wanted to see everything the title had to offer (including various dialogue trees, different endings, all collectibles and so on).<\/p>\n<p>These numbers are revised from a previous tweet from the company <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DyingLightGame\/status\/1479889980205981705\">that noted<\/a> &#8220;a regular player should finish the story and side quests and do quite a lot of exploring in less than 100 hours, so don&#8217;t worry!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/dying-light-2-20-hours-campaign\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/dying-light-2-20-hours-campaign\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In your opinion, how long is too long for a game? Whether it&#8217;s simply finishing off the main story or getting that elusive Platinum trophy, how long are you willing to put into a game to see the completion percentage tick up to 100%? Is 500 hours too long? According to large swathes of the internet, yes. It is. This conversation is on everyone&#8217;s lips thanks to a misguided tweet from developer Techland the other day. It explained that Dying Light 2 will take &#8216;at least 500 hours to complete&#8217; if you wanted to see everything the title had to offer (including various dialogue trees, different endings, all collectibles and so on). 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