Maybe this is the list to check:

http://speeddemosarchive.com/gamelist/FullListt.html

Thing is with a lot of sites like that is that you get players who do the bare minimum to complete the game.

Sleeping Dogs is there for example and is sitting around the 10 hour mark to finish just the story which is about right. However, there is so much other stuff to do in that game which is actually interesting (missions and jobs), there is also collecting shrines, lockboxes, and random world events to do. Granted collecting the shrines and lockboxes can be a little tedious but they do show on your map when you have completed a few missions so you can select them as a waypoint which takes away the searching for hours.

My playthrough of Sleeping Dogs I collected everything and done all the missions and jobs and I finished up at 38 hours, it was great the time I spent with that game and thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

Dark Souls, finally finished it a few weeks back. Took me just over 90 hours for my first playthrough, had been playing it since November last year when it was first released.

Farcry 2 however, I have put in 44 hours to the single player only and it is only showing around 68% complete and I have only done around half the extra missions on it. So it is now getting a bit long winded, hope Farcry 3 isn't the same overly long slog.

I don't usually look in to game lengths, if it is something that is exceptional and really interests me I can put in so many hours. If it starts getting tedious I will leave it be for a few months and go back to it to finish it.

I've done this a quite a few times over the years.
can be quite surprising.

Avadon: The Black Fortress average gameplay hours is reportedly 40 hours.
I spent 80 hours in there.

I'm not even a completionist - more an avid explorer.

I also use it sometimes to justify my habit: "look dear it only cost me £5 in the sale and I've spent 80 hours on it - how's that for value for money?"

Ah - you need to pick games where the sound is less important - Avadon, mentioned above, fits that bill rather well. I played that mostly on the couch on my netbook with the sound turned off and with the telly or music going in the background as well as keeping up a conversation with my wife.

Who says only women can multi-task.
P.S. being turn based also helped

You speak as if you only have a couple of years left to live. My advice is try not to multitask so much, but enjoy the games you bought to the fullest by not having anything else going on in the background. Also, stop buying every cheap piece of crap that comes your way :D

I too thought it would take me 10 years to clear my backlog of games, but good thing there's summer: I cleared almost all of it then. I also took a background check and thought to myself "do I really want to play each of these obscure indie titles that have appeared in my library from all these bundles", and the answer was no. I did at least try them out later, but those experiences only proved my point. Games such as Jamestown and Hammerfight, to name a few, just weren't good enough for my tastes, so why even bother with them then. I rather play only the good games, there's no need to force myself to finish every game I've ever owned.

2 years, 50 years, what's the difference? Still too little time. *tongue firmly in cheek*

But it is true that quite often I am glimpsing the TV while I play something. 99% of the stuff coming from the TV is fluff or reruns of 90s TV shows, but if something interesting comes out, I pause or exit the game and concentrate on TV.

I don't have only a game backlog, but also e.g. a movie backlog (mostly stuff recorded from the TV). But I'm harsher towards TV movies than games: if the movie doesn't catch my interest during the first 15-30 minutes, off it goes from the box. Or then, I just let it run to the end while I play.

Well, off the top of my head, the games that stick out are:

COD Black Ops
Act of War: Direct Action
Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War

I used to be against this, but lately I don't mind small games anymore (still not a fan of casual games, though). There's so much content being produced we will never have time to play through it all. Of course, I wouldn't buy a short game full priced, value for money still counts, but the value of time has taken priority.

It's kind of unnerving to keep in mind that I may never be able to play Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 from beginning to end. But one day, I will try.

Gameon, I'm one of the mods at that site. I like gametimes because, now that I"m old, I don't have the time to play as much as I'd like. So strange as it sounds, I'd rather play a great 8 hour game then good 20 hour game. As good as Persona is supposed to be, I just don't have the time for it. So it definitely impacts my decision.

Interesting to see you here, thanks for joining.

I have the same thoughts on gaming. A shorter game that is more fun to play through is better than a 50+ hour game with minimal content.

The ironic thing is that casual games are immense time sinks. While you're still pondering over whether it's worth it to start a long RPG from your backlog, you'll already have spent 20+ hours on a "small" casual game without even realizing it. ;)

(Even worse with MMOs, I guess, but thankfully I always stayed clear of them.)

I got certain expectations given the price and the genre. But eventually most games reach a price where their measly length isn't so disagreeable.

Strangely enough I took the time to finish Septerra Core, all 60 hours or so, a rarity for me.

I was happy enough leveling up. The main problem for me was the fact that advancing to different areas was like a point and click style set up. Illogical and tedious items, and i gave up in that place with the sound caves.

Even with a walkthrough/video guide it was frustrating for me. But i'm glad you managed to complete it. You deserve a medal for doing that, lol.

I just watched the rest of the story on youtube to get the gist of things and see the ending.