PlayStation fans have waited long for the next major installment in the rebooted God of War series from Santa Monica Studio. The hype for the game is way beyond expectations and there’s an obvious reason for that. Its predecessor from 2018 was an iconic entry and left everyone swayed by the amazing work from the developing team on every front.

Now that God of War: Ragnarok is just a month away, more details are coming out regarding the installment. Going by a recent rumor, it’s been revealed that the sequel will consist of a playtime somewhat similar to the original game. While it may not be a deal breaker for some, there are fans who are now slightly upset by this news.

Fans are not happy as they want a longer duration to spend in God of War: Ragnarok

Tom Henderson, who’s an industry insider and one of the most trusted scoopers, recently came up with an article while revealing the duration of the PS5 exclusive. As reported by him via Insider Gaming, God of War: Ragnarok will have a playtime of about 40 hours.

Per Henderson, out of the 40 hours rumored for the experience, 20 hours will be allocated to finish the main story. Furthermore, around “3 and a half hours of the 20 hours played will be cinematic scenes, with the remaining 16 and a half hours for gameplay.”

The remaining 20 hours will require the players to complete the side quests. For this, about 19 hours will be dedicated to the actual gameplay while the remaining one hour will be consumed by the cut scenes.

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As soon as this rumored news spread across social media, majority of die-hard God of War fans took to Twitter to share their reactions. It looks like many of them are not satisfied with the given playtime. The reason given by some of them is that they were expecting Ragnarok to be an epic offering, with a longer duration. But it appears to be of the same length as its predecessor.

One frustrated user wrote: “EXTREMELY disappointed the game is the same fucking length as the first😑. Twenty hours go by fast. Forty hours should be the length of the story.”

God of War: Ragnarok is set to release on November 9th, 2022. Along with the PlayStation 5, it will also be available for the PlayStation 4. What are your thoughts on the latest update about its playtime? Let us know in the comments.

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