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I have a question on a similar topic, about the game length.

For example, there are literally 5-7 minutes left before the end of the game. But the timer of the judge shows 1 hour already, although the general course of the plot shows that the end of the game is very soon.

In this case, the judge immediately interrupts the game and moves on to the next one, or is there still a very small time limit allow?

After all, everyone passes the game at their own pace, and it would be a shame if the judge doesn't have time to finish the game because of his/her pace of playing :)

StudioBlue3 years ago(+1)

Hey there, and thanks for asking that.

Each judge can and most likely will pause their play-through at the one hour mark, judge based on that, then continue playing until the end. So in your scenario, the judge would most likely finish the game, but not judge based on those final 5 to 7 minutes.

Lotrein3 years ago(+1)

This is not the most encouraging information :D

But still thank you very much for the answer!

AI Sin3 years ago

Definitely not the most encouraging answer. My game can be completed in 5 minutes if the judge decides to speedrun and can take over 1 hour if the judge decides to really take their time. I'm not saying they would, but basically, a judge could decide to fail a game on a whim by skipping dialogue and rushing through a shorter game and judge on an incomplete experience by taking their time.

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