Every episode, I get a number of complaints that ‘the episode seemed really short’… even when comparing the amount of content between them, that really is pretty far from the case. In fact, episodes in general follow a pattern of two areas to visit/explore/fight through, and then a gym. And sure, some episodes are shorter, or longer, than others. But even the longer episodes get called short quite a bit.
Let’s talk about the perception of time.
A lot of people say they feel like time flies as they get older– is that true? Maybe time is really speeding up?
You’re a ripe one years old, and you’ve by some miracle already developed full consciousness and an understanding of the concept of time. You reflect on the past year of your life, it being all of your life, and you note that, wow, you had some experiences. Crazy.
A year passes. You’re two now and in another sudden moment of clarity you think about your past year again– it doesn’t seem quite so long as the first one did. Lots of things happen, but it just feels like it went by faster in retrospect.
And you observe the same thing when you’re three, and four, and so on. Every year seems to have blown by so quickly, and every next year is quicker still.
In short, this is just because of your perception of your whole experience of time. When you’re one years old, the past year is 100% of your life. When you’re two, a year is only 50%– well, of course it’s going to seem smaller in comparison. At three years of age, a year is just 33%, and by the time you’re twenty five, every year is a whopping 4% of your experience. When you look at it backwards like that, of course those recent years are going to appear shorter, or quicker, compared to the smaller experience you had when you were younger.
So what does this have to do with Reborn?
It’s the same principle as the perception of time. Episode 1 is 100% of the game. By Episode 10, each new release is only 10% of the existing game. When you compare the new content (now 1/14th of the entire game!) to your perception of the old whole, obviously the new part is going to feel short.
So, please, I promise you, the episode is exactly as long as it needs to be. ❤
~ Ame
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