Personally I’d roughly go shortest to longest. Halo 3 is like 8 hours and can take you want one session or two, and it’d be very simple to knock that out fast to expertise it. Power unleashed and prey are fairly comparable lengths too. RE4 is about twice as lengthy however ought to be capable to be completed comparatively rapidly. Similar with LA noire, Bioshock 2, Darksiders 2, Dying Gentle, and The Darkness. I wouldn’t trouble with Bioshock 2 and Darksiders 2 but until you’ve performed their first video games although, by which case I’d get them and play them, particularly in Bioshock’s case. Darksiders 1 can possibly be skipped when you’re not within the first and the second is fairly good and price it when you’re not into 1, however Bioshock 1 is possibly extra essential to play fast than anything proven right here, and I really feel the gameplay of bioshock 2 would spoil 1 on you when you haven’t performed it.
Additionally blood dragon is just like 4 hours lengthy, can knock that out in a night. You could possibly simply have each a type of video games completed in like two weeks when you’ve bought the time to play them every day, particularly when you energy via them since they’re all fairly linear video games, then transfer on to the longer ones.
Additionally Assassins creed 1 is about so long as these too although, however might be manner longer, however really a bit of shorter when you skip the collectibles that are an enormous nuisance in that one, I’d solely rapidly search for missable cutscenes when taking part in that since I believe there’s a narrative beat you may miss exterior the animus when you don’t activate it, and simply energy via the remainder of the sport moreover trying that factor up.
Witcher 2 is about 25 hours lengthy however it may take lots longer when you do all the pieces. I like to recommend maintaining a save at a sure level in act 1 (you may search for when) earlier than you facet with a faction as that determines what/the place the second act is ready and largely modifications the expertise of the remainder of the sport which you may need to play each play throughs since they’re each fairly good. If you happen to hold an act 1 save although you may skip replaying a variety of the start (which is the longest a part of the sport) and save a variety of time. Actually it’s most likely solely an additional 5 hours ot so to solely play act 2 once more a second time to see the opposite facet of the story, don’t actually must play act 3 a second time.
Then I’d hit darkish souls proper after Witcher 2 because the Witcher has kind of comparable however much less complicated fight and can hone up your dodging a very good bit. Then watch canines as a result of no matter, then Valhalla final as a result of it’s so lengthy. You could possibly simply play 3-5 of those different video games within the time it takes to play Valhalla with out doing all the pieces and also you’d be higher off for it. Minecraft at any time when for enjoyable, or by no means. I’d skip no matter that frontlines factor is, doesn’t appear well worth the time.
The one should performs I’d say are Halo 3, RE4, Witcher 2 and Darkish Souls roughly in that order (though darkish souls might be put down and by no means revisited if it’s too troublesome, however do attempt it out when you haven’t ever), and likewise possibly Murderer’s Creed 1 when you’ve by no means performed considered one of them, though 2 was lots higher. The Darkness, Darksiders, Bioshock 2 and LA Noire are fairly good too however are usually not crucial issues. Fact be instructed I haven’t gotten round to Evil inside or Dying mild, so I can’t say something about them however Evil Inside appears possibly price taking part in, and the remainder don’t actually to carry up a lot frankly and have been surpassed by different comparable video games like Prey (2017) and Jedi Fallen Order.