Does the length of a game matter ?

There was a lot talking about The Order: 1886 game length and i thought i would weigh  in with my two cents.

So it seems to be between 5 and 7 hours long ( though as of writing this have no idea how much cutscenes takes up) but in the end does it matter ?

So i will talk about games at the opposite end of each spectrum first Dragons age : Inquistion i have put in over 60hrs so far now while there can be a lot of filler wandering from one place to the other content wise it has a lot and of a high quality with so many characters choices and stuff to find so replaying will be likely. It is a 60$ game and i got my moneys worth.

Then you have a game like ikaruga which can be completed in about 30 min but it only costs about a tenner on steam and it has a hook so you are encouraged to play through many times to get better and i love a good scoring hook so i got my moneys worth.

Now a 7 hour game i think is not to bad but if i was paying for it i would want it to be good and have replayability if i bought a game that i would only play through once there is noway i would want to pay full price for that when i could just rent it. If you get the gameplay mechanics just right you would always go back.

Take bayonetta 2 as a example the combat is so good that i will always go back for a play but the fact you get ranked there are plenty of secrets are just icing on the cake.

So in the end length does matter to a degree if it is short they have to make sure it gives you the value for money