Yeah i heard most of the newer releases are like 6-8 hours long, really short actually. And usually the story is linear and herds you with invisible walls and whatnot, while a good number of older games gave a lot more variation and options.

It's like... The game companies are making games for money and not for the love of the game anymore );

So.... nothing have changed at all then, really
You mean the games some people today clock on over 100 hours playtime on? (Those who like that type of game, that is )

Assholes, assemble! There's a poster who doesn't agree with us! And worse, he's well-spoken! We must downrep him into submission! GOD DAMN HIS NONCONFORMITY!!!!!!!!! CLICK, ASSHOLES, CLICK!!! FOR THE COMMUNITY!!!

/end heavy sarcasm

http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/remove_option_to_downvote_downrep

Pricing in GOG can be a touchy topic as you may be feeling. :)

As you are from Poland, I can tease you directly and ask why you have this communistic approach to the price of games. Afterall, no one is forcing you to buy, you want to buy, if the price is right - if the price isn't right - well life goes on doesn't it? ;)

Anyway, if you are not satisfied with the direct answers you got, on the service aspects of what you are buying, on the rightsholders determining the price. Maybe you'd be interested in considering how nominal price values should be compared to other products - 10$ used to buy a lot of food - now somewhat less - so the value of the game has in fact reduced, even if the nominal price didn't change.

They only had those two price brackets for a long time before they loosened things a bit.

That's where you should have stopped. a) Publishers set them.
b) The games themselves isn't the only thing you pay for - GOG also spends resources on converting them to modern operating systems and then testing them

???

Whenever a judgemental statement starts with 'I heard', it's never going to help anyone.

So was my statement false?

Let me put it this way: The original Doom was about 8 hours long in average and had a linear story. Yet from most hardcore games, it was in the minority amongst other games.

Zeno Clash 2 is about 8 hours in average and has a linear story. Yet when compared to most other hardcore games, it's length is in the minority.

In other words, if you consider single player, linear FPS games 'Most recent releases', which is very much a false statement, you are right. But single player, linear FPS games are not majority of recent releases.