I guess i'll add to the collection.

[LongNu]

Adding non-assumptive, statistical data.

The follow samples are Analytical data from my channel. These sample images were taken from each video that has a view count from 30 - 60k each.

Videos over 7m+



Videos under 5m




Videos 1m or less


As you can see, the general population of viewership is impatient. This can be very helpful to anyone serious about making videos (video games or anything else alike) in the future for a career move. People like things as fast as possible. I used to make 10m+ videos but discovered I'd get a better viewership by short snippets, which did happen to work out for the best. Take a look at the front page of youtube, majority of the top videos are under 2m. They are manufactured that way for a reason.

The best part about shorter videos is far less production hassle. It's better to have videos that are short and quality over long and watered down. Finding clips to determine which one would be best for each second should be a priority. Your openers should always be attractive and your endings should always maintain a feeling of a cliff hanger (if you wish to make future videos) Naturally, everything else in between should also be up to these standards, but they do not count as drastically.