How long does it usually take you to beat games?

[Killrodx]

Just like everyone else has stated. it all depends on the type of game and how much effort you're willing to put into it.

I remember during my times in high school, I spent a long time on xenogears. Around 70 ingame hours or so since it was my first time. But in real life, well over a year. I still dabble into it now and then.
Wild arms took maybe no less than 24-30 ingame hours for me. I did a speed run of about 9hrs and 45mins on that one.
As for the newer games, they don't seem to feel long or anything. I still think Star Ocean has alot of replayability((look at number two, there was a ton of replayability.)). I know I ranked well over 130+ hours on that one.

[TheRapingDragon]

Re: How long does it usually take you to beat games?

I mostly play RPG's, so it depends on whether or not I want to own the game or not. If, in my opinion, the game is only "complete" when I've collected everything/got all top levels/done something else, then it could take a while. But if it's just A - B then not very long.

Oh and longest times on games:

FFVII - about 500 hours over about 6-7 years.
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Easily 1000+ hours since 2002.

[Jim_Hawkin]

Re: How long does it usually take you to beat games?

I don't really play RPG games that much anymore, or was I willing to finish any of them. I just stick to my FPS's and maybe the occasional MMO. Most FPS singleplayer games I average around 2-5 hours, sometimes longer if its a good one, like Half-Life 2.

I remember doing a Half-Life speed run around 47 minutes. I used to have it on video.

Recently on most PS2 games i've been playing, i've finished them in 4-7 hours. There never seems to be a nice game that lasts long.

[JONES]

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Longest time on a game, omm, overall FFR is the one game iv'e played the most, ever.
I'll just say alot of time.

But one time I played The Legond of Zelda on the orignal nintendo system, for like 16hours stright, beat it eventualy, several times over.

[ToshX]

Re: How long does it usually take you to beat games?

I beat most non-RPGs in 4 hours, some of them are boringly simple and easy.

RPGs can take anywhere from 15 to 100 hours, depending on the RPG, if I want to get EVERYTHING without using guides, etc. A perfect example of this is Tales of Symphonia. I still don't use guides, and am working on unlocking everything. Actually beating the game took much less time, though.

[locomotion]

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RPGs are the longest that take me to beat like(final fantsy series) etc..I usually will try to get everything and do every side quest if needed. The easiest games for me to beat are fighting like Soul Calibur 2 getting all the weapons and clearing each event it approximately take me 6 hours to complete the whole game.

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[Marouku]

Re: How long does it usually take you to beat games?

I don't generally play games that you can beat but I can typically beat most games in a maximum of 20 hours (including RPGs).

Most time spent in a game: Toss-up between IIDX and DDR, with ITG and PIU a tad bit less.

As for most time played at once, Morrowind takes the cake. I recall playing for about 24 hours straight once. Either that or Final Fantasy 7.


Edit: And holy****whathappen I haven't updated my VJArmy account in quite some time. D:

[Neonatrias]

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I don't really finish many games anymore. Which is unfortunate, I think. The biggest problem is that it's a whole lot of the same crap over and over lately.

The most recent game I finished was Sonic Adventure DX. It took me...Maybe an hour, hour and a half, played it straight through. Sonic Heroes took about 2~3 hours to finish with three teams; again, that was straight through with two of my friends making out behind me. I was determined to finish that game, as bad as it was. >>; It took me two years to "beat" DDR (AA ES; AA OMES) and two and a half to finish ITG2 (Clearing VerTex^2). RPGs tend to take me between 20 hours (Kingdom Hearts) and 40 hours (Final Fantasy VII) to finish.

I've poured most of my time into DDR/ITG, obviously. But aside from that, I think Sonic 3 & Knuckles has got to be the game I've played most. At least 100 hours have gone into it, just playing over and over. God, I love that game.