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[2leggywillow]

I found ME3 to be slightly longer than ME2.  It took me about 35 hours to finish ME3, and usually around 30 to do ME2.  ME1 was significantly shorter than both of them, usually clocking in around 20-25 hours depending on how much time I wanted to spend bullying the Mako into submission.

I don't really think the "hours to completion" thing has much merit.  The quality in those hours is much more important.

[Mr.House]

Funny, it took me longer to beat ME3, players all have different pacing. Plus ME3 > ME2 in gameplay, characters, level design,music, romance and story(until the end)

[Puzzlewell]

Can't agree with you there. I think I'm pushing 30 hours if not more right now and I still haven't even opened up Thessia yet. Speaking to your crew and enjoying the little bits of ambient dialogue BW put into the game to add to the atmosphere helps a lot. I'm not rushing this one, especially considering all the feedback about the endings I've seen.

[Costin_Razvan]

Here's what I did as a completionist who did all side quests and talk to everyone at every opportunity.

ME1 - Drive around boring repetitive planets in a tank searching for random stuff to pick up as well gathering side quests: Around 40 hours with the two DLC missions included. Bear in mind Pinnacle Station lasts a few good solid hours.

ME2 - Visit every damned planet to scan for a side mission as well mine resources that is so damned boring I want to fall asleep and get the 100% in every damned system. Roughly 36 hours with ALL DLC included.

ME3 - Visit every system to get assets, do all side missions, talk to people, wander around the Citadel marveling at the sight - 32 Hours.

I sure as hell enjoyed playing ME3 then the other combined. Sure it's not as long, but it has much higher quality.

[Rykoth]

ME1 is the game many call the best in the series and yet if you think about it... it's short.


And yet, compare main missions alone:

ME1
Eden Prime
Citadel
Therum
Feros
Noveria
Citadel
Illos
Citadel

ME2
Lab
Freedom's Progress(I think thats the name, brain fart)
Recruit Garrus
Recruit Mordin
Recruit Jack
Recruit Grunt
Citadel with Councilor Quotes
Recruit Tali
Recruit Thane
Recruit Samara
Collector ship/Recruit Legion
10 Loyalty Missions... 12 counting DLC
Horizon
Collector Base

ME3 to avoid direct spoilers, I'll list missions by Race and Out of Order
Humanity
Krogan
Turian
Quarian
Asari
Council Space
Planet in the Sol System
Council Space
Familiar Planet from previous Entries
Another Familiar Planet from previous Entries (DLC)
A Space Station of sorts
Humanity

The amount of main missions in ME3 is less then 2, yet the side missions in 3 (note: side missions, not the N7 missions or the non cinematic dialogue quests) add up to a more fulfilling experience.

Ignore the ending of ME3.... (hard as that might be for some people)

ME3 is as good as it is because it is closer to ME1 as far as tighter storytelling goes. ME2 was amazing, and yet the progress of the game was sloppy considering how you could be doing loyalty missions in the middle of a suicide mission. (Anyone do Jacob's LOST mission when the rest of the crew is captured?)

[esigma444]

The length of the game surprised me as well. Every game seemed to get shorter. ME1 took me about 55 hours the first time. ME2 took me on average around 43 hours. My playthrough of ME3 was 33 hours. I really enjoyed the game, minus the ending, but why so short.

[Cainne Chapel]

hmm fastest I beat ME 1 was 6 hours, ME2..gosh I think it was around 14 or 15hrs, ahaven't done ME3 speed run yet.

But as for normal listening to everything playthroughs, 3 Full Playthroughs to get to 60 on ME1 took me roughly 55hrs, With the first Playthrough being 32hrs, ME2 with all DLC racked up I think 35 or so hours and ME3 took me 38hrs (35 hrs really....fell asleep playing once..11hrs straight playing can do that...)

So no I dont think ME3 is too short, rather, just right.

although I am interested to see how quick I can beat it in the future after I finish a few more playthroughs for posterity

[esigma444]

Rykoth wrote...

ME1 is the game many call the best in the series and yet if you think about it... it's short.


And yet, compare main missions alone:

ME1
Eden Prime
Citadel
Therum
Feros
Noveria
Citadel
Illos
Citadel

ME2
Lab
Freedom's Progress(I think thats the name, brain fart)
Recruit Garrus
Recruit Mordin
Recruit Jack
Recruit Grunt
Citadel with Councilor Quotes
Recruit Tali
Recruit Thane
Recruit Samara
Collector ship/Recruit Legion
10 Loyalty Missions... 12 counting DLC
Horizon
Collector Base

ME3 to avoid direct spoilers, I'll list missions by Race and Out of Order
Humanity
Krogan
Turian
Quarian
Asari
Council Space
Planet in the Sol System
Council Space
Familiar Planet from previous Entries
Another Familiar Planet from previous Entries (DLC)
A Space Station of sorts
Humanity

The amount of main missions in ME3 is less then 2, yet the side missions in 3 (note: side missions, not the N7 missions or the non cinematic dialogue quests) add up to a more fulfilling experience.

Ignore the ending of ME3.... (hard as that might be for some people)

ME3 is as good as it is because it is closer to ME1 as far as tighter storytelling goes. ME2 was amazing, and yet the progress of the game was sloppy considering how you could be doing loyalty missions in the middle of a suicide mission. (Anyone do Jacob's LOST mission when the rest of the crew is captured?)

After what you said I think you are right. Considering about 35% of the first game was exploring in the mako. Then the second game had planet scanning which was about 20% of my time. The third game kind of streamlined this and let you focus on the story of each mission.

[Cainne Chapel]

I do have to wonder if you guys just dawdle around though with these one playthroughs taking 45+ hours.

ME1 wasn't THAT big.

Granted I've spent hundreds possibly thousands of hours on the ME series, but I dont think i've EVER had playthroughs go more than mid 30's in hours..and thats TRYING to find stuff and pad the time

[Legion64]

Just hit 36 hours and completed Rannoch and I am on hardcore.

It took 36 hours to complete Mass Effect 2 on Hardcore for me. It really depends on how long the player takes their time in the game.

[Legbiter]

My ME 3 run was about 36 hours.

[Psychlonus]

25 hours is a playthrough with a full bottle of excedrin migrain sitting on top of your console. At the end of the 25 hours it should be nearly empty. I would recommend something for the impending carpal tunnel as well.

[Reef_Raider]

I'm a little over 22 hours into ME3 now and I still am working on the Krogan Mission. I'm under the impression I'm not that far into the main progression yet! Although my ME2 file with all DLC clocks in at 59 hours...with all sidequests, mining, and exploring completed.

[AkiKishi]

I'd say about the same but a lot of that time in ME3 is wasting time because of the poor journal layout and doing silly sidequets. Scanning takes up a lot more time in ME3 as well which is another time sink.

[Koju737]

Yea I really dont see how people are going through the games so fast.

ME1- 50 hours roughly
ME2- 60 hours, 75 hours with dlc.
ME3- Haven't beat it yet, but I'm at 48 hours and just got done with the geth dreadnought mission. And there's still quite a bit to go I hear. This game is definitely as long as 2 if not longer.

[Thumb Fu]

Took me 32 hours to play through 3 including from ashes DLC, takes me about 30-35 hours to complete mass effect 2 including all DLC, And takes a lot less than 30 hours to complete ME1 including Bring Down the Sky. I have zero complaints about the length of Mass Effect 3. Thank you

[Aulis Vaara]

filetemo wrote...

Why is nobody complaining about it? I finished the game with 90% readiness in 25 hours, I clocked in 45 hours in me1 and 42 in me2

I may have skipped one or two missions but that is not 20 hours of content, maybe by doing a completionist playthrough I could have squeezed in 3-4 hours more.

And how many hours of multiplayer did you play to get that 90%?

[Wise Men]

Cainne Chapel wrote...

I do have to wonder if you guys just dawdle around though with these one playthroughs taking 45+ hours.

ME1 wasn't THAT big.

Granted I've spent hundreds possibly thousands of hours on the ME series, but I dont think i've EVER had playthroughs go more than mid 30's in hours..and thats TRYING to find stuff and pad the time

Yeah.  You could probably add on more time if you are listening / reading codex entries etc. 

I do something kinda strange:  I don't run around everywhere.  I actually like to walk (when walking would make sense) you know, around the Normandy, Citadel (sp) etc.  Some gamers like to run everywhere because they want to hurry up, I guess.  Maybe my games are longer because I like to walk??

[SirCrimz]

Took me around 36 hours for a full completion run through which is longer than my ME1 and ME2 play-throughs.

I'd say running around the Citadel and doing the fetch-quests took a great portion of the time.

Modifié par SirCrimz, 13 mars 2012 - 09:49 .

[Montana]

Did Me2 in 35 hours the first time.

Am at hour 35 now in ME3 and getting ready for final assault.

So for me they're about the same length.

[Mr_Steph]

 Because it more or less exactly the same length as ME1 and 2 to me. 30-32 hours.

[KnuckLes_8I0]

Most time in ME2 was spent mineral farming

[Jade Elf]

For my first ME3 playthrough it was 34-35 hours(including From Ashes). I haven't really gotten around to reading many Codex entries yet - that's about all I missed really.

[Trentest0]

I'm almost at 40 hours,getting close to the end, its taken me several days.

To be honest, I think the missions in ME3 are miles beyond ME2, and even ME1. I enjoyed them so much, some of them really make you feel powerless in the war as you watch everything fall apart.