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[jennamarae]

RangerSG wrote...

I do think there's a big difference in playtime from the PC version to the console version. I have no idea why that is. Maybe it's the mentality of the gamers. Maybe there's something in the architecture. Maybe both.

Difficulty is different even on the same level I think. PC version takes more pausing and takes a bit longer to assign actions to everyone. Xbox version makes that much simpler. So that's at least one factor that adds to the time difference.

[Sylvius the Mad]

What difficulty do you play?

Did you disable Plot Helpers?

Did you go back to open all the chests you couldn't open the first time you found them?

These will all affect how long a playthrough takes.

[Taura-Tierno]

I think I got ~80 hours on my first playthrough, but there were definitely side-quests I didn't do, especially companion-related. Unless you do a lot of running around just trying to get random encounters or just ... well just to run around, I don't see how you'd get 200+ hours. Over 100? Yeah, I can easily imagine that. 200 seems a bit overkill, though.

[nacho66]

It took me 101 hours on my first gameplaye.. however... I noticed that gaming time runs if you leave the game on the menu (by hitting escape). I did it a lot of times when going to shop, for longer bathroom sitting or a dinner... So within these 101 hours I probably played around 70-80

Modifié par nacho66, 11 janvier 2010 - 10:29 .

[Jaldaen]

My first playthrough was about 150 hours... that's because I micromangaged the battles and spend a lot of time going through dialogues, sidequests, and revisting areas just in case anything changed after important events. I suspect my second playthrough will be about half that since I'm skipping most of the dialogue (though I'm still doing the sidequests) and not micromanaging as much.

PS: I'm a PC.

Modifié par Jaldaen, 11 janvier 2010 - 10:40 .

[StarMars]

You want to replay the game to pick different dialogue choices mostly... unless you save/reload a lot to see what each option does, which in that case spoils too much of the game for you I think.

[RadiantViper]

My first playthrough took 26 hours and my second around 24. I did most of the sidequests I think. I don't 'skip' the dialogue as in just ignore it, but I skip ahead once I've read the subtitles. 100+ hours seems like a lot for one playthrough, I doubt I'll spend that much time playing across ALL my characters.



I still have to do another playthrough for my last 3 achievements though.

[Titius.Vibius]

Well aside from goffing off at the camp fire, myself have to read all of the codices just to learn as much as I can. Playing the game close to 100 hours is possible but 200? That's just amazing and outright farming if you know what I mean.

[Noviere]

My first time through was 54 hours. My second was 50... I actually did a lot more of the side quests on the 2nd time through, but skipped a lot more of the dialog.

[novaseeker]

Yeah I'm finding on the second playthough I'm having a much faster time with the fighting and the quests, because I know where the bodies are buried and how the system works better than I did at this stage in my first playthrough, but I am spending more time concentrating on dialogue (open for any differences) and on codex entries. And I've already come across a few things I missed (early on at least) in my first run through.

[Sinsational]

My first playthrough clocked me in at around 75 hours and some change. I play on the PS3

[Wolf Northwind]

First playthrough: 112 hours.

[Magonian]

By taking your time, enjoying the game and doing everything possible there is to do and also read..

[Sylvius the Mad]

I'm at 75 hours on my most complete playthrough so far, and I haven't even been the final part of the game (having not been there, I'm not even sure how to refer to it). I'm also confident I've completely missed one companion's sidequest, because I know almost nothing about him.

[Raoune]

I've read all the codex entries I ever got, but I think where my game is short is that I didn't complete all the Chantry boards.

I did pretty much everything else though, and maxxed at 35 hours...

Modifié par Raoune, 11 janvier 2010 - 11:36 .

[Vaeliorin]

I've played through 3 times, the shortest being 48 hours or so (in which I admittedly read none of the codex entries, and ESC'ed through the dialogue...I read it, just didn't wait for the voiceover.) My first playthrough was around 75 hours, iirc.

[Darth Obvious]

Vaeliorin wrote...

I've played through 3 times, the shortest being 48 hours or so (in which I admittedly read none of the codex entries, and ESC'ed through the dialogue...I read it, just didn't wait for the voiceover.) My first playthrough was around 75 hours, iirc.

Pretty much exactly the same for me.

[LadySeryn]

LSilvercloak wrote...

I've been wondering.  I've heard on twitter, guys boasting of playing this game 200+ hours.  How is that even possible?  Even completing more of the sidequests than I already have, I could probably top it off at MAYBE 60 hours of this game with my character.

It depends on how quickly you read (if you're reading the codex), how long you take to debate which answer you're going to give in dialog, how long you take to reorganize your characteres, how much dialog you skip, etc.

My first play through was around 70 hours, without skipping any dialog, but without reading most of the codex entries.  Subsequent play throughs, I've skipped more dialog.  Was about 50 hours on my second time through, and about 40 on my third (though I'm not quite done yet).

And also, when I look up my character stats, it says I've explored like 90% of the world, but have completed lik 50% of the game.  WTF?  I've ENDED the game, how much MORE game could I possibly play?

It's across all characters, and I think it's calculated based off your achievements (at least, it appears to be based off this based on the achievements I have unlocked on the PC version).  It's basically just Achievements Unlocked / Total Achievements expressed as a percentage.

I might replay it as a different character and class someday when it's slow, but I've never understood the appeal of going back and REDOING all those dungeons, fights and etc.  I'm sure the game is a LITTLE bit different, but is it really honestly different enough to feel like a whole new game?

Second time, for sure.  Each major quest has at least two outcomes.  The main plot has four.  A bunch of minor quests also change the ending slightly.  You can also pick a more good/evil/selfish way to answer in most dialog trees.  And there are three different classes to play.  There's plenty of variation to play at least two or three times.

Modifié par LadySeryn, 12 janvier 2010 - 12:49 .

[Eragondragonrider]

I am up to my 30th playthough of the game and probable have close to 1000 hrs played

[Palentor]

I was at around 115 hours on my first playthrough, give or take.

That's on the PC, all areas, easily sidetracked, doing the dialogues, reading the Codex (as it represents what my character knows of his world at that time), and smelling the roses from time to time.

[ChaoticBroth]

On the last few days of my break, I decided I way going to do a speedrun. I managed to get to 25 hours on that playthrough, although my other completed playthroughs are over 60. There's one over 100, I think that's my first one.

[Yozaro]

If you're actually trying to finish the game, then it won't take much time. I'm just doing stuff here and there, talking to people, looking for those random fights, collecting stuff, having conversations with party members, doing side quests... And every now and then I do a quest that actually makes progress in the main story.

I'm taking my time, enjoying the game. I have no reason to just run it through. For example, the first time I played Final Fantasy IX it took me around 45 hours to finish it. I was actually just running through the story. The next time I read all the conversations, visited every place at least once, tried to find all the items, talked to many NPCs since they might say something interesting... This way it took me 105 hours to finish it. And I enjoyed it more, a lot more.

[cjhawk]

Magonian wrote...

By taking your time, enjoying the game and doing everything possible there is to do and also read..

Magonian can tell you I clocked like 100 hrs on weekend when this came out.  Only getting like 4hrs of sleep here and there each night.  Working on my third time getting to the blight.

[evilhouseboat]

My first play through was 60 hours... and playtime doesn't include replaying battles, or reloading after playing through scenarios.



But ultimately the game is really deep in terms of side quests to get items and has a great gameplay. It's hard to play another game when I have this game to play in my spare time.

[chaosapiant]

My longest playthrough is 47 hours, and that is with both romances available to my character, I read EVERY codex entry when it popped up, and did every quest. That includes DLC. I have NO idea how people are playing this game so long. Also, I have subtitles turned off, so I sit back and listen to every ounce of dialogue I can, talk to everyone, and exhaust their dialogue trees. That being said, i'm playing the game for PC, and have played on easy. I'm playing my 4th playthough now, and finally have the stones to step it up to normal. I don't believe this will inflate my playtime though, as I'm not going to re-read all the codex entries. I have the collectors edition of the strategy guide, which has a huge bonus codex part in the back. I did NOT use the strategy guide to beat the game however, I just like to have it and flip through it when my wife is on the PC and I can't play.