Yrkoon wrote...
This is simply untrue.
First off, since I asked this question earlier and got no response, I'll ask it again: When determining how long their playthrough was, are people guessing? or are they actually looking at the recorded timestamp that appears on the "heroic accomplishments" screen? Because if they're doing the former, then they're probably way off.
Second, who said anything about tough fights? Tough fights don't account for an extra 40+ hours of game play. Neither does admiring the scenery or the so-called "learning curve". (I had none. the game's controls are ridiculously easy and intuitive) Instead, Scouring the game for clickable things does. Traversing every inch of every avaliable map does. Doing everything there is to do on every map does. Sitting through whole cutscenes and dialogues without hitting the escape button does. Visiting every merchant in the game and studying his inventory, meticulously comparing the items he's selling to what your party is equipped with does.
Going back and forth on the world map so as to trigger every random encounter does. Asking Lelianna to tell you her stories does. Exhausting Shale's dialogue trees does. Doing all your party member's personal quests does. Going back to camp and switching out your weapon runes, and your party members' weapon runes does. Deliberately and willfully disarming every trap and unlocking every chest does.
I challenge ANYONE who claims they did all the subquests and managed to beat this game in just 25 hours to PROVE it. Show us a screenshot of the timestamp after you defeat the archdemon.
Here. Let me show you how its done:
^this is from my First playthough. (click on it to get it full screen so you can read it) As you can see, the very last line is the time it took me to complete the game: 92 hours. You'll also notice my character's level, and the fact that he defeated the archdemon, and that he explored 94% of the world.
Again, lets see a screenshot from someone who claims they "did everything" and still beat this game in 25-30 hours. My guess is, they're all full of BS.
Okay. First I didn't say I completed everything in 25 hours. I said my "completionist" run through ran just under 50 hours, and my very first play through ran 31. And that my very first had approximately 4 quests I did not complete. I did not explore 100% of the world in my initial playthrough obviously, nor did I claim to. My completionist game does have 100% world completed, and I have done every quest whether it be plot or side related I did it. Did I go and speak to EVERY NPC in the game? No, and why would I? If someone truly feels the need to speak to every single person in the game, no matter how insignificant, that's their perrogative. Obviously you have way more time to spend on just 1 game than I, and most sane person I would say. Are there short cuts to doing things? Sure. Try reading the dialogue instead of listening to it. I see no reason in hearing the same information more than once, add to it I usually play DA:O while my wife is sleeping and I keep the sound off. Did I skip cut scenes? Sure, why wouldn't I? When my purpose was to do quest solving and adventuring, I did not feel the need to see the cut scenes for a 5th or 6th time. And I did visit all the vendors as you claim and I do choose my weapons as I see fit, likewise as equiping Runes to the weapons. I unlocked every chest I was able to unlock considering there are some in Eamon's estate in Den which if you are not a Rogue you cannot access. My class of choice is Warrior. As to your screen shot, I've stated previously, I play this on 360. So your screen shot idea won't work unless I take a picture then scan it or something equally tedious. I've never said that I did not see where people could spend say 50-70 hours on their FIRST playthrough considering most people choose to explore a vast majority their first time, plus it's new and you don't really know what you're doing. But to take so long over and over. It's just ridiculous. When you do something, whether it's video games, or say doing work at your job. If you do it several times over, it's supposed to be easier and/or faster the next time etc.
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