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How long does it take you on average to beat a game?
by beat I mean finish the main story
How long does it take you on average to beat a game?
by beat I mean finish the main story
Poll: How long on average does it take you to beat a game?
- Thread starter Hamish Durie
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When i do sit down an play games it'll take me a good week. Mainly i don't buy repetitive shooters and go for games that provide me with lots of exploration bits and side-quests all of which i try and complete.
Days as in real days, not in-game time, I assume?
In that case I'd say three days. It all depends on if I enjoy the game or not. Sometimes I complete it in one night, and I still got quite a few games I haven't been bothered to finish yet.
In that case I'd say three days. It all depends on if I enjoy the game or not. Sometimes I complete it in one night, and I still got quite a few games I haven't been bothered to finish yet.
A couple of weeks unless I really enjoy it and it takes away time from my other hobbies and distractions like a BioWare game or a handheld RPG that I really like (Pokemon, Dragon Quest, The World Ends With You). I would through Bethesda's games (And New Vegas) into that boat, but there so huge they also take weeks if not months.
That really, really depends on the game and how much I'm enjoying it. I actually have a lot of games I never finished because I couldn't bear to not have fun with them anymore (I know I could restart, but I know I won't enjoy a second playthrough as much). It also depends on the kind of game. FPS usually last about 2 days, RPG a lot longer.
It really depends on what game and how much I enjoy it, but I would have to say on average 7-10 days. I no longer have gaming sessions where I will sit there are play for 5 hours straight so it takes me a bit longer to get through something.
I don't play many games that are shorter than 15 hours or so. I did play Vanquish recently, which is the shortest game I've played in years (about 7 or 8 hours. Something like that).
That said, it usually takes me a week at least. I don't enjoy gaming for longer than two or three hours at a time. Makes my eyes hurt, and I just feel...lazy if I do that.
That said, it usually takes me a week at least. I don't enjoy gaming for longer than two or three hours at a time. Makes my eyes hurt, and I just feel...lazy if I do that.
Most games, a day at the least but thats because there so short and its all I do until I beat it. Most RPG's I never finish because I have to restart and begin as a different type of warrior (Mage, thief, warrior, etc.) and I do this more times then is probably good.
Depends on the game.
For the really good ones (Deus Ex, Starcraft 2, etc) I will stop playing for several days instead of rushing through it. It also helps me recover from the all night binges I do when I first start playing.
For the really good ones (Deus Ex, Starcraft 2, etc) I will stop playing for several days instead of rushing through it. It also helps me recover from the all night binges I do when I first start playing.
Two to three weeks, usually. Gaming for more than three hours per session makes me feel like a mouthbreather.
Finished Portal 2's singleplayer component in about three days, however. And I seem to recall powering through Halo: Reach in about six hours, but I think I was continuing somebody's save, and theywere a few missions in.
Finished Portal 2's singleplayer component in about three days, however. And I seem to recall powering through Halo: Reach in about six hours, but I think I was continuing somebody's save, and theywere a few missions in.
If I'm really trying to sit down and do it, which I haven't done in quite a while, I can plow through stuff quick. That said, as everyone else said, the game/genre is very important when considering time invested.
And I find "beat" or "finish" a game to be a different thing than "complete" or "master" a game. I usually go for 100% runs or close to it, and honestly, I've beaten some games fairly quickly only to spend lots of time going back and exploring/finding secrets/collecting stuff/etc.
I usually do sidequests before the main quests too, so that usually makes me take longer to beat an RPG.
And I find "beat" or "finish" a game to be a different thing than "complete" or "master" a game. I usually go for 100% runs or close to it, and honestly, I've beaten some games fairly quickly only to spend lots of time going back and exploring/finding secrets/collecting stuff/etc.
I usually do sidequests before the main quests too, so that usually makes me take longer to beat an RPG.
In game time, it takes at least as long as all the story missions and side missions last, plus up to another 25-75% to allow for procrastination and exploration.
In real time, it probably takes weeks to months, as I don't like to rush my games and I play them at a leisurely pace.
Progressing the story is always the last thing I do and I love spending a lot of time just experiencing the game world without necessarily achieving anything significant.
As well as having a huge backlog of games between my PC and 360, I don't always spend all my free time playing games, let alone playing one game to completion, so it's rare that I'll complete any one game within a few weeks of it's release.
Game completion is very low on my list of priorities and is not a significant factor in my enjoyment of games, which is probably why I spend a majority of my game time playing "endless" games like Mount and Blade: Warband (I have 2 games in 2 different Mods running at the moment), Forza 3 (a game with no real end, that takes a long time to complete every single event, and a game that I can get distracted from progressing in because I love tuning and designing new cars) and Red Dead Redemption (a game that I've completed once, but now I spend most of my time in it at a point before the major change, just hunting, bounty hunting and exploring).
Needless to say I disagree with the attitude of the poll options, none of the games I own are difficult or challenging enough to prevent me from "beating" them in the time it takes for the missions to end.
There's nothing particularly good or noteworthy about completing a game quickly (apart from dubious Kudos), nor is there anything wrong with taking time to enjoy and experience a game.
I think because I don't have a "rush it, beat it, trade it" attitude towards games and I don't care about achievements or keeping up with the Joneses, there's nothing of monetary or prestigious value to be gained by completing a game quickly.
In real time, it probably takes weeks to months, as I don't like to rush my games and I play them at a leisurely pace.
Progressing the story is always the last thing I do and I love spending a lot of time just experiencing the game world without necessarily achieving anything significant.
As well as having a huge backlog of games between my PC and 360, I don't always spend all my free time playing games, let alone playing one game to completion, so it's rare that I'll complete any one game within a few weeks of it's release.
Game completion is very low on my list of priorities and is not a significant factor in my enjoyment of games, which is probably why I spend a majority of my game time playing "endless" games like Mount and Blade: Warband (I have 2 games in 2 different Mods running at the moment), Forza 3 (a game with no real end, that takes a long time to complete every single event, and a game that I can get distracted from progressing in because I love tuning and designing new cars) and Red Dead Redemption (a game that I've completed once, but now I spend most of my time in it at a point before the major change, just hunting, bounty hunting and exploring).
Needless to say I disagree with the attitude of the poll options, none of the games I own are difficult or challenging enough to prevent me from "beating" them in the time it takes for the missions to end.
There's nothing particularly good or noteworthy about completing a game quickly (apart from dubious Kudos), nor is there anything wrong with taking time to enjoy and experience a game.
I think because I don't have a "rush it, beat it, trade it" attitude towards games and I don't care about achievements or keeping up with the Joneses, there's nothing of monetary or prestigious value to be gained by completing a game quickly.
Yatzee level? You do know that he never finish a game within a week? (Well most of the time.)
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T- I suppose on average it usually around 1 - 2 weeks at most depending what type of game it is (I can finish FPS camaign game within 3 days while JRPG will take me over a two weeks or so depending how much content is in it).
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T- I suppose on average it usually around 1 - 2 weeks at most depending what type of game it is (I can finish FPS camaign game within 3 days while JRPG will take me over a two weeks or so depending how much content is in it).