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Final Fantasy XIII To Be 50-60 Hours Long

December 01, 2009 in News comments 27

If you were concerned about the length of Final Fantasy XIII, you can put your mind at ease. Motomu Toriyama, the game's director, has stated that it should take players around 50 hours to go through the game. He believes that a full completion of the game can be done in about 60 hours.

Final Fantasy games are not short. So while big titles from other developers might be clocking in at somewhere between 7 and 9 hours, don't expect a brief Final Fantasy XIII experience. Expect a long haul.

In a recent interview, FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama noted, "For XIII, the size of the entire game is considerable. Just running through the main story takes experienced players over 50 hours. For the first time, I think it's possible to play through in full in about 60 hours or so."

Meaty! Players have been waiting three years for this game, and it sounds like they've got a big game ahead of them to experience.
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  • 1
    Onvacation Dec 2, 09
    I never listen to that, half the so called play time is spent leveling up...
    • 1
      iLLmatic Dec 2, 09
      Any RPG that doesn't factor in leveling up into playtime is kind of an anomaly.
    • 0
      Wolverine527 Dec 2, 09
      Neither do I,I often end up taking alot of time doing sidequests as well as leveling up
  • 0
    chautemoc* Dec 2, 09
    Meh, I expect at least 50 out of any decent RPG.
  • 1
    Aussie Legend Dec 2, 09
    That's a little short for a Final Fantasy game isn't it?

    Not that I'm complaining, just comparing.
    • 1
      Cruxis Mana Dec 2, 09
      Final Fantasy VIII could easily be completed in under 20 hours, even for a beginner.
      • 1
        Koloth Dec 2, 09
        If you rushed and didn't do any exploring or side quests.
        • 2
          chautemoc* Dec 2, 09
          Which is half the fun.
          It took me 100 hours, and I loved every minute.
      • 0
        Aussie Legend Dec 3, 09
        I don't really believe that it could be done in under 20 hours. Even if you could, what would be the *bleep*ing point?
  • 0
    DiP_N_DaBaY Dec 2, 09
    Good amount of time. I wonder if there is going to be a good amount of side-quest also.
  • 0
    FinalFantasyFanaticc Dec 2, 09
    Happy to hear about this, cept most Final Fantasy games have took 80-100hours to fully complete, so 60hours for a full completion is kinda crap =/
    • 0
      Aussie Legend Dec 3, 09
      Especially considering the story takes 50 to complete (according to the article).

      I'm sure hope there is more than 10 hours worth of side-quests, that would suck.
  • 0
    Bale Fire Dec 2, 09
    50 to 60 hours isn't bad, but like others have mentioned, other Final Fantasy games usually best that by at least an extra 20 hours.
  • 0
    Insanity Prevails Dec 2, 09
    Was anyone expecting anything less from a RPG?
    • 0
      Ameer Dec 3, 09
      It seems like everyone was expecting more.
  • 2
    Shuyu Dec 2, 09
    Not quite sure what everyone else was doing in their FF games to get that long out of them, but my story-centric run-throughs have typically averaged between 50 and 60 hours.
    • 2
      Cruxis Mana Dec 2, 09
      A lot of people seem to be factoring in all the dilly-dalling that they'll do in the games.

      Obviously the developers don't do this when calculating this.
  • 0
    conel3 Dec 2, 09
    Hopefully there will be 100s of hours of achievements.
  • 0
    Audioslave Dec 2, 09
    Right, this game's just caught my eye. Is this similar to BLue Dragon? Cos I know it's made by the same person.
    • 0
      FinalFantasyFanaticc Dec 2, 09
      Blue Dragons made by Mistwalker and Final Fantasy XIII is made by Squeenix. I don't see how it's the same person ; ;

      But no, it's hardly anything like Blue Dragon, considering the insanely crap mess Blue Dragon was compared to anything in the Final Fantasy series.
      • 1
        Xeros the Slayer Dec 2, 09
        Except for the fact that Mistwalker was founded and is run by the maker of the Final Fantasy series, Hironobu Sakaguchi, with the creator of PlayOnline being the Vice President.
        • 0
          Audioslave Dec 2, 09
          Thanks for proving my point, it DOES say on the back cover of Blue Dragon that it was made by him. So it's nothing like Blue Dragon?

          I'm strangly happy and sad...eh, I'll look up some videos. Just glad that I haven't been one of the fans that has been waiting 2 years for this to come out :L
        • 0
          Shuyu Dec 3, 09
          Not two. Three years...






          And seven months.
        • 0
          Cruxis Mana Dec 3, 09
          E3 2006. Never forget.
  • 0
    Ready Start L_Arc Dec 3, 09
    If I recall correctly, it took me longer to beat FFXII ~100%. meh, hopefully there are lots of side quest and maybe even quest available as DLC
  • 0
    Dragoshi1 Dec 3, 09
    50+?


    Bah, I'll do it in 6.
  • 0
    jdj1976 Dec 3, 09
    Most ff games are made that you can finished them without having to farm xp
    So 50 to 60 hours sounds about right just doing main quest and not exploring other areas

    Which would be no fun so im guessing this game should hit 80 to maybe 100 hours?

    So basically I wanted this game now I want it more give it to me plz plz i need it my precious

    Hopefully white knight will keep me entertained till this comes out

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