Of course, gamers are better off playing one of the many ports instead of the NES original. The first release is plagued with weird bugs, causing certain vital gameplay mechanics to function abnormally. The optimal version is the 20th anniversary edition released for the PSP. Its sprite art is gorgeous, and doesn't look jarringly cartoonish like the updates done to some of the later 2D Final Fantasy games.
Often one of the two most celebrated 2D entries, Final Fantasy IV comes in as the second shortest entry. While not the first one to have a more complicated narrative, it is often seen as the first one that did it right. Because of its strong story, the gameplay is relatively straightforward, and it is always easy to know where the next objective lies. Unless one is stuck at a combat encounter, the game should be a breeze to whisk through in less than a day's worth of a gameplay. Final Fantasy IV is also followed up by a sequel , though it is less celebrated than the other sequels from the series.
Final Fantasy IV: Interlude only comes in at about 2. However, the full sequel clocks in at about The second game in the series is often remembered as one of the worst. It pushed things forward with a more nuanced story, but the gameplay veered far from what fans are now accustomed to. The idea of characters leveling up as abilities were used led to the stats easily being broken by players attacking their own party members.
Still, it's not horrid or unplayable by any stretch of the word. People looking to play through all of the games won't find this one a slog. Plus, it's still on the relatively short side of things. This bodes well as it's probably the worst of the three games in terms of both gameplay mechanics and story.
Fans of the original game will still have some fun with it, but everyone else might be better off watching the cutscenes on YouTube and skipping ahead to Lightning Returns instead.
A single playthrough typically takes just over 27 hours, while completing all of the game's tasks will require a little over 72 hours of playtime. Thanks in large to the omission of Lightning and the need to play as Serah though, this can feel like a lot of work for very little payoff. The Chocobo racing is a lot of fun, but everything else just feels like busywork. The most recent numbered entry was somewhat polarizing for fans.
It looked undeniably gorgeous, but it was too easy and the battle system was not engaging enough, despite the fights themselves being marvelous spectacles.
Its length also wildly varies because of its structure. The first several chapters are brimming with side quests. One can spend dozens of hours doing favors for town folk, greatly inflating the playtime. After a certain point, the story puts the players on rails and beelines towards a finish. The third entry sees silent protagonists come back for a more straightforward adventure than its predecessor. Despite the simplicity of its narrative, it'll take longer than the prior two.
Like the first game, however, its charm and whimsy keep players glued to the screen the whole time, making the hours fly by like an airship. Final Fantasy X-2 was a fairly groundbreaking game, in as much that it was the first time that Square Enix developed a sequel to a mainline Final Fantasy game. It continues the story of Tidus and Yuna while further expanding upon the lore of Spira.
It's not quite as good as its predecessor, but it's certainly not without its charms. While the PS2 release's main story took almost 40 hours to complete , quality of life updates implemented in modern ports has brought this time down considerably making it a much more palatable experience.
The 'True' ending still requires a second playthrough though, and players will need to tackle the incredibly frustrating tower alignment mini-game if they're attempting a completionist run.
Final Fantasy V often gets left out of the conversation. It's not quite an all-time great, but it's not as flawed or outdated as Final Fantasy II , so it kind of just sits there on its own.
Still, one will find just as engrossing a world as the others if they take the plunge. Really, it's hard to go wrong with any of the two-dimensional outings. Not many games this old can say they will occupy gamers' time for more than thirty hours. Not too many people stuck with Lightning through to the end of her trilogy, but those who did likely spent at least hours across all three games. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII accounts for around 34 hours of that, although this time can increase dramatically if players opt to do more than just the main story.
Completing everything that the game has to offer will take players around 65 and a half hours, which actually makes it the shortest of the three games from a completionist's perspective. It provides a fitting conclusion to Lightning's journey and so is definitely worth doing for those who are fans of the character , although getting through XIII-2 first can be a bit of a slog.
Despite only covering the Midgar section of the original game , a standard playthrough of Final Fantasy VII Remake clocks in at a whopping 34 hours. That the original release doesn't take too much longer, should give a fairly good idea of just how much Tetsuya Nomura and his team changed and added to the release. Those hoping to complete all of the game's side quests can expect to spend an additional 7 and half hours on top of their main playthrough, while a full completionist run will take a staggering 84 hours.
This is largely down to players needing to complete the game again on hard mode, where there are also some additional challenges for players to take on.
The PlayStation 5 Release, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, comes with a slew of upgrades to the visuals and performance along with a new story expansion starring Yuffie Kisaragi. This DLC episode takes about five hours to complete. However, completionists can expect to spend about 17 hours in the new content, since it has to be beaten at least twice along with the side quests. Cancel X. Topic Archived Page 1 of 2 Last.
Sign Up for free or Log In if you already have an account to be able to post messages, change how messages are displayed, and view media in posts. User Info: Oemenia. User Info: Billysan. The speed up option makes this game way way way shorter now. The length is now more on par with the rest of the series at around 40 hours first time through.
User Info: Raarmoo. Oemenia posted I love RPGs but they take long to finish, but more importantly require longer playsessions. So I headed over to howlongtobeat. Not complaining at all, but it seems they have been able to minimise a lot of the fat fast-forward, easy to access map, etc..
Is this the case or is it just people replaying who know the game well now? Bit of both. Familiarity means a lot of us are slamming through it, and some of us are just enjoying it all over again.
The game is IZJS plus tweaks so again the guides mean you're not puzzling for hours. The biggest trimmer though is on the "optional". No Damage Cap means even if you basing something on Capped Hits then now you're looking at anywhere from two thirds to maybe a third of the actual hits needed depending on your setup. Take say your average midgame esper at around k. Old vanilla that was 12 capped hits I know I can pop Scathe for 15k at level 51 on Ashe alone, so even if I turned off the gambits on everyone else that's two thirds of the hits needed.
Suddenly those massive battles are quicker. It's still as big, even more beautiful and if you don't play in constant x4 still just as long. Sounds great, this is the only FF game I haven't played since VI so it's great to know that it is much easier to fit into your schedule now.
One thing that will help you is the fact that the PS4 version now saves when you "zone". Phone goes or kids demand help Come to Ivalice Never assign to malice that which is easily covered by stupidity. User Info: bvillebro. Billysan posted Idk thats as long as my first playthrough was on vanilla Granted i didnt follow a guide and do every single sidequest.
But as far as main campaigns go, this seems like one of the shorter FFs Learning something new everyday. But as far as main campaigns go, this seems like one of the shorter FFs That's surprising actually. Maybe you rushed through the game more than you realized. But I can tell you for a fact that this is not one of the shorter FF games.
User Info: Transformers Wish I could play this blind without any memory of playing the vanilla. Would be one hell of an experience again. Familiarity was the biggest disappointment for me as I knew how to completely minimize my run time on this game. I mean, it has nothing to do with rushing through the game. It simply comes down to the ability to skip scenes in this game, whereas other FFs you cant skip scenes or even make dialouge move quicker That alone makes a storyline go buy quickly.
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