Game time

[QueenRuby]

How long does it take to finish the game story?Also,when you finish it,do you still have things you can do,like side story or just walk around the world,or is it realy just linear?thank you

[Bangdini]

So from what ive been playing, you'll need to get gear upgrades every now and then. Either by upgrading your current gear or finding new drops. Yea, there are side missions that are selectable as you progress main story
I'd advise getting gear with the luck stat cause it helps a lot. If you need a +1 to help you get started I wouldn't mind helping out.

[BoogtehWoog]

I'm around 14 hours in and I've only got a few missions left. They average about an hour per level for full completion of the level. So maybe 20 hours if you focus on main missions. And yeah, there's sub missions and NG+. It is really linear.

[HighLanderPony]

16-30 hours for story only.

There are side missions to do as you go through it.

Then the "real" meat of the game comes in the New Game+ cycles.

It's mission based with 1 hub area. You pick stages from an overworld map (just a menu).

[QueenRuby]

I see,thank you all for the quick answer that realy help me ,I will start it and see how things go :D

[Arani]

Originally posted by QueenRuby:

How long does it take to finish the game story?Also,when you finish it,do you still have things you can do,like side story or just walk around the world,or is it realy just linear?thank you

Some people post really low hours. I was about to say it took me 60 but then I realized I've also had the game on for quite a few hours while I was posting here. So I'd say it took me around 50h+.

That 50h includes every flag and exploring almost every nook and cranny of every main and sub mission, and a few hours of coop. That said, I play at a very fast pace. I don't stay around staring at walls or anything. I always keep moving and aggressively attacking and pushing, and the only boss I was stuck in for any amount of time was Lu Bu, which maybe took me 1h of deaths until I got him. And there's the side mission Three Tigers or something with the 3 super cheap NPC's you fight at the same time, another hour or 2 probably went there. Every other boss basically usually went with the first try, sometimes 2:nd or 3:rd. I also didn't spend even a second crafting or anything, just got me Hong Jing's set since it seemed the most mage-like, and then upgraded that through to ng+.

So these people who say the game is only 14h long *really* had to rush through the main missions and do nothing but the bare minimum.