Length and replay value

[TankPunk]

How long is the game and is there much replay value?

[Adamantyr]

Like anything, your mileage may vary. :)

The current victory list has some information on time to complete:

http://quixotic.adamantyr.com/roa-list.htm

I should call out that the 31-hour time-frame was only possible because one of the spell effects was far too powerful and allowed too much avoidance of combat. This has since been fixed, so I don't think anyone will be able to play through it quite that fast again.

Based on current numbers, 100 hours of play for the average player seems a reasonable estimate.

As far as replay value goes, while the main game and quests won't change too much, you can play through with different party sizes and classes. There are eight NPC's in the game representing each class (excluding the Hero) that can join a party that isn't at the max capacity of 4 as well, and some new dialogue options open when they are in your party.

As far as "Iron man" competitions go, probably the hardest would be to try and win the game with a single character with the rogue class. Not only are you limited on weapons and armor, you have no spell-casting ability and are completely reliant on items for healing. Plus the 10-item limit per character would really start to hurt after awhile.

[Berserkr]

Have the guys youtube page bookmarked I'll check out some of his gameplay vids when I get a chance, I probably have some questions also down the line, but I'll give his stuff a watch first.

[TankPunk]

Thank you very much, I'll definitely be picking this up!

[Wolfram_von_Weissenthal]

I don't know how many hours I played since December but I'd guess it's definitively more than 100. I enjoy exploring every corner of the world and take every possibility to get into trouble. I didn't follow much of the overarching storyline yet. There is just such an unbelievable amount of stuff to do and discover. I'm sure I'll give the game another (or more than one) run after I finish my first playthrough, this time probably going in with a customized party of four instead of the lone Hero.

[Berserkr]

I was kind of blown away that the single hero can have those npc's join them so you could have the Hero and 3 others and obviously unless there's major diminishing returns on the hero at later levels have a completely superior 4 man group. I was thinking he would have to be by himself for the whole game.

[-=Erekose=-]

Before discussing replay value, let's talk about play value. The sheer amount of content in Realms of Antiquity challenges every superlative I can think of. I can attest to the times on the victory list. I have been playing this game extensively for substantially more than a month and I am only now closing in on the endgame. Being what is commonly known as a completionist, I have ranged all over Talanua and done everything I could find to do, much of it optional. Never in all this time did I get bored, or was even tempted to play anything else, which is the greatest testimony to how much fun this game is that I can make.
Which brings me to replay value. Even with exploring Talanua comprehensively and doing everything I can find, I still harbor the wish to play it again. With the knowledge gained from my first playthrough I would do a few things differently, such as composing my party differently, perform tasks in different order, using different ways to achieve certain tasks and so on. Maybe I would also role play my characters more evilly in my second run which is possibility and which also adds to the replay value.
In summary, Realms of Antiquity has the most play time (and fun) I ever had per unit of monetary denomination.

[Wolfram_von_Weissenthal]

Originally posted by -=Erekose=-:

Before discussing replay value, let's talk about play value. The sheer amount of content in Realms of Antiquity challenges every superlative I can think of. I can attest to the times on the victory list. I have been playing this game extensively for substantially more than a month and I am only now closing in on the endgame. Being what is commonly known as a completionist, I have ranged all over Talanua and done everything I could find to do, much of it optional. Never in all this time did I get bored, or was even tempted to play anything else, which is the greatest testimony to how much fun this game is that I can make.
Which brings me to replay value. Even with exploring Talanua comprehensively and doing everything I can find, I still harbor the wish to play it again. With the knowledge gained from my first playthrough I would do a few things differently, such as composing my party differently, perform tasks in different order, using different ways to achieve certain tasks and so on. Maybe I would also role play my characters more evilly in my second run which is possibility and which also adds to the replay value.
In summary, Realms of Antiquity has the most play time (and fun) I ever had per unit of monetary denomination.

Exquisitly well put, @-=Erekose=-! I wholeheartedly second your words! I missed to mention the different solutions for many quests which are an additional strong motivation to play the game again and see different results.