Main story is 17 hours long Wtf!?

[Hey I'm Back!]

Are you kidding me!?

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/57445

[dannyj147]

What's Zelda's story length and why do I have 200+ hours in that game.

[Zebedee]

Originally posted by gamz:

Twice as short as Skyrim, yikes.

Same happened with Cyberpunk 2077, where it was twice shorter than Witcher 3.

Cyberpunk is another good example of how 'howlongtobeat' gets silly. A game with a deliberately shortened path to provide one complete story from start to finish, but also providing multiple completely optional branches (and sub-branches off the branches) off that to provide additional ones.

[Nex]

Originally posted by Nicky the Hutt:

Originally posted by Hey I'm Back!:

Are you kidding me!?

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/57445

It's an average so when the "snails" have finished theirs like they finished Skyrim's a while back the average will increase.

By snails I don't mean anything deliberate, they could be playing in a different difficulty or a less than optimal character build like lots of roleplayers do.

I am the type of person who wants to look under every rock and I do not use that site. I like to explore. Try everything. Find all kinds of cool stuff.

I know someone who does. They rush through games just to shelf them. This person is egotistical. Gets their satisfaction from completing things as fast as possible. Will use guides too.

I think the site really attracts a certain personality type. I find myself going way over any of the averages in open world games. It isn't that I am messing around, either. I am doing a deep dive. I just do not trust that site. Reeks of ego..

[Inquerion]

Originally posted by UFL40:

17 hours is more like the speed run. 30-40 if you focus mainly on the main quest according to most reviews. 50-60 for main + important side quests. much much more for compeltionists.

This 17hrs it not a speedrun. It's a normal "main story" only playthrough. Many people play games this way. Not everyone wants to be bothered with fetchquests and mining/grind.

Check some playthroughs on Youtube; it's similar, or even shorter.

Speedruns have separate tab on HLTB.
For example. current Cyberpunk 2077 speedrun is 8hrs, but average "normal" main story playthrough is 25hrs.

It seems that nobody finished a proper Starfield Speedrun on HLTB yet.

I'm guessing it will be below 10hrs.
Starfield:
https://howlongtobeat.com/game/57445
Cyberpunk:
https://howlongtobeat.com/game/2127

[Zalzany]

Every time "I did speed run and skiped 3/4 the game wtf!" Yeah there is way more to do then just main story line in these games. "but but side quests scare me." Ok then why you playing a beth game? I got 400+ hours in Fallout 4, never beat main quest line. 500+ in Skyrim I never gotten past that stupid mountain where they teach you about shouting in the main story line lol. You playing game wrong check your achievments when they go live you won't even have 1/3 of them lol

[Dailao]

Originally posted by DANEDANGER:

*sighs deeply* Play it propper and im sure you get more out of the game. Just a focus on main story wil leave you out of 85% of the content at least...

OP doesn't even own the game.

[Tiasmoon]

Stellaris:

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/37186

31 hours story, 440~ hours completionist

I have 3k~ hours in the game

[Maverick81PL]

17h main story...
+200h sidequest, exploring and other...

[Inquerion]

Originally posted by Dailao:

Originally posted by DANEDANGER:

*sighs deeply* Play it propper and im sure you get more out of the game. Just a focus on main story wil leave you out of 85% of the content at least...

OP doesn't even own the game.

Do you know that Gamepass exists? Maybe he owns the game there?

Or maybe he is considering buying it, but this very short main quest is bothering him?

[Lizard]

Originally posted by Tiasmoon:

Originally posted by Hey I'm Back!:

Main story is 17 hours long Wtf!?

Wait, people are doing the main story in a Bethesda game?

This

[Nex]

Originally posted by Inquerion:

Originally posted by UFL40:

17 hours is more like the speed run. 30-40 if you focus mainly on the main quest according to most reviews. 50-60 for main + important side quests. much much more for compeltionists.

This 17hrs it not a speedrun. It's a normal "main story" only playthrough. Many people play games this way. Not everyone wants to be bothered with fetchquests and mining/grind.

Check some playthroughs on Youtube; it's similar, or even shorter.

Speedruns have separate tab on HLTB.
For example. current Cyberpunk 2077 speedrun is 8hrs, but average "normal" main story playthrough is 25hrs.
It seems that nobody finished a proper Speedrun on HLTB yet.

I'm guessing it will be below 10hrs.

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/2127

The side content in this game all has a good story. You are making deals. Making money. Doing jobs. What do you expect in space? Calling anything in this game a fetch quest is a massive stretch.

People want to play the main story? Don't they want to understand the world lore, Other cities, settlements, etc? You see why I am calling that site egotistical? A lot of people just play games for the main story. There is plenty of linear games that cater to these type of people. No reason to come be disappointed if they didn't want to full commit to immersing themselves into this universe.

[Inquerion]

Originally posted by Tiasmoon:

Stellaris:

https://howlongtobeat.com/game/37186

31 hours story, 440~ hours completionist

I have 3k~ hours in the game

What a weird comparison. Stellaris is a multiplayer strategy map game that you can play forever since there is no "main quest". It's like comparing Starfield with Civilization 6.

[Brenry]

17 hours is generous. Before it was 12-15 hours Main story.

People should have been more appropriately relating it to Fallout 76 in space vs fallout 4. It's pretty much Garbage Man Simulator hording as much frivilous garbage to throw onto ship's floor and make your own adventures. As far as walking simulator Death Stranding had more depth to it walking around nowhere doing absolutely nothing.

[Texas_Jake]

"X story is this long by some reviewer" almost every time I read something like that it usually takes me 4-5x longer to beat the game because of how I play.

[potato]

17 hours is more than enough for main story