Time spent

[kresa]

Hey guys i am curious how long will you say it takes to finish the game if you exploring around doing side quests etc? ( not 100% completion but not speed run either ^^ ) ,
And once u finish do u get the urge to go and replay the game?

[Dorok]

100+ hours is quite sure. It depends a lot of how much you'll use external help or not. If you try learn anything by yourself and solve anything by yourself 150+ hours is a better bet. If you prepare carefully by learning stuff through wiki/forum/other and stop search solve something relatively fast then it's about 100 hours, could be a bit less if you read very fast and/or tend rush.

The urge to replay starts quite soon when you play the game, and this urge can come back multiple time, a bit because of the game, a bit because you start wonder on trying different party or way to play the game. But I haven't replayed yet myself (beside some parallel plays started but not pushed very far). The urge to replay is strong but I have serious doubt it will lead me fully replay the game right after to have finished it once. It's because there isn't enough combats proportionally. There's a good amount of stuff I haven't solved or done so it can help the replay, but I'm not sure it will be enough for me. That said, I haven't try replay it really yet so I can't say.

[Puretone]

Just completed it after 165 hours! Mind you, I took my time, poked around everywhere and read everything carefully. Was it worth it? Well, I kept playing! As for replaying, that's unlikely for a good while - there are too many other games I have lined up. In the end, the story was reasonably engaging (the themes were very reminiscent of the central concepts behind the account of Adam and Eve and the Fall). However, although I loved the fact that very little hand-holding was a major feature, I have to say that some of the threads and storyline connections were unnecessarily obscure and would have benefited from a few more logical hints in the various texts. A low Perception skill, for example, could all too often leave you clueless. Still, good job guys and well worth the money. Larian well deserve their success.

[Apocraphyn]

Just finished the game now! I played through the game from start to finish with my girlfriend and I have 77 hours logged, (she has slightly more since she was hosting). We were incredibly thorough and stuck our noses everywhere we could, though we didn't finish the Final Chest or the Weresheep questlines in the end.

Brilliant game, anyway. Not got the urge to start it up again instantly (as there are far too many other games to play and finish!), but I may well go back to it at some point. As Puretone above me said, investing in Perception with at least one character is pretty mandatory, as there are certain sections that would become seemingly impossible without it. Invisible switches come to mind.

[dimanshoon]

I would say about 50 hours tops (played on hard. I think I did everything there is to do and explored everything). Don't have it on Steam so I can only use the in-game clock to estimate the time.

It has no replay value for me (I uninstalled the game right after the credits. I suppose people who really liked the combat might want to play again, using a different build).

[Macsen]

I lost the urge to replay after suffering that ridiculously unfair/difficult final boss. But I daresay that I will play again when new companions are made available and/or DX11 support is provided :)

[Censuur]

Why do people keep insisting the final boss is unfair/difficult, using the same mechanics you've used throughout the game he is incredibly easy...

Blind the boss, cast make invisible on Astarte, laugh at the void dragon and faceroll him...

[RestarttGaming]

according to some polls on "howlongtobeat.com", divinity original sin takes about 50 hours on a rush/just finish main quest playthrough. Doing some sidequests and not rushing takes an average of 83 hours, although that varies wildly from 65 to 111 depending on amount of quests and knowledge/skill. I've seen many completionists here say 120-150 is a casual playthrough, although speedruns vary wildly

[bloodraven43]

i have 50 hours, dont even think im half-way thru it yet...so many puzzles,things to see,its just that awesome....its not a spec ops the line 6 hr gaame for 60 bucks...lol...that was a cool game too.....btw this is my first playthru

[Gregorovitch]

I have 38 hours and I haven't finished the first map, anything like. Playing on hard i have had some difficulties winniong certain battles though which adds up time-wise.

If you solve the game yourself (not looking things up all the time) and you play on hard you are going to take way more than 100 hours to finish it IMO. If you look up the puzzles and systematically seek out encounter that are easy enough for your current level and play on easy/normal it would go much faster.

Your choice.

[FhqwhTODD]

75 hours in I'm a bit past the start of Act III (of 3) so about 100 hours sounds right.

[JTWibble]

Playing the game in OCD mode, opening every container, doing every quest, exploring and talking to everyone took 160 hours.

[bloodraven43]

Originally posted by JTWibble:

Playing the game in OCD mode, opening every container, doing every quest, exploring and talking to everyone took 160 hours.

OCD mode...rofl...sounds like me...haha

[Dorok]

Originally posted by dimanshoon:

I would say about 50 hours tops (played on hard. I think I did everything there is to do and explored everything). Don't have it on Steam so I can only use the in-game clock to estimate the time....

50 hours. :-) How you use the in game clock to estimate the time, I'd be curious to see your formula.

[dimanshoon]

Originally posted by Dorok:

Originally posted by dimanshoon:

I would say about 50 hours tops (played on hard. I think I did everything there is to do and explored everything). Don't have it on Steam so I can only use the in-game clock to estimate the time....

50 hours. :-) How you use the in game clock to estimate the time, I'd be curious to see your formula.

I've read in a post (sry, can't remember exactly. I think it was in Larian forum) that each in-game day is about 2-3 hours (and it seemed about right given my progress at the time). I went with three to be on the safe side. Even if the post was completely wrong, it definitely took me less than 60 hours.