How long does this game take to beat?

[Mr. Wicked]

I beat this game already and it was somewhat easy. I'm looking forward to tranfering my level 60 character from mass effect 1. I just don't remember how long it was, I think it is semi-long. Don't get it wrong, I'm in love with the mass effect games. I wouldn't get bored.

[Vellari]

30ish hours depending on how much of the dialog options (and plenet scanning) you go through.

[Mr. Wicked]

Originally posted by Vellari:

30ish hours depending on how much of the dialog options (and plenet scanning) you go through.

Everything. Gunna try to get everyone to survive suicide mission.

[DocStrangelove]

I guess if you rush it you can beat it in less than ten hours, but by "rushing" I mean most of your squadmates are going to die. I just checked my playthrough careers, the shortest was 15 hours, the longest 30. Most are somewhere in the middle. In all these playthroughs, I completed all loyalty missions.

Last playthrough without DLC, kinda rushing it, skipping dialogue and cutscenes: 15 hours.

Next playthrough, same for base game, but playing DLC and not skipping anything there: 28 hours.

[Mr. Wicked]

I beat it in 30 hours 48 mins. I chose normal. It was somewhat hard. At some points I got unlucky. My comrades who helped me destroy the boss was Legion and Grunt. The only person who died was Jack. I kinda got her unloyal after the fight with the thick-bottom girl and her. I chose to shout at Jack. While miranda remained loyal. She died after I went to go fight the boss and the rest of my comrades held off the bugs. Hard to imagine how Jack died. I mean my entire crew was there except mordin, he was back at the ship drinking warm tea at his lab. But still this wasn't right for her. On the boss I didn't even use my special weapon. I've kept the Collector Laser beam thing the entire time and I never used it once. Because only girls use the OP gun. I'm going back to play the entire game on insanity and no deaths to my crew. Also I need to reach the maximum level (30). I'll need that for Mass effect 3.

[Mr. Wicked]

Also no romance. Not even from mass effect 1.

[Potato PC]

See howlongtobeat.com, it's useful website to see how long to beat a game by only finishing main story, with some side quest or 100% (all).
ME2 isn't that long though, only 10-30 hours.

[Vellari]

If I read you right, Jack dies "holding the line" with others while you took your squad to the end boss, yes?

If so, reason (spoiler):
If you don't have everyone loyal and everything upgraded, squadmates defending will start dying weakest first (mordin always first if he is there). To increase the odds of survival have the strongest squadmates on the line and bring the weakest with you (squadmates with you cannot die). In your case, had Grunt been defending and Jack with you, propably would have kept everyone safe.

[The Good Dave]

I got everyone and did all their loyalty missions, and was pretty thorough with dialog trees. Took me about 25 hours.

[Mr. Wicked]

Originally posted by Vellari:

If I read you right, Jack dies "holding the line" with others while you took your squad to the end boss, yes?

If so, reason (spoiler):
If you don't have everyone loyal and everything upgraded, squadmates defending will start dying weakest first (mordin always first if he is there). To increase the odds of survival have the strongest squadmates on the line and bring the weakest with you (squadmates with you cannot die). In your case, had Grunt been defending and Jack with you, propably would have kept everyone safe.

I had every upgrade and did everyone's loyal mission. So I have to take weak team mates with me? But as long as I can have grunt or legion?

Defending:
Thane Krios
Jack
Miranda Lawson
Tali'Zorah vas Neema
Samara
Jacob Taylor
Garrus Vakarian

Mordin Solus(Ship)

With me during the boss Legion and Grunt.

[Noma]

Did everything the game had to offer : around 60 hours for one "run".
And there's people who rush games, even RPG, and end up with 20 hours. Yep. They exist.

[Arawuusmies]

My first complete playthough was around 50 hours or so. It's not necessary to do all the side stuffs to beat the game so it can be done much faster.. but what's the fun in that? :)