Time Limit

[so0ky]

So I beat ff 13 and ff 13-2. Great games. I played a little of lightning returns, but the time constraint for some reason gave me more anxiety, so I stopped playing. Is it something to be concerned over? If I do a bunch of side quests during a time period and I run out of time and don't do the main quest is the game over?

I think the main reason was I wanted a break from ff 13 after beating 1 and 2. But I was curious on the time limit. Because that time is going to be in the back of my head all the time I play, and I find that irritating.

I know I am crazy, but is this crazy? Thanks.

[TheFailedSmiley]

see thing that you should keep in mind that say you dont complete the game intime and the timer runs out you dont restart from scratch you begin a new game+ mode where you keep all your items stats etc the only thing you dont keep is key items so really even if you wana spend the entire time side questing (which i did) and do a few main quests here and there it wont be a problem as the next run you do youll be some what powerful so you wont struggle that much think of the first playthrough as a trial and just get as many quests done as possible :) hope this helps

[Lumen]

Also you will get the power to stop time, after that you won't have that much problems getting arround in time.

[jclee4843]

The timelimit is very generous in this game. Even if you don't use the ability to stop time, you can finish all quests in 8-10 days.

[Leonhart]

In my first time playing this, I did all quests by day 8 (normal difficulty. The last of it was just rumbling on... so, just keep using chronostasis and killing mobs, so you can use chronostatis again.

[blackhawk01x]

I wonder:
Do you actually need to do every sidequest again after you are (forced) into a NG+, so you can actually reach the true ending?

It's the one thing that still keeps me from really starting to play this game, I'm not a NG+ person, I hardly ever play a game more than once (unless I have several months/years between these playthroughs).
So I'm wondering how much you're forced to go into NG+ again and again before you reach the true ending (when not using some guides/walkthroughs).

[Lumen]

Originally posted by blackhawk01x:

I wonder:
Do you actually need to do every sidequest again after you are (forced) into a NG+, so you can actually reach the true ending?

Above your post are several people who say they did it first try, totally possible.
But NG+ is not like Dark Souls, because the game won't get harder and you stay as powerfull as you where.
The starting main storyline quests must be real easy then and I asume the game somehow encurages you to speedrun kind of playing it in the next cycle to the point where you restarted.

Afaik. if you had done a quest before your reward just get's smaller.

[blackhawk01x]

Thanks for the fast answer.

And yeah I read that some did it in one playthrough, though I never know how efficient they play, if it's their "One playthrough challange" or something like that. (I see more people saying you shouldn't count on a no-NG'plus-playthrough than having to start over once at least).

Especially with me, knowing that I totally want to spend some time just looking around, looking at the landscape and such. (a reason why I usually avoid time-limit-games, cause I always feel so rushed ingnoring the game's look... but well Lightning! xD)

Guess I should just try it once and see where I end.
The "rush to where you were"... that's the part that would kill my mood to play. I'm playing to see the whole story, not to skip the story just the game wants me to do *frowns*

[Lumen]

Originally posted by blackhawk01x:

The "rush to where you were"... that's the part that would kill my mood to play. I'm playing to see the whole story, not to skip the story just the game wants me to do *frowns*

Hey if you want that storry(or any storry in any game) all over again on your second playthrough, do whatever you want :]

[jclee4843]

Originally posted by blackhawk01x:

I wonder:
Do you actually need to do every sidequest again after you are (forced) into a NG+, so you can actually reach the true ending?

It's the one thing that still keeps me from really starting to play this game, I'm not a NG+ person, I hardly ever play a game more than once (unless I have several months/years between these playthroughs).
So I'm wondering how much you're forced to go into NG+ again and again before you reach the true ending (when not using some guides/walkthroughs).

If I remember correctly, you don't need to do all sidequest to reach the true ending. You just need to do enough to unlock it. The main purchase of doing sidequest is to increase your stats so you can beat hard mode. Also, you can upgrade weapons and armors in NG+.

[Ada Wong lUCl™]

so when it reach the time limit, and when we go to NG+ do we start from the first city again? or we can spawn in the location where we last stop? If we have to start over from the first city and redo the previous quest again...that's a pain...

[jclee4843]

Originally posted by Noctis Caelum:

so when it reach the time limit, and when we go to NG+ do we start from the first city again? or we can spawn in the location where we last stop? If we have to start over from the first city and redo the previous quest again...that's a pain...

You start from the beginning, so need to redo all quests. You only keep your gears and non-key items.

[Ada Wong lUCl™]

Originally posted by jclee4843:

Originally posted by Noctis Caelum:

so when it reach the time limit, and when we go to NG+ do we start from the first city again? or we can spawn in the location where we last stop? If we have to start over from the first city and redo the previous quest again...that's a pain...

You start from the beginning, so need to redo all quests. You only keep your gears and non-key items.

well..that's...terrible...-_-

[Ole_Jones]

Originally posted by Noctis Caelum:

Originally posted by jclee4843:

You start from the beginning, so need to redo all quests. You only keep your gears and non-key items.

well..that's...terrible...-_-

It does sound terrible, yes. It isnt in reality though, for some wierd reason.... I can go through this game 3 or 4 times in a row, pretty much consider a "complete run" to be at least 2 NG+ on Hard with Limit Breaker on.

But I dont expect the average gamer to fanboi out on it like I do.

It is still kind of "the way its meant to be played" though.

However, when I started this game this first time I HATED the idea of a time limit at all, and restarting to do the same crap again was not an option, so I played it really hardcore - use Chronostasis all the time, fight a LOT to fuel the C.Stasis, this makes you gain a ton of abiities for upgrading, which makes it easier to fight a lot and fuel C.Stasis. Doing all the sidequests gains you extra days.

You can do everything in the game that isnt hard locked by NG+ or only happens on a later day without breaking 5 days this way. I had like 3 days to do nothign but wait at the end, and thats after extincting everything. O_O

[jclee4843]

I went through the game a couple times to upgrade all my accessories. I haven't got bored of it.

[Demeth Valknut]

You should not worry about that. If you do a bunch of side quest and make use of chronostasis, you will not have any time issue. The time is a mechanic you should play with, not be afraid of.