Game length question

[nub]

I heard this game takes around 120 hours to beat but it took me 83 hours to beat including the DLC. Do you guys think I missed something?

[lizrdfishr]

I have something like 500 hours in SE and another 500 in VR and I am still finding things.

Then there is Nexus and mods.

So, yes.

You missed something.

[nub]

I finished all of the factions. They're not enough?

[lizrdfishr]

Originally posted by nub:

I finished all of the factions. They're not enough?

I have never played any of the factions or any of the main or DLC questlines. I have found something like 300 locations and I keep finding new ones.

Skyrim is an open world. Nobody says you have to follow orders.

[codycantfocus]

Nah dawg, you gotta clear every cave, do every mission, roleplay characters like you're in a DND campaign, build all the houses, have fun. ya know, the works :)

[Synavix]

The main story can pretty easily be done in 20-30 hours. Plus another 20-30 hours to complete all the DLC stories. Plus some more for all the faction stories. 83 hours seems about right if that's what you want to do.

It can take quite a bit longer if you want to explore every location and find all the secret rooms and paths and stuff. The first time I played the original version it took me about 300 hours to do "everything", but most of that was just filler sidequests and extra leveling for achievements.

[TAGma]

IIRC, my first complete playtrought took me around 140 hours, I didn't use fast travels, always read all dialogues and books.

If you do fast travel, read only really important stuff, I think 80~90 hours sounds about right.

[Uncle64]

My first play in Oldrim did last 364 hours, and did not complete that crap questline in Riften or the civil war.
No dlc quests since I did not have those.

[Pelmen]

If you play a game to complete it then yeah youve finished the game. but as the others said theres still other little fun/cool things to find around the world

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by nub:

Do you guys think I missed something?

Like the point of the game.....
you are supposed to take your time and enjoy the game, not rush through it....

[mikaeliby]

I am about 1000hrs in, between versions, and to this day I find stuff I never saw before.

Playing the main quests to "beat the game" is of course a viable playstyle, but the game is MUCH more than that. Make a new character, with different stats and in another mindset and just go exploring. It´s worth it!