Playtime?

[saberlost]

How long is this game?

I assume around 50-80 hours first playtrought for pricetag?

[James Lister]

most reviews i read say between 20-30 hours tops.

[zerotsang77]

i played 7 hours and it already like 35% complete it says for story. I also tend to explore ever where and grab every chest.

[jiberish001]

I want to play this game so badly, but this is the very reason why I'm having a very hard time justifying paying $50. 20-30 hours is pathetic for that price. I've heard the reviews on its length, and I've seen the world map (which is TINY), and from what I've heard is that once it starts to really get good with the mechanics and content, it just ends. This game should easily have been twice as long. :(

[Yuufa]

If you intend on doing all side quests and extras in the post-game I would guess AT MOST you'll cap out at about 35~ish hours, maybe a couple more. You're definitely not gonna get the type of length from it as you would something like Final Fantasy 10 or one of the Persona titles.

Also, honestly, I wasn't a huge fan of the game. It's incredibly similar to I am Setsuna and in the ways it tries to be different (combat-wise) end up being basically pointless. Dual, Triple and Quad are few and far between and have a very specific requirement to use them and even then, albiet one or two, lack a decent amount of impact, which is sad considering the huge cooldown that comes with using them.

You'd be better off throwing your money at something like the Trails series if you're wanting a particularly good JRPG with an old-school feel.

[Phantom]

I'm likely closing in on the final part of the game have had about 6-7 hours of actual play time with the rest being afk...

I would say, if you just bee-line this game you could probably do it in 6-10 hours. I'm thinking I have another few hours left before its grinding for post stuff

[oroelf]

I clocked in at 27 hours on my first complete clear. I didn't go out of my way to farm the best armor or the white/platinum upgrade items either. Played on easy though, so that's maybe why I was able to clear it without a ton of grinding. (Highest level character was 56)

[Charlotte Cavatica]

I'm at 51 hours and I'm not finished yet, though I'm close to the end, so I don't know where some responders are getting the lower estimates. I'm playing on normal difficulty.

EDIT: I finished the game today (I haven't done much of the optional dungeon-crawling yet) at 63 hours. Some of that time comes from being away from my computer while the game was running, so 62 hours might be more accurate.