Length and replay value?

[Aideux]

How long is this, and is there any reason to play again? Is it worth the $30? This would be my first ZoE game :) Thanks!

[RAWRmonger]

I'm doing estimations:

- First time (factoring watching cutscenes into the total) should be around 5-6 hours.
- There are some extra missions (challenge rooms, boss rush, and a survival mode) which could put another 6 hours.
- There are a VS mode and a shmup mode which aren't, IMO, that fun, but could extend a couple more hours.

You can play again to unlock some extra missions and VS characters, you can do so with the mech version of your choice, plus all subweapons unlocked.
You can play at higher difficulties for the challenge, Normal on PS2 was quite challenging already.
But the biggest reason to replay the game is that it is just purely fun, dashing and slashing enemies will never get old. When I finish the game, I am willing to restart right away. I've had this opinion since 2003.

This is from the survival mode which puts you into non stop action, see for yourself if it feels like you could do this indefinitely:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZy4_4g7Hgs#t=4m17s

Is it worth $30? It's my favorite game so I'm biased.
If you compare this to shmups (short but highly replayable), it's a somewhat acceptable price.
But I have seen games (of a later generation) being sold for 20€ (~$20) as well.

[Burnout6010]

Around 6-7 hours for your first playthrough. The game has pretty high replayability imo, there's lots of mechs you can unlock for the Versus mode (this usually involves a new boss fight), extra bonus missions, a mini-game called Zoradius, 4 different versions of Jehuty for additional playthroughs and the game itself is fun enough to justify multiple replays.

If it's worth 30 dollars or not is your call ultimately but I do have to say this remaster actually offers quite a bit in comparison to what you usually get: there's a new VR mode, an optional "Pro Mode" control scheme, enhanced UI, reworked audio and graphics and some new features like the model viewer or the 3D Hangar where you can hang out with Jehuty. The game itself has always been considered one of the best if not the best mech action game so it's hard not to recommend it.

[SenMithrarin85]

Well from the ps3 version, I could beat the game on normal in 4.5 hours (with no deaths). hard took me longer as I would die to anubis often but certainly no more than 5.5 hours.

I loved this game back when but £25 for a 5 hours game is a bit much.