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[GigaBowser]

Elden Ring Has Gone Gold, Will Take Around 30 Hours To Beat

The studio is now working on the day one patch and has revealed how long it will take to beat the game.

www.gamespot.com

"This will differ significantly by player but in terms of targets set during development, the idea is that the main route should be able to be completed within around 30 hours," Kitao said. "The game as a whole is quite massive, and contains many dozens more hours worth of gameplay but if we are talking about the main route only, it shouldn't take much longer than that."

Comparable games

Dark Souls recorded average 42.5 hours to complete, 105 hours to 100 %
BOTW recorded average 50 hours, 189 hours to 100%
The Witcher 3 recorded average 3 51.5 hours, 173 hours to 100%

What say you NEOGAF?

 

[Buggy Loop]

What the hell, i would think just the open world nature and huge map would increase that by a lot. Unless there's crazy shortcuts ala BOTW.

 

[Dr_Salt]

Yea miyazaki stated this a long time ago. People are misjudging the open world in elden ring. Its not your typical open world game.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

I don't mind as long as there is plenty of side content. You could easily beat BoTW in 25 hours without any difficulty, that would sorta defeat the point.

I also don't buy these estimates most the time. Before I started DS3 most estimates I read said 35 hours to beat the main story. I'm well over 40 hours and only at the profaned capital. Not trying to get any trophies or anything, just pushing the story forward.

 

[Swift_Star]

What the hell, i would think just the open world nature and huge map would increase that by a lot. Unless there's crazy shortcuts ala BOTW.

Main route is generally around 30h for open world games not named asscreed, this is pretty average. The game will have a lot of side content, though.

 

[GigaBowser]

It'll probably take me 200 hours anyway because I suck so I'm good with the length

 

[remember_spinal]

So typical length of a souls game. I don’t think the open world will be as expansive as people think

Which is good, 30 hours with loads of optional stuff is ideal for an open world game. Fuck that ubisoft mess.

Very rarely is a game justified for being over 40 hours these days

 

[Swift_Star]

I don't mind as long as there is plenty of side content. You could easily beat BoTW in 25 hours without any difficulty, that would sorta defeat the point.

I also don't buy these estimates most the time. Before I started DS3 most estimates I read said 35 hours to beat the main story. I'm well over 40 hours and only at the profaned capital. Not trying to get any trophies or anything, just pushing the story forward.

It certainly depends on player and build, I finished demon souls in 12h and the average is 23h so…

 

[Airbus Jr]

30 hours for him translate to 300 hours for me

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Nevermind this, that fucking Witcher 3 (175 hours) to complete 100% has me triggered.

Who the fuck is going to 100% that game?

 

[remember_spinal]

Also, i assume this is gonna be shorter just for the fact that i dont really expect a lot of cutscenes and lore dumps

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Nevermind this, that fucking Witcher 3 (175 hours) to complete 100% has me triggered.

Who the fuck is going to 100% that game?

the thought of getting all the gwent cards gives me a panic attack.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

the thought of getting all the gwent cards gives me a panic attack.

Are they that hard to get? I must admit I don't understand the fascination with the gwent mini game but to each their own. I did enjoy Witcher 3 when I played it but realised there were more and more missions opening up in the game world as I went along and looking at the map gave me a panic attack.
There was no way I was going to finish all that and just noped out. Also combat became boring very quickly. I really wish they'd put more effort into that part of the game.

 

[RoadHazard]

I never got the impression that this game and its world are as HUGE as some seem to believe, on the contrary I think it's quite a bit smaller than your typical modern open world game. So this makes sense to me. Sure, it's larger than any Souls game, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will take longer to complete. The Souls games have barely any "dead" space at all, they're packed, and you move very slowly through them, section by section. This one definitely has more space that's mostly there for you to traverse, so it being larger will be offset by you moving much faster through it than in any previous game.

 

[Represent.]

Thats a good length. Every open world game thats long as fuck is full of fluff and repetiveness.

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Are they that hard to get? I must admit I don't understand the fascination with the gwent mini game but to each their own. I did enjoy Witcher 3 when I played it but realised there were more and more missions opening up in the game world as I went along and looking at the map gave me a panic attack.
There was no way I was going to finish all that and just noped out. Also combat became boring very quickly. I really wish they'd put more effort into that part of the game.

no clue, I just know I've failed getting some cards (without even trying to get them) due to the choices I've made during certain quests.

they might still be obtainable some other way, but for example...

Spoiler

I had a sidequest that said to win a unique card off the Barron...then I failed it once the Barron committed suicide

not sure how common stuff like that is. I've never beat the game and currently putting my play through on hold until next gen upgrade gets released.

 

[remember_spinal]

I never got the impression that this game and its world are as HUGE as some seem to believe, I rather think it's smaller than your typical modern open world game. So this makes sense to me. Sure, it's larger than any Souls game, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will take longer to complete. The Souls games have barely any "dead" space at all, they're packed, and you move very slowly through them, section by section. This one definitely has more space that's mostly there for you to traverse, so it being larger will be offset by you moving much faster through it than in any previous game.

There probably also isn’t a lot of map points leading to just like endless sidequest from npcs. It will probably be just like any other souls games where you will be lucky if you bump into a sidequest and you’re able to do it in the manner they want you to

 

[Badlucktroll]

What would you guys think of this game if it was just called "Dark Souls: Elden Ring"?

 

[remember_spinal]

What would you guys think of this game if it was just called "Dark Souls: Elden Ring"?

Same thing i think now, that its open world dark souls

 

[Magic Carpet]

How long in 'story mode' where you can't die.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Nevermind this, that fucking Witcher 3 (175 hours) to complete 100% has me triggered.

Who the fuck is going to 100% that game?

Has around 45-50 hours just on the DLC alone lmao

 

[Wooxsvan]

direct route? ya this will be the biggest souls game.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Someone will try to fly out of the map to get that 00:02:01 completion time.

 

[Winter John]

I don't understand this modern obsession with game length. It's the dumbest shit possible and has lead to developers churning out bloated trash like Ass Creed Valhalla. It doesn't happen in any other medium. Nobody ever said, "War and Peace is great but I wish it had 900 extra pages."

 

[V4skunk]

So typical length of a souls game. I don’t think the open world will be as expansive as people think

Which is good, 30 hours with loads of optional stuff is ideal for an open world game. Fuck that ubisoft mess.

Very rarely is a game justified for being over 40 hours these days

No Soulsborne takes 30 hours first run unless you are reading a guide/faq.

 

[Dream-Knife]

Seems pretty short.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

no clue, I just know I've failed getting some cards (without even trying to get them) due to the choices I've made during certain quests.

they might still be obtainable some other way, but for example...

Spoiler

I had a sidequest that said to win a unique card of the Barron...then I failed it once the Barron committed suicide

not sure how common stuff like that is. I've never beat the game and currently putting my play through on hold until next gen upgrade gets released.

Geez that sounds terrible lol. Terrible if you only have one way of obtaining these cards. Barron is a bit of a dick though for not giving you that chance lol

 

[Meicyn]

I don't understand this modern obsession with game length. It's the dumbest shit possible and has lead to developers churning out bloated trash like Ass Creed Valhalla. It doesn't happen in any other medium. Nobody ever said, "War and Peace is great but I wish it had 900 extra pages."

Seriously.

One of my favorite RPGs of all time is Panzer Dragoon Saga. Excellent story, strong gameplay, straight to the point. Game lasts about 12 hours and does not overstay its welcome.

Quality versus quantity… there’s a place for both, in my view.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I need to find the glitches to make this game easier before they patch them out! Keep your eyes peeled

 

[FrankWza]

So, 60-80. The network test was 10 hours to complete and it’s supposed to be 1/8 of the game.
Oh I see. Main route. Fuck that I’m not rushing

 

[skneogaf]

60 to 80 for from software games for me usually.

 

[Umbasaborne]

I only buy 60 dollar games if i get 60 hours of content!!!!

/s

 

[bitbydeath]

30 hours without grinding to level-up and beat the bosses on the main route?

 

[SantaC]

Seems like a regular souls game which is fine.

 

[Kenpachii]

Nevermind this, that fucking Witcher 3 (175 hours) to complete 100% has me triggered.

Who the fuck is going to 100% that game?

100% the game in the last few weeks, its actually 123 hours. Unless u probably play the hardest difficulty i guess which just takes u 50 hours of playing hide and seek i guess.

Anyway 30 hours sounds a bit lowish.

 

[Orpheum]

I usually finish the first playthrough of souls Games in around 12-15 hours. I've gotten so terrible due to no practise i expect at least 50 hours for this

 

[Danjin44]

Anyway 30 hours sounds a bit lowish.

To me it’s good length and don’t forget we might need to do extra quests or find specific item for true ending similar to Sekiro.

Also assuming we can beat the bosses on first try.

 

[cireza]

Very good news. This means that the player does have the liberty to skip things. World Map did not look huge anyway. It will probably be stacked.

 

[Kenpachii]

To me it’s good length and don’t forget we might need to do extra quests or find specific item for true ending similar to Sekiro.

Also assuming we can beat the bosses on first try.

Yea lets hope game is riddled with content outside of the main quest.

 

[Spaceman292]

It's very hard to put a time on Souls games. But Dark Souls 2 is the longest one and also the worst one. I think Bloodborne is the shortest, and also the best.

 

[Spukc]

No 500 hours
No game

 

[Tommi84]

30hours? That's dissapointingly short for an open world. Well, let's see how much side activities there is and the quality of the game of course

 

[Lanrutcon]

30 hours?

Listen here, dudeguyman, by hour 30 I will still be falling off my fucking horse and getting tag teamed by basic enemies.

I feel personally insulted.

 

[Venom Snake]

30 hours of pain and suffering is not a short.. And this will extend to a 100 anyway.

 

[rofif]

Dark Souls took me 55 hours first play through.
All of these games take 20-25 when I replay them.
These games are huge. You can take hours doing side stuff.

Imo - the shorter, the better. I prefer quality over qty... except souls games always had both and amazing replayability

 

[balls of snow]

If ever there was a game Gaf wanted to be 500 hours...

 

[Danjin44]

To me the game can be 10 hours long or 100 hours long it really doesn't matter, what I ultimately want is satisfying experience.

 

[SJRB]

This is such a daft metric. As if anyone is going to finish this in 30 hours, give me a break.

 

[Bartski]

These numbers literally make no sense, I think that's a rough estimate for an average Joe skipping all the side content. What does it even mean?

Dark Souls 3 average playtime is 32 hours. Sekiro's average playtime is 30 hours, average top20 glitchless speedrun (no cheats just perfectly blasting through the game) is around 30 minutes.

Just about everything in Elden RIng that isn't a "legacy dungeon" is optional. With my gaming OCD, that probably translates to 100h+ and that's just the first playthrough where I'm sure to do at least 2 or 3 back to back as these games are all about replayability.

 

[Blood Borne]

30 hours of quality content.

Much better than 100 hours of boring FedEx missions like many open world games, just so they can have bullet points for marketing.