It comes as no surprise that there is a lot to do in Final Fantasy 16 — so you might be wondering about the Square Enix game's length and size, how long it takes to beat and and whether it is open-world.
Fortunately, folk around the world have had their hands on it for a bit now, and have been offering their experiences with the title so that we may answer this pressing question.
With many characters and factions, all of whom are voiced by quite the ensemble, and plenty of trophies to earn, you could end up spending quite some time with the game. To give you a taste of what’s on offer, it would be well worth checking out the demo to see if it’s for you and if you can stomach the protagonist's name.
With that said, and hours upon hours of gaming ahead of you, we will answer the most pertinent question and delve into some estimates around how long it could take you to beat Final Fantasy 16.
Final Fantasy 16 will take between 40-50 hours for a standard playthrough, according to GamesRadar.
This consists of the whole story without skipping any cutscenes, a good chunk of the sidequests and unlocking a decent amount of bonuses that will make your experience more fun.
Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida told Famitsu (translated via Google) that the main story alone would take around 35 hours to complete with the main story cutscenes alone being over 11 hours long — which is about as long as the entirety of the extended versions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
This would mean, if you’re not one to watch cutscenes, you’d be looking at around 20 hours of gameplay.
A 100% completionist run may take you to around the 75-hour mark by Polygon’s estimate. This would involve finding every chest, unlocking all the trophies,
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