Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - How Long To Beat?

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RPGs often have a reputation for rolling credits after dozens of hours, but that isn't always the case for action games. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is likely going to attract a unique mix of action and RPG fans and does a lot of work to try and cater to both audiences in terms of its gameplay and story features. The interesting combination of genres is a unique selling point, but could leave some fans wondering how much content they are walking into with a purchase of SOPFFO when it launches later this week.

The action game attempts to lean in to some RPG tropes by incorporating traditional features like upgradable loot, talent trees, and even the iconic Final Fantasy Job system for classes. All of that said, at the end of the day Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is definitely still an action game. When it comes down to how many hours players are going to get out of the title on their first playthrough, the count comes out a little longer than expected, but still not as long as marathon RPGs.

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During a pretty linear first playthrough on Action difficulty (essentially the normal mode that sits between Story and Hard), Game Rant's reviewer clocked in 30 hours right around the time the credits began rolling. That includes a bit of time for experimenting with various Jobs, but should be pretty close to the time required to play straight through from start to finish. The game's narrative journey is very linear, so there isn't exactly a big open world to get lost in while exploring that would tag on a lot of extra hours for the average player.

25-35 hours (on average)

Experienced action game fans who don't struggle much with the tougher