How long it takes to beat FinalFantasy 16 depends entirely on your play style. There are multiple ways to play FinalFantasy 16such as focusing only on the main story, avoiding side missions, or going the completionist route.
You can skip all the cutscenes or read every detail in the game’s encyclopedia. You can stick to the main objective and avoid every side mission, or explore every nook and cranny and help everyone you meet. Whichever route you choose, you’re in for a cinematic treat.
FF16 story length
It can cost you about 30 hours of game time to beat the main story of FinalFantasy 16. However, if you’re someone who tends to skip cutscenes, your play time will drastically decrease. Since FinalFantasy 16 is such a story-heavy game, a majority of the lore is presented to you in detailed cutscenes. If you skip them, you should expect to complete the game in less than 20 hours.
FF16 100% completion length
It can cost you above 50 hours to finish the main story, watch every cutscene and complete every side mission. However, trying to collect every chest, item, and orchestrion scroll can cost you above 75 hours of play time. After you’ve completed the game and the credits have rolled, there’s a “New Game+” mode, which gives you more challenges to take on, such as Chronolith Trials and harder difficulty levels.
In our playthrough, we’ve completed every side mission and hunt. We’re about 75% of the way FinalFantasy 16according to the PlayStation 5 dashboard, and we’ve got about 35 hours of playtime.