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Hiatus October 14th, 2013 9:33 PM

"Wait… it's over already?"
 
Are you finished with playing through the game's storyline? If you are, then how long did it take you to finish it, approximately? If you aren't, then how far are you into the game, and how long are you expecting it to take before you're able to have it fully completed?

As for myself, I've been able to finish the only yesterday. ^^ It's taken me about three days to complete it. I've defeated about five gym leaders on my first day, as I've played the game for more than six hours in total. On the second day, I've managed to beat the last three gyms and gotten myself up to the Elite Four. On the third, I've taken down the champion. After that, the game was pretty much over.

The game was a lot shorter than I had hoped, so I was quite disappointed about that. Would've been much better if it was a bit longer, and kept us busy for a few additional days. They do have some side-quests for you to do after the game, but they don't necessarily count, as they're not a part of the main story. d:

Iceshadow3317 October 14th, 2013 9:37 PM

Lol nope.... unlike everyone else, I have been exploring everything and only using EXP Share when I am behind. At the moment I am about 10 or 11 hours into the game and just now got the 3rd badge. At this rate it will take me a lot of time, not to mention I will have to train a lot for the E4.

People really should try not to use EXP Share. It makes the game more challenging and takes more time. I have actually been defeated by a random trainer (Hawlucha is a heck of a lot stronger than it appears) and the first two gym leaders. I did sweep the whole 3rd gym with Honedge though.

hiphopsded October 14th, 2013 9:47 PM

Haven't beat it yet, just got my second badge today, but I've been shiny hunting and EV Training for a tournament my local gamestop is holding on saturday.

Zanekin October 14th, 2013 9:51 PM

Have to agree that it was entirely too quick even without exp share, if you let me have a Garchamp, Slamence, Charizard, Lucario and give me the weakest elite 4 to date with a push over champion i'm going to blow through the game. And I did my best to capture every pokemon I could and explore every nook of the game.

Extremely disappointed with how short the game was

Emfg October 14th, 2013 10:59 PM

I just got my 6th badge, and so far I've barely encountered Team Flare. Heck, I don't even know what their general intentions are besides "we do what we want". Also after I got my mega ring, stuff dies soooo easily with my charizard. Got a lvl 52 greninja, 48 charizard and rest of my pokemon are around the level 45, the ones I'm using in battle because else it will be too easy. Currently using Absol and Heliolisk and sometimes Simisage to make stuff a bit harder.

I do hope there's more stuff to do after I beat the champion and all the sidequests. Else I'll be disappointed as well.

Superjub October 14th, 2013 11:03 PM

Beat it on the night of my 4th day (well, it was past midnight I believe so the 5th day really. :p) I can't complain, I made sure to make it last by having a good go at trying to "catch 'em all" and I enjoyed every second of it. ^^

DamienHelvian October 14th, 2013 11:13 PM

Beat it after 3 days as well. 26 hours total playtime. Champion was too easy, everything was too easy. Also have all the catchable legendaries, Yveltal, Mewtwo, Articuno, Zygarde. Only thing left is to get all the night Mega Stones now that I've triggered it with the event.

Zorogami October 14th, 2013 11:39 PM

Im about 23 hrs into the game and i only have 4 badges.
Im trying to take my time and not rushing anything, because im enjozing it a lot!
There is so many things to see and do, i would hate for it to be over so soon

So ill keep taking my time, maybe ill reach 40hrs before being champion (:

Azire October 14th, 2013 11:46 PM

I see a lot of people complaining about how short this game was. How long did the others take you? I haven't noticed this one being much shorter than any other. Regardless have you completed the Dex? That is the point in all the games, the story has always been like a side point.

Annuhh5 October 15th, 2013 1:56 AM

Im about to battle the second gym and I've clocked just over 7 hours. Im trying to take my time with it.

Shiny Gardevoir October 15th, 2013 2:09 AM

More than 22 hours of gameplay, and I'm still just going for the second gym =w= super training and Pokemon Amie can be ridiculously distracting
//totes taking my time XD

WildEagle October 15th, 2013 2:52 AM

50 hours log in and I just finish catching Yveltal. I like to take my time exploring everything, when I get a new HM I backtrack to old places to search for hidden items and etc. Catch pokemon for the 'dex.

I really enjoy the story of Y, it was quite edgier than old pokemon game, mentioning about literally killing off Pokemon because they would cause the new world Team Flare is creating to be ruin by fighting.

X-Calem October 15th, 2013 2:55 AM

finish the game in around 12 hours :D the story was pretty short. Just doing all the post game stuff now: Mega Evolution stones, Legendaries etc

MrShadow October 15th, 2013 2:57 AM

i am about 16 hours into the game and i am going for the second badge.
I am not in a hurry and try to take my time!I am enjoying the game..Catching all the pokemon and train them...

Kikaito plush October 15th, 2013 3:44 AM

I am at 20 hours and just beaten the fourth gym. I am just evolving all pokemon in each route before going on...

Xela October 15th, 2013 3:45 AM

It took me about 40 hours to finish because I got distracted all the time by all the different things that you could do. Been too busy catching all the Pokémon that I can find!

Mog The Moogle October 15th, 2013 4:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perdition Haze (Post 7883001)
Are you finished with playing through the game's storyline? If you are, then how long did it take you to finish it, approximately? If you aren't, then how far are you into the game, and how long are you expecting it to take before you're able to have it fully completed?

As for myself, I've been able to finish the only yesterday. ^^ It's taken me about three days to complete it. I've defeated about five gym leaders on my first day, as I've played the game for more than six hours in total. On the second day, I've managed to beat the last three gyms and gotten myself up to the Elite Four. On the third, I've taken down the champion. After that, the game was pretty much over.

The game was a lot shorter than I had hoped, so I was quite disappointed about that. Would've been much better if it was a bit longer, and kept us busy for a few additional days. They do have some side-quests for you to do after the game, but they don't necessarily count, as they're not a part of the main story. d:

well the game doesn't necessarily feel short but it most likely does to you because you rushed through the game. Did you actually take the time to go and explore the cool places around Kalos rather than just ONLY focus on the main quest?

Water Gym Leader October 15th, 2013 5:02 AM

I beat it in like 15-16 hours. Now I'm gonna start Y and try to complete my Pokedex on X.

Rengoku October 15th, 2013 7:16 AM

I was expecting myself to slowly roam the new game; But I end up finishing it in 3 days too...

And it seems I was just in a dream or something - It was quite fast considering how I thought I will take forever (Because of the wide gaps between the first 2 Gyms).

Vanish October 15th, 2013 7:23 AM

I'm 36 hours into the game and I don't even have my third badge.

Sheep October 15th, 2013 7:25 AM

I'm 20 hours into the game and only have six badges. It took me about 10-12 hours to get my second badge but that was mostly because the first and second gyms were really spread out as far as time and distance goes. I'll probably beat the game by tomorrow. :) Though I'd like to take my time and go slowly since there's so much to do and it's so fun!

Naoto October 15th, 2013 7:29 AM

I got my game on release day and I've only finished it today, clocking in 50 hours (I practically played this game almost non-stop since I got it haha )

But to be honest I spent a good chunk of that time on pokemon amie and super training , and exploring Kalos as well~ ( tho I was expecting to take much longer to finish it, oops ;; )

alisaie October 15th, 2013 7:31 AM

I'm 24 hours into the game and I have seven badges. I'm going around catching Pokemon I haven't caught yet among other things right now though so I'd imagine that I will at least make it past the 30hr mark before defeating the storyline. Or more. It just depends. I'm trying to make this game last but like every other game I have tried to make last I'm failing haha oh well I guess?? Been doing more Pokemon-amie and such so that is likely going to allow me to take more time with the game hee.

Austere October 15th, 2013 7:36 AM

I took my time and I have to say I was quite pleased with the pacing. I beat champion at just over 35 hours of play time, which astonishingly is probably the longest campaign in a Pokémon game I've had up to the course of the champion. I found myself at over 10 hours of playtime before I'd even reached the second gym. I'll admit most of my playtime was well spent training rigorously. My whole team was Lv. 70+ by the time I'd reached the elite four, and completely breezed through them and the champion.

Lavans October 15th, 2013 7:40 AM

It took me about 34 hours to beat. But I didn't do any exploring, pokemon hunting, or side/mini games except training my core team (Delphox, Lucario, Raichu, Blastoise).

I am now 51 hours in the game now. ATM I'm trying to farm enough money for clothes. Once that's done, I plan on finishing exploring, and then the battle chateau and mansion. Between rounds, I'm gonna work on my PR, and spoil the crap out of my newly bred pokemon while trying to breed shinies :)

Jessie October 15th, 2013 7:44 AM

On Saturday I played for about 11 hours and got through the third gym. That was still a bit fast for my taste because I like to try to take my time with the game...talk to everyone, explore every nook, catch lots of Pokemon...right now I'm sitting at 20 hours and 5 badges.

My fiance, on the other hand, flew through his game. I think he's beaten it at around 18 hours.

Killjoy October 15th, 2013 7:52 AM

I just got to victory road at about 23 hours, but I rushed through a lot of it. I'm planning on starting the game over later today, and could see taking double that time on my next play through

Faye Rose~ October 15th, 2013 8:05 AM

I got it 9am Saturday and beat the main story at noon on Sunday. Game time was 19 hours upon completion.

HairyLoco October 15th, 2013 8:20 AM

Put it this way, I rushed Pokémon Black and completed it in 17 hours.

Now I'm taking my time and 39 and a half ours in, I have five badges.
There's enough to do to "kill time" and still make progress in a way.

Hidden307 October 15th, 2013 9:16 AM

I am at 10 hours through the games at 7 badges so far. I should be getting my 8th pretty soon. Should beat the Elite Four sometime tonight after work. :D

bassnerd October 15th, 2013 9:50 AM

As of right now I have around 11.5 hours logged. I am about to challenge Korrina, but before then I want to level up my Pokemon since my whole team is around 30 right now, and I definitely do not want to lose. I haven't lost a single battle since I first started the game - not about to now!
So that being said, I'm taking it slow. I also find myself running a lot of the side 'quests', such as taking care of the berry farm, and enjoying all the small details and easter eggs. ^^ Great game, it really does feel short though.

jellotime91 October 15th, 2013 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iAzire (Post 7883137)
I see a lot of people complaining about how short this game was. How long did the others take you? I haven't noticed this one being much shorter than any other. Regardless have you completed the Dex? That is the point in all the games, the story has always been like a side point.

True.. It did seem extremely short to me, finished in 3 days (and I rarely ever finish games), but I had the (Canadian) thanksgiving so I got to marathon it for an entire long weekend. I've never done that with any Pokemon game before, I usually only get an hour or two a day to play them on my commute.

So the game isn't that short I guess, but it certainly seems like there is a lot less content than there was in BW2... I'm betting Z and/or the Hoenn remakes will have a LOT more content.

seeker October 15th, 2013 11:31 AM

Woah, really? How are people finished the main story within 6 hours? I've been playing for 20 and I still only have 3 badges. I'm actually taking my time to catch and train my Pokémon, as well as do as many side-quests and exploring as possible. Not to mention lots of fun with Wonder Trading. I haven't even spent much time in Pokémon Amie or Super Training either. I think you're ruining the experience if you rush through a new Pokémon game to see the ending; as it's about the journey, not the end. Especially with Pokémon.

I feel it's a bit of a waste to rush through just to see the story. It's much more fun to stop and sniff the flowers along the way, and if you're worried about post-game, there's a lot of new features alone just to play with.

Rengoku October 15th, 2013 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Abnegation (Post 7883762)
Woah, really? How are people finished the main story within 6 hours? I've been playing for 20 and I still only have 3 badges. I'm actually taking my time to catch and train my Pokémon, as well as do as many side-quests and exploring as possible. Not to mention lots of fun with Wonder Trading. I haven't even spent much time in Pokémon Amie or Super Training either. I think you're ruining the experience if you rush through a new Pokémon game to see the ending; as it's about the journey, not the end. Especially with Pokémon.

I feel it's a bit of a waste to rush through just to see the story. It's much more fun to stop and sniff the flowers along the way, and if you're worried about post-game, there's a lot of new features alone just to play with.

I realized I can't do that - I keep rushing off even though I tell myself to take things slow.

Now that I am done though, I should be going through the whole region slowly to catch Pokemons.

Toast1229 October 15th, 2013 3:46 PM

I'm a good 4-ish hours into the game, got the 4th gym badge. Poke amie is SOOOOO distracting and fun!

FireOfExile October 15th, 2013 4:03 PM

Over 50 hours and I don't have the 2nd badge yet. I spent a ton of time trading, using Pokemon Amie and the Super Training as well as battling passerbys.

TheMightyShore October 15th, 2013 4:07 PM

I beat it too. It really did feel like a breeze. I only lost to a trainer once the entire way through. Needless to say my character was loaded with cash by the end. With so few new Pokemon to catch and a three month wait til bank comes out... i am not sure what to do.

Rivvon October 15th, 2013 5:57 PM

I beat it yesterday, but I wasn't rushing. I beat it with around 56-58 hours put in, despite getting it day one. I do feel the main story was a bit on the short side, but it didn't feel rushed, so I can't say I have complaints on the length. The post-game quests, while also short, were nice enough that they made up for the shortness of the story.

Amaai October 15th, 2013 7:03 PM

I'm at the elite four, But haven't challenge them yet. I may try to hunt for shinies and fossil pokemon to trade.

Hermione Granger October 15th, 2013 7:30 PM

I'm @ 24 hrs. and 20 minutes as of this post. I'm in the early parts of victory road. I am going to say this is by far one of my top favorite pokemon games of all time, I have Y, but plan on getting pokemon x. If you ask me I think the 1st 2 generations has the shortest storylines.

Lugia16 October 15th, 2013 7:49 PM

This game is short as hell i beat y in one day and i'm almost done with X.

Hermione Granger October 15th, 2013 9:24 PM

I have officially beat the main story part of the game.

Deokishisu October 15th, 2013 10:15 PM

I thought the game was pretty short, and I talked to everyone I met and went in every house. Well... except for Lumiose City. That place is so huge that I'm STILL finding places that I haven't been in yet. But I certainly love exploring it! Once I unlocked the entirety of the city, I spent an hour and a half just walking around, talking to everyone, and exploring every alleyway. They did such a great job on that city.

But yeah, I thought that I was taking my time. I was taking in the sights, catching every Pokemon I saw, I even went out of my way to beat every Trainer and I STILL finished it faster than the other installments in the series, which is saying a lot seeing as I knew nothing about the region's layout or the plot and basically went into this generation blind. I'm excited to go out and buy Y so I can go through that with the knowledge I gained playing through X so I can really gauge how well Gamefreak did this time around. Playing through a Pokemon game is like reading a book. You have to go through twice to really see and appreciate it.

xRekke October 15th, 2013 10:31 PM

Took 14:53 to defeat the elite 4 + champion ~

But there are still a lot of things to do after the champion ~

Camara October 16th, 2013 4:56 AM

When I conquered the second badge I had 20 hours of game.
I became champion after 57 hours.

This is normal as I trained most of the new pokémon, I didn't want to read anything from the internet but discover it myself.
So of course most of the time was wasted in leveling my big "available" team, ditching some through the road but picking up others. At some times I had like 15 pokémon to chose from to battle :D

Exitosus October 16th, 2013 5:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iceman3317 (Post 7883005)
Lol nope.... unlike everyone else, I have been exploring everything and only using EXP Share when I am behind. At the moment I am about 10 or 11 hours into the game and just now got the 3rd badge. At this rate it will take me a lot of time, not to mention I will have to train a lot for the E4.

People really should try not to use EXP Share. It makes the game more challenging and takes more time. I have actually been defeated by a random trainer (Hawlucha is a heck of a lot stronger than it appears) and the first two gym leaders. I did sweep the whole 3rd gym with Honedge though.


I took 10 hours to get to the 3rd gym as well..Unfortunately the game gets quicker after the 5th badge, no side quests and the team flare doesnt have much impact...i tried to play extremely slow but i ended up beating the game in 35 hours, pokemon were level 85 and only had 5 the elite four was extremely easy...

Hatsuharu October 16th, 2013 5:16 AM

I don't understand how some of you have 4-5 gym badges within 5 hours.. that's just absolutely crazy to me. I'm about twelve hours in and JUST scored my second gym badge- I guess that's about my normal pace? I've spent a good hour or so just in Wonder Trades, and another good forty-five minutes in Amie and Super Training each respectively.

I also spent about a solid hour and a half being lost... ^-^;

But yeah, I'd say with the new features such as WT'ing, Amie, Super Training, not to mention the way the meeting trainers over Wi-Fi thing works.. even if there isn't a whole lot of post-game content, there's certainly enough to keep you occupied.

Troblems October 16th, 2013 1:23 PM

I've kind of been racing through, I've gotten Yveltal. I'm at about 24 hours, but I tend to leave my DS running while I get distracted by real life without closing the cover. I've not found the story to be all that engaging, however theoretically, the game is for kids. Honestly, what's interested me the most is the clothing, which is why I will probably keep playing for a while yet.

TreeKangaroo October 16th, 2013 3:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zanekin (Post 7883021)
Have to agree that it was entirely too quick even without exp share, if you let me have a Garchamp, Slamence, Charizard, Lucario and give me the weakest elite 4 to date with a push over champion i'm going to blow through the game. And I did my best to capture every pokemon I could and explore every nook of the game.

Extremely disappointed with how short the game was

Maybe it was easy because you used too many OP as hell pokemon?


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