> I'm at 87 hours right now and I'm pretty sure I'm sneaking up on the end. The
> only reason why I'm as far as I am right now is because I decided "fuck it" and
> forced myself to stop doing every single side mission I found.
>
> I didn't want to stop.
>
> Not sure what makes them so addictive and alluring...they're typically quite
> basic. Whenever I got bored with working on one, there was always another I
> could do for a bit. Sometimes doing that one would help me finish the other, and
> sometimes I'd go work on the storyline and an hour or two later find myself
> going right back to work on the sidequest anyway because FUCK leaving that
> sucker open.
>
> From what I understand, it's 60hours even if you ignore the sidequests (which
> are largely optional and not required to beat the game), but I'd recommend
> trying them anyway because some interesting story background info seeps through
> the dialog in them.
>
> Oh, and this game is so fucking choice. Europe didn't get Chrono Trigger, but
> they evened it out when they got Xenoblade while the US got the shaft. Easily
> among the top 5 jrps I've ever played, but its sheer length (twice as long as
> pretty much every other jrpg I've played) and my lack of time to replay games
> (aside from standbys like Half Life 2 and Duke Nukem 3D) ensures that this will
> probably be the only time I really get a chance to soak it all in.
>
> Had this game came out during my high school/college years like Final Fantasy
> VI, I could totally see myself doing a subsequent run. Them were the days. Tons
> of time, few responsibilities. I played through FF6 multiple times back then. At
> least four. God, I wish I knew how many hours I put into it. I may have to play
> through that one again. It's been so long.
>