{"id":222334,"date":"2021-03-23T16:02:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T16:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/every-persona-game-vs-elder-scrolls-game-how-long-to-beat\/"},"modified":"2021-03-23T16:02:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T16:02:29","slug":"how-long-it-takes-to-beat-every-persona-game-vs-elder-scrolls-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/23\/how-long-it-takes-to-beat-every-persona-game-vs-elder-scrolls-game\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long It Takes to Beat Every Persona Game vs. Elder Scrolls Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><meta name= \\\"keywords \\\" content= \\\"\u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f, \u6559\u80b2, IT \u96fb\u8166\u73ed,\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u73ed\uff0c \u5bb6\u6559\uff0c \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b\uff0c \u8cc7\u8a0a\u6280\u8853\uff0c \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8a2d\u8a08\uff0c \u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c \u904a\u6232\uff0c \u860b\u679c\uff0c \u96fb\u5f71\uff0c \u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c\u7de8\u78bc\uff0c Java\uff0c C\/C++\uff0c JavaScript\uff0c PHP\uff0c HTML\uff0c CSS\uff0c MySQL\uff0c mobile\uff0c Android\uff0c \u52d5\u6f2b\uff0c Python\uff0c teacher\uff0c \u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 \u8cc7\u8a0a, \u7535\u5b50\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a, IT ,Game, apple, movie, Computer,student,Java,\u6559\u80b2, ,\u5b66\u751f, \u5b66\u4e60, learn, \u6559\u5b66,  Android, apple,anime, animation, \u4fe1\u606f\u6280\u672f, \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8bbe\u8ba1, \u79fb\u52a8\u7535\u8bdd, \u8cc7\u8a0a\u79d1\u6280,Game, Jeu, Juego,Call Of Duty ,\u4f7f\u547d\u53ec\u559a , \u6e38\u620f, \u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f,, \u591a\u4eba\u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f, \u7f51\u7edc\u6e38\u620f\uff0conline\uff0conline game, \u624b\u673a\u6e38\u620f, mobile \\\"><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Persona-vs-Elder-Scrolls.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>A lot of RPGs from the western and eastern sides of the game industry tend to be very long. It\u2019s become something of an expectation for a <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/open-world-games-most-side-quests\/\">role-playing game to be stuffed full of activities<\/a> that allow players to fully immerse themselves in a game\u2019s world. Relax, spend time with the characters, and grind so many side quests that the main story becomes trivial. It\u2019s a tradition as old as the genre, and none uphold it more than the<strong><em>\u00a0Persona<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>The Elder Scrolls<\/em><\/strong> franchises.<\/p>\n<p>It does not take much knowledge about either of these series to know that picking up any one of <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/longest-rpgs-2020-how-long-to-beat\/\">these long RPG entries<\/a> will result in a time sink one won\u2019t be free of for quite some time. Every full game covered by these two camps takes at least 30-40 hours to beat on a very focused playthrough, and players will typically take much longer than that if they take their time and\/or enjoy what they\u2019re doing.\u00a0However, a question some are curious of between this pair of related-yet-different franchises is: on average, how long does it take to beat each one? The time-tracking website How Long To Beat holds some answers.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\"><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/skyrim-mods-xbox-game-pass\/\">Why Certain Skyrim Mods Aren&#8217;t Possible On the Xbox Game Pass Version<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static3.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Persona-5-story-recap-2.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/tag\/persona\/\"><em>Persona<\/em><\/a> series consists primarily of linear, story-heavy turn-based RPGs, where a player\u2019s time is split between their normal life and spelunking through monster-infested dungeons. These games, and even some of their spin-offs, are full of cutscenes, side activities, and multiple treks through dungeons that extend the length of average playthroughs enormously. The fighting game and rhythm game spinoffs are certainly shorter, but these hour counts are just for their primary singleplayer campaigns, not\u00a0including the multitude of side activities and\u00a0difficulty options they include. Their average lengths are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Revelations: Persona<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 37 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Shin Megami Tensei: Persona<\/em> \u2014 38 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 2: Innocent Sin<\/em> \u2014 40 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 2: Eternal Punishment<\/em> \u2014 60 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3<\/em> \u2014 87 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES<\/em> \u2014 92.5 Hours + 33 Hours for The Answer<\/li>\n<li><em>Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable<\/em> \u2014 76.5 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4<\/em> \u2014 81 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 4 Golden<\/em> \u2014 81.5 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 4 Arena<\/em> \u2014 14 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 4 Arena Ultimax<\/em> \u2014 13.5 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 5<\/em> \u2014 111 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 5 Royal<\/em> \u2014 124 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 5 Strikers<\/em> \u2014 43 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight<\/em> \u2014 12.5 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 4: Dancing All Night<\/em> \u2014 14.5 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight<\/em> \u2014 12.5 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth<\/em> \u2014 79 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth<\/em> \u2014 68 Hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Playing through all of <em>Persona<\/em>, even if it\u2019s limited to the most upgraded versions of the main games, would take a massive amount of time. Counting <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/persona-2-3-4-arena-golden-5-royal-timeline-games\/\">the <em>Persona 2<\/em> duology as one continuous game<\/a>, that means that every main <em>Persona<\/em>\u00a0game since the\u00a0<em>Persona\u00a0<\/em><em>2<\/em>\u00a0duology has the potential for a playthrough to last over\u00a0100 hours. With spin-offs included, the <em>Persona<\/em> franchise is scraping up against seven hundred hours of playtime. That is quite the huge tally of playtime, especially for largely linear games, as there&#8217;s a ton of content which can easily be missed on first playthrough of older <em>Persona\u00a0<\/em>games\u00a0without a guide.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\"><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/persona-fans-skip-persona-1-2-innocent-sin-eternal-punishment-persona-3\/\">Why Fans Might Want to Skip Straight to Persona 3<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static2.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Dovakiin-Fighting-Dragon.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/tag\/the-elder-scrolls\/\"><em>Elder Scrolls<\/em><\/a> franchise is comparatively a lot more compact and straightforward, assuming players stick to the main quest. There are five main games, some with DLC or expansions, <em>The Elder Scrolls Online<\/em> MMO, and the mobile card game <em>The Elder Scrolls: Legends<\/em>. Like <em>Persona<\/em>\u2019s fighting and rhythm games, the times for <em>Online<\/em> and <em>Legends<\/em> will vary wildly based on player engagement. However, unlike <em>Persona<\/em>, the same can be said for the main games as well. Their average lengths are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Elder Scrolls: Arena<\/em> \u2014 33.5 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall<\/em> \u2014 101 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind<\/em> \u2014 103 Hours<\/li>\n<li><em>The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion<\/em> \u2014 82 Hours + 17.5 Hours for Shivering Isles and 2.5 Hours for Mehrunes\u2019 Razor<\/li>\n<li><em>The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim<\/em> \u2014 111 Hours + 10 Hours for Dawnguard and 12.5 for Dragonborn<\/li>\n<li><em>The Elder Scrolls Online<\/em> \u2014 128 Hours + 14 Hours for Orsinium, 8 Hours for Thieves Guild, 10 Hours for Dark Brotherhood, 46 Hours for Morrowind, 28 Hours for Summerset, 30 Hours for Elsweyr, 28 Hours for Greymoor, and an unlisted number of hours for three other expansions<\/li>\n<li><em>The Elder Scrolls: Legends<\/em> \u2014 28 Hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once again, these games get quite lengthy after their first main entry. However, it bears mentioning that How Long To Beat lists the main story for every <em>Elder Scrolls<\/em> game (save for <em>Legends<\/em>) as between twenty and forty-five hours long. This owes to the <em>Elder Scrolls<\/em> games being freeform and\u00a0in no rush to have players progress through the main plot. <em>Skyrim<\/em> even had a miniature expansion dedicated to giving players <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/elder-scrolls-skyrim-dream-house-build-tips\/\">the chance to build their own house<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As these games are not eternally marching forward, they can potentially be explored for far more time than the <em>Persona<\/em> series \u2014 or far less. Regardless, players who take their time in every entry and then dive into <em>The Elder Scrolls Online<\/em> could spend well over six hundred hours with the franchise, a number that\u2019s nothing to sneeze at.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static2.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/persona-6-royal-joker-phantom-theives-wallpaper.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>From looking at these statistics, it appears that beating the main story, and only the main story, of any given mainline <em>Persona<\/em> game takes at least twice as long as its <em>Elder Scrolls<\/em> counterpart. <em>Persona<\/em> games are, by nature, story-driven RPGs where players must live out a chunk of their protagonists\u2019 everyday lives, making successive dungeon forays along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <em>The Elder Scrolls<\/em> games are much more open in what they allow players to do, meaning that a player who wants to clear the main story of one and little else can do just that with minimal resistance. However, a player who gets thoroughly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/skyrim-map-size-big-scope-comparisons\/\">sucked into the world of\u00a0<em>Elder Scrolls<\/em><\/a>\u00a0can potentially spend as long, or even longer than in a <em>Persona<\/em> game. The sheer volume of side quests, side dungeons, loot, NPCs, enemies, and the massive world itself can keep players coming back for more.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to choosing a series to play based on a certain length, there\u2019s no clear winner. <em>Elder Scrolls<\/em> games can technically be completed in <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/ps4-games-longest-beat\/\">less than half the time of their <em>Persona<\/em> counterparts<\/a>, but that would involve skipping so much content that the experience is hardly worth it. On the other end of the spectrum, beating a <em>Persona<\/em> game is a long, satisfying experience \u2014 but an <em>Elder Scrolls<\/em> game can last much longer, as those games only end when the player decides they do.<\/p>\n<p>Which one a player selects is up to personal preference, as they will take 50+ hours per main game no matter which series is chosen. It\u2019s rather surprising that these series have comparable hour counts at all, given their extremely dissimilar approaches to story progression. At least franchises that long are still able to serve good content for most of their runs.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"next-single\">MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/morrowind-still-fun-play-2021\/\">Is Morrowind Still Fun to Play in 2021?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/howlongtobeat.com\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HowLongToBeat<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><figure class= \\\"wp-block-image alignnone \\\"><img src= \\\"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo2-2.png\\\" alt=\\\"IT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 java\u88dc\u7fd2 \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2,IT freelance, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b, PHP\u88dc\u7fd2,CSS\u88dc\u7fd2,XML,Java\u88dc\u7fd2,MySQL\u88dc\u7fd2,graphic design\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e2d\u5c0f\u5b78ICT\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e00\u5c0d\u4e00\u79c1\u4eba\u88dc\u7fd2\u548cFreelance\u81ea\u7531\u5de5\u4f5c\u914d\u5c0d\u3002\\\"\/><figcaption>\u7acb\u523b\u8a3b\u518a\u53ca\u5831\u540d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\u8ab2\u7a0b\u5427!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/br>Find A Teacher Form:\r\n<\/br>https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1vREBnX5n262umf4wU5U2pyTwvk9O-JrAgblA-wH9GFQ\/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses\r\n<\/br><\/br>Email:\r\n<\/br>public1989two@gmail.com<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>\r\n<a href=www.itsec.hk style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.hk<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itsec.vip\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.vip<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itseceu.uk\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itseceu.uk<\/a><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Persona and The Elder Scrolls are two old and accomplished RPG series, but just how long does it take to finish every game in each franchise?<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1273,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"How Long It Takes to Beat Every Persona Game vs. Elder Scrolls Game - ITTeacherITFreelance.hk","description":"Persona and The Elder Scrolls are two old and accomplished RPG series, but just how long does it take to finish every game in each franchise?"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[607],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222334"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222335,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222334\/revisions\/222335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}