Over 200 Hours of play time!
928115
This game will take you a long time to beat and you will have to invest between 100-250 hours to beat it depending if you play the sidequests. Minimum it will take over 100 hours and that is really pushing it, I can not stress it enough. There are many sidequests such as casinos, a monster park where you can keep monsters you defeat, finding tiny medals for great weapons, etc. This game is extremely difficult if you do not have a Prima strategy guide. I am not saying it cannot be beat but would prove very difficult.

As for the game itself, it starts out pretty annoying and boring. You have to explore your home land and open a time gate before you can even fight any monsters. It took me around 4 hours to beat just this part which may make you think the game stays like this and give up. I thought it was pretty cool fighting all the monsters and constantly upgrading weapons and levels. Towards the middle to end it will get very repetive and annoying fighting all the same monters to just get up a level in experience points. There are some tricks to getting them done much quicker especially near the end of the game.

This is an older style RPG with older nintendo style graphics which some people do not like, especially some younger users. They did not bother me much at all. I think you would not have as long of game if they stuffed all the graphic info into one disc. There are tons of places to discover and many different monsters to fight.

The game brought me back to when I was younger when I played the original Nintendo version, just bigger and better. I also cannot stress enough how much a strategy guide will be needed. Some things are not even in the strategy guide which will prove to be the most challenging such as; where to get all the tiny medals or how to get to the bonus dungeons. Look up Dragons Den on the web to get more detailed help.

My brother is a hard-core gamer who thinks this game was not great but extremely challenging. He would not put it in the same league with the Final Fantasy games. I thought it was challenging, pretty fun, will give you something to do for a very long time, and worth every penny you spend on it for the time involved.
2913777
This game is so addicting! It has great replay value. I've only played it for single player, but there are so many different options and achievements to get. The detail in this game is amazing. The only downside (other than losing hours of your life) is that the end of the game can get a bit boring for the cultural or diplomatic victory when you've pretty much won but need to play another 10 turns or so to get the inevitable victory condition.
4743908
So addicting! Already clocked in countless hours of total play time. A great buy for final fantasy fans looking for a mix of something new with elements of the old! Even better for those who've never experienced a Final Fantasy game will enjoy this one!
1729977
9 hours of downloading 21 updates for this game!
Heads for anyone excited to play this game the day you receive it.
977228
i got the game today, played for like 6 hours straight. the history, the characters, the graphics everything is just so good. this game should cost like 100 lol
this is a must buy game =)
171222
This game was made with a lot of love. You can tell the fans and developers care about this game very much. I expect many great things from this title in the future. I've played over 100 hours and am still learning little tricks and nuances to improve my game. Very rewarding.
3656106
I've clocked in over $300 hours on this game and I'm still having a blast. I'm having such am incredible time with this game, that I decided to start a new story. I first started off as a rogue and now I'm a mage which is so much more enjoyable. The countless hours of gameplay with so many side missions and customizable armour and weapons, keeps you so intrigued in this game, you won't be able to put the controller down and just go to sleep. I've had this game for quite a few months now, and its just so well done. The story mode keeps you always interested and makes you want to just do one more mission... And then another mission. This is definitely worth every penny to the software developers and makers of this game. A huge step up from the first one. I can't wait for what they have next instore for us.
3873162
Absolutely great game, many hours of entertainment & lots of replay value. Also for being used it was in superb condition, no nicks or scratches and it never glitched, froze, or crashed once
1821662
After 8 hours of play so far, I have gotten a lot more enjoyment out of this game than I did when reading the first three books of the series (which themselves probably took less than 8 hours to read).  Where shall I begin describing this really fun game?

1. The characters themselves are realistically animated, and the Sunny animations are especially amusing, with the way that she bites things, squeals, does little dances, etc.  I've smiled and laughed a lot just at how well the characters were represented.

2. Voices are very good, including the use of some of the major actors appearing in the upcoming film, although their use is not pervasive during normal game play.

3. The scenario is great fun - far more involving than the books so far!  Playing the piano to break it apart and get it open was a real riot!!!  The settings are creepy, with little roaches crawling about, and rats and spiders and such.

4. The game reaches the level of art!!  Who did the soundtrack?  The music is AWESOME and wondrous!  After the dingy mansion of Count Olaf, there are episodes of light relief that fill the player with a sense of peace and wonder - the Library scene, Uncle Monty's House and Garden.  The Garden with butterflies flapping by, grass blowing, wondrous music playing, and the Big Tree adventure with Klaus flying over the greenery, rivers, etc. finally made me see this video game as reaching a level of artistic accomplishment - like a good painting, to just get lost in and enjoy all the details and sensory input.  Wow!

And at first I was concerned that I might get through the game too quickly.  After 8 hours though and only being midway through, I know I'm getting my $40 worth, for I will surely play through the whole thing more than once just as one watches a favorite video or takes a hike along a favorite forest path.  I calculate that at about $2 per hour, this game is giving a far better return than seeing the film in the theater when it comes out (although I plan to do that too).  And that's not even counting the game's resale value afterward!

In addition, there are some special game features that tie in with the film - with players eventually awarded with film photos, information, A/V from and about the film...

One extra note to game players is that I don't think players will get a great deal of benefit from the BradyGuide to this game.  That game guide is poorly mapped and far from comprehensive, while the instruction manual that comes in the game itself gives enough instruction and detail to allow players to start and proceed.  Save yourself $15 by avoiding the BradyGuide, because a map you make yourself while playing will likely be far more useful.  Halfway through the game so far, I only got about two useful tips from that guidebook, and I would have figured those clues out on my own anyway...
2851906
Lost 200 hours of progress due a dumb mistake (Water and electronics don't mix) and I've happily started over. That should say enough as to how awesome this game is. Be patient with it and it will be one of the most rewarding experiences in a game.
1987953
This game is THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK! Seriously, I got it for $26 and let me tell you, that's a steal. I have put so many hours on it but there is SO MUCH content that you just don't get tired. Every character is different, skills change up your game play and best of all there is split screen co-op. I'm always playing with my gf when we want to chill.

I Highly recommend!
1594232
Nice Addictive Gameplay, Great Music, High Replayibility I Recommend This Game Highly
4617772
There is so much to see and discover in this game. It took me over 70 hours just to complete the walkthrough and I am still working on capturing all the monsters for the Monster Arena. Someone who wanted to complete all side quests, find all special items, etc. could easily spend more than 100 hours on this game and never get bored -just incredibly deep gameplay. The graphics are also outstanding, among the best I have seen in a video game. It took me awhile to get used to the Sphere Grid used to increase your characters' stats. At first I didn't find it as satisfying as the typical method of "leveling up". But eventually I began to enjoy it and it's now one of my favorite aspects of the game. The only thing I found tiresome was how long the cutscenes were. The storyline itself was quite good. But I wish it was told with shorter cutscenes or at least gave players the option to skip through the cutscenes. Still this is a minor complaint to an otherwise excellent game. Definitely worth buying!
1329798
I love this game.took me about 3 or 4 days to beat it.my favorite thing is creating birds,thats alot of fun.then you set them free to let others download and take pics of them and you can see how many times someone else took pics of your bird.i would recommend this for the casual or serious player for all ages!
4825450
Let me take a little time away from this game to write a review about it. I've been playing this game for hundreds of hours. Bye...
4267464
So I looked over that the clock and it was 2:30am!

That is what happened to me the other night while playing the game for a "few minutes" before going to bed.  This version of R&C is a blast and the levels are a lot of fun going through. It's easy for a player to get pulled into each world with potential bad guys around the next corner, the great background sounds, and awesome graphics.

My only issues (minor) are that I would like to see the game a little more difficult.  For example: more "secret" things - like more bolts to find; more things to bash in the landscape, and more hidden areas to discover.  Also, maybe some levels that limit the type of weapons that can be used - like on some of the arena challenges.

Other than that, it's a great game!  I'm looking forward to eventually reaching 1,500,000 so that I can cash in for the ultimate weapon.
2857517
Unbelievable game with an above average DLC package. Continuously evolving game which makes it more than worth playing. More than 2 months in and have played nearly every day for many, many hours.