I want to complete Skyward Sword before Christmas, I'm trying to get a good grasp on how much time I need to finish it off. At the very least, I want to beat the game, but I tend to get most of the items as well (I never quite can get everything, but...) This is the first time that I've played my way through it.

So, what would be a fair estimate of how much total time I need to complete the game?

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I've checked out a few sources, and the average playtime is around 40 hours, although this depends largely on how many side quests you do. People who mostly focused on the main quest had times closer to 35, where as those that spent more time on side quests were closer to 45 or higher.

It should be noted that after you beat the game, you unlock Hero Mode. This is essentially a second quest with increased difficulty.

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I completely finished it in 37 hrs, and i die more than most people that i know, so i would say that is a fair estimate.

For me, I took 45 hours to beat the game, I did lots of side quests!

I finished the game in about 65 hours. This includes all side quests and goddess cubes. I never beat the high scores in the bug hunt challenge or the cut bamboo challenge.

It took me over 100 hours to beat hero mode and the main quest.

45 hrs normal and hero mode, all goddess cubes, beat the hero mode thunder dragon battle (all 12), all side quests and finished the game with all the gorko wall drawings, hint fo the hero mode dragon battles, begin with the hoard battle, it take a lot of time to complete

I'm at 32 hours in the last dungeon but it is possible to beat the game much faster.

speedruns (current best: 5:34 hours):

100% speedruns (current best: 8:53 hours):

Six hours straight, without dying or resting.

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