the time spent on reading a word game

[otofr3ak]

I have a relatively fast reading speed if I do say so myself (*°∀°)= not super fast, but most visual novels (outside of the massively long ones, ex. umineko) can typically be fully & comfortably completed in under 30 hours. I'm super proud of my english reading pace, but there's nothing wrong with taking longer to read.

 

[mizumachi]

not counting vns like higurashi or umineko, if i'm REALLY into one, usually it takes me around a week or two to finish it completely (i remember pulling all-nighters to finish le salute in virche LOL). i think on average it takes me around 40 hours playtime (otomes with around 4-5 routes). though in most cases, i play on-and-off so best case scenario it takes me a month, worst case is that i've put it on pause.

but there's nothing wrong with taking a while to finish a vn! i have to be in a specific mood to actually settle down and read, and sometimes it's just hard to find time

 

[kjdsh]

The fastest time I've ever finished a vn was 1 week, but it usually takes me forever to finish a vn because I keep getting distracted. I stop playing, tell myself everyday that i should finish it to start another and then months pass before i finally decide to go back to it.

 

[はなび]

I don't know how fast or slow my reading is, but I don't think I'm that fast because I want to read carefully and thoughtfully, so I take my time (some people can probably read quickly but still properly but I don't think I can do that, at least that fast). At the very least, I definitely cannot finish reading a whole game in a day or so like these people haha. Even though some stories can be boring, I still try to read properly and process what I am reading (as well as listen to the voice acting to get more context with how the lines are delivered) because I feel like that seems more respectful to the writer for me (no judgement to those who skip, etc, but this is just what I personally feel for myself and try to do). So if there are any plot points etc that I don't get, I stay there and reread it until I comprehend it, which means it's likely that I take longer.

Also, I try to binge or at least complete one entire game without too many gaps in between, because I want to concentrate and hopefully get absorbed in it to enjoy it more, and if I take a break for too long, I may forget or lose interest in the story (so this might result in finishing it faster, ideally). Of course, there are inevitably many times where I don't have the time to binge a whole story, which can result in losing motivation with finishing it if the break I take is too long, and as such, some games take very long to complete.

 

[Notfound]

I read slowly and carefully because I want to dive into the story—if I don't understand something, I reread until it clicks. Ideally I'd binge a game in one go to stay immersed, but life gets in the way, so some games end up taking me forever to finish

 

[utauta3333]

I've thought the exact same thing before. Even when someone says they finished a game in a week, I'm already amazed at how fast they must read.

When I play Japanese commercial otome games, it usually takes me about a month and a half to finish one — and that's without needing any translation tools. I'm honestly really slow. I kind of envy people who can read that quickly.

 

[yaoislop58]

During the more busy periods of my life it took me 3 months to finish one game.. Whenever i'm on a break/holiday it usually takes a week to a month to finish one game.

 

[DoDoPopping]

For a medium-length AVG game (around 30 hours),
I can usually finish everything in about 7 days.
But if it's written by a scenario writer I absolutely adore,
it often takes much longer because I keep lingering over my favorite lines and scenes.
And I end up really not wanting the journey to end…

When the story gets very complex or brain-burning,
I'll keep stopping to think things through and organize all the information and clues I've collected so far,
which is actually part of the fun for me.
If I run into an ending that's especially shocking or emotionally painful,
I might even freeze for a while and pause my progress.
If an AVG game also has complicated SLG-style gameplay elements,
then it can easily take me anywhere from one to three months to finish.

 

[Leviathan_01]

Wow, someone finished the game in just one day?? Even I'm shocked lol and I have plenty of free time, yet I can't usually finish a visual novel in a single day :O For me, it really depends on the game. If I'm super hooked, sometimes I'll stay up all night playing. I think the fastest I ever finished an otome game was Taisho x Alice; I wrapped it up in a week, completing one Love Interest's route each day. I'm currently playing Over RequiemZ, too—I started the day before yesterday and am following that same pattern of finishing one LI's route per day; I've already done Claude's and Molly's routes and am working on Noil's now. On the flip side, there are games I started over a month ago that I still haven't finished—like Otome Daoshi and Illusion of Itehari—and I didn't even find them particularly long. So, for me, it really comes down to how engaged I am with the story! Oh, and everyone has their own reading pace, so it's totally fine if you feel like it takes you longer; the important thing is enjoying the story, so don't force yourself to read quickly!

 

[dogiwall]

I read fast and I usually continue forward before the dialogue finishes so it usually doesn't take long for me to finish VNs lol. I'm one of those people who go "I gotta finish this first or else it's gonna go back in my backlog and I'll likely restart from the beginning when I play it in months or a year!"

There's some days where I have too much free time in my hands and I usually focus on one game at a time, so that's probably another factor.

 

[caducus]

I tend to read very quickly. Voiced VNs will slow me down some, because I do like listening to the tone and the acting, but if there's a character I don't like as much, I will absolutely speedread my way through their route to completion.

I read fast and I usually continue forward before the dialogue finishes so it usually doesn't take long for me to finish VNs lol. I'm one of those people who go "I gotta finish this first or else it's gonna go back in my backlog and I'll likely restart from the beginning when I play it in months or a year!"

I admire both your dedication and your self-awareness I very much TRY to finish VNs once I start them because I, like you, fall victim to needing to restart a game from scratch if I pick it up with a significant time gap between.

... all the awareness in the world doesn't stop me from failing sometimes, tho.

 

[star light]

It takes a long time because I keep re-reading the backlog and can't skip ahead to the next route.

 

[b3rryb3rry]

I'm generally a pretty fast reader but if a story is not really enjoyable/compelling I take wayyy longer because I have trouble staying focused.
I like playing while using my walking pad because it keeps me from being distracted, and I usually finish a game in around a week if I'm using my walking pad every day. Depends on the game length though.

 

[anibroco]

I read pretty fast, but I need to play with a fidget toy or listen to music... But I take my time finishing them. I was really surprised that so many people finished their otome games so quickly. Maybe that's why my list of otome games is getting so long. I'm going to try to finish them faster. •𐃷•