In addition, it is possible to select and follow the story of any of the recruited protagonists, so it is possible to experience every
story in a single playthrough.
This happened enough times in the early stages of my playthrough that I almost game up at points, though Next Order is at least forgiving enough that it never locks you out of finishing the
game in a single playthrough.
It can easily be beaten in 10 to 12 hours of gameplay, though it offers some replayability in the form of a host of mini cutscenes which can not all be
unlocked in a single playthrough.
With a see - sawing episodic rhythm that visits some starkly different locations and play styles, a wealth of incidental and hidden detail, more gameplay mechanics than you can fully
explore in a single playthrough - and above all, an epic, elegiac, arcane storyline that seeks to tie up every last loose thread and honour the passing of a classic videogame hero - Metal Gear Solid 4 is, in most senses, the biggest Metal Gear yet.
Afterwards, you can still pick one of the other dates, and you can always visit the remaining rooms, which makes it possible to date every
ghost in a single playthrough.
You can expect to get around 15
hours in a single playthrough (that's with messing with a few side missions and getting blast shards) and possibly extend that time if you enjoy the user created content..
with the first variant being
achievable in a single playthrough, while the others require you to beat the game (the final variant only unlocked after beating the game on hardcore mode).
This means having all Treasure Chests be
open in a single playthrough, meaning you will need to clear the game, save a file with Clear Data, and then open all of the Treasure Chests.
It won numerous awards including Global Game Awards» Best RPG award; and provided a large amount of content worth over 50 hours of
gameplay in a single playthrough.
In a single playthrough, you only ever get a passing feel for the levels; you miss vast areas — all the rules are broken.
These are all optional as well, you are only required to complete all of these if you are going for the platinum — in that case, you must complete
them all in a single playthrough as completion on these doesn't carry over into the next play.
You can also play the story of all of
them in a single playthrough.
There are 13 doors total, and opening all of
them in a single playthrough will unlock the bronze trophy Master of Unlocking.
And much like Pokemon, the game's original GBA release gave players the ability to link up to trade souls, because chances are you won't be able to grab
them all in a single playthrough.