I still have this to complete along with The World Ends With You and i was just wondering how long it might take. Also if you have completed the game what was your End Time, and do Side Quest significantly increase time and are they worth seeking out.

Maybe 20-30 hours depending on your speed.  I played it multiple times and tried to experience every bit of content on the cart so, for me, it took longer.

The side quests aren't incredibly difficult, and most of them are pretty interesting even from a plot perspective (all of them give some more depth to the characters that the side quest is meant for). I'd say that the game is about 20 hours long, maybe less depending on how many of the side quests you complete.

The game is 20-30 hours long, but I remember putting a lot more time into the game when I was younger just because of the insane amount of grinding I did in the final dungeon.

Like 10-12 hours for the first storyline. I'm including Crono's revival and beating Lavos. You can play again for more endings, which I suspect is where everybody's getting 20-30 hours, but I don't count those, so it's 10-12.

" Like 10-12 hours for the first storyline. I'm including Crono's revival and beating Lavos. You can play again for more endings, which I suspect is where everybody's getting 20-30 hours, but I don't count those, so it's 10-12. "

I remember hitting the 20 hour mark with a few sidequests and the final showdown left, so it'll probably take you about 25 hours. 
If you played the first Golden Sun, their lengths are comparable.

The length doesn't matter.  It's basically the best JRPG ever made.  Go enjoy the shit out of it.

Technically, you can get an ending as soon as you enter the End of Time, and that's just a few hours.

5 minutes, if you use the super secret shortcut :)   (yes you do need to beat the game one time to use the shortcut)

" Technically, you can get an ending as soon as you enter the End of Time, and that's just a few hours. "

34-50 hours including side quests.
the one fetch side quest is insanely boring and long though so you might want to skip it.

FOREVER.  
 
 
 
Jk. Chrono Trigger FTW.

I think I put in about 35 hours or so. I only played through once, but got most of the sidequests done.
 
Didn't find it nearly half as impressive as it was made out to be. TWEWY on the other hand... amazing.

Just finished the game a minute ago.  It was the first time I played through this game and I played it on an emulator (but I rarely used save states, so that shouldn't factor in much to my total play time).  Final time: about 17 hours.  I don't think I did many side quests.

I don't know. *waves hands frantically* Game sized.

" @Hailinel:  I may be mistaken (I haven't played CT in 5 years or so), but isn't there an ending if you lose against Lavos there? "

Hard to tell, seeing as there's so much time travel. Probably 3000 years.

" @Hailinel:  For sure, but considering that a large portion of the endings are variations of "You messed up, Lavos eats the world. Game Over.", I think it should count, right? "

" @Hailinel:  I didn't say most, I was just saying there are number of "You suck, go home" endings. "

Alright I am exactly 7 hours in and I just got to The End of Time, so who knows what that says about what my time will ultimately be.
 
 
@Hailinel said:

" @Mmmslash said:

" @Hailinel:  I didn't say most, I was just saying there are number of "You suck, go home" endings. "

Not even that, really.  The alternate endings are by and large meant to be humorous. "

About 25 hours.