I thought the 40 minute subway ride was dead time until I checked how long Mass Effect 2 actually is

Kai Park · 2026-10-01T18:45:05.90013+00:00

I ride the 7 train from Queens into Manhattan every morning, 40 minutes each way, and I always figured that was too short to start a big RPG. Then I looked up the numbers on HowLongToBeat while waiting on the platform at Junction Blvd and found out the main story of Mass Effect 2 runs about 24 hours and the full run with side stuff is closer to 50. I did the math right there on my phone and that is roughly a month of commuting at 80 minutes a day if I stick to main missions. So I started it four weeks ago and I just finished the suicide mission last Tuesday around the Roosevelt Ave stop. The funny part is I used to say you need a couch and a big TV for games like that, but the small screen actually helps because nobody on the train can see what I am doing during the rough choices. I even restarted once because I lost Jack's loyalty mission and I was not about to let that slide on my watch. Now I want to know what other long games actually fit a train ride, so what is the longest thing you have beaten in 30 to 45 minute chunks?

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