Hey everyone,
 
Just got done with my first playthrough and absolutely loved it. It came in at a little over 7 hours, and that was with huge amounts of time spent exploring for logs, backtracing to shops and organising inventory. I was expecting it to last longer going by what Brad said on the bombcast.  I'm not complaining about the time, it felt prefect actually, I got that feeling that I was building up to the end at the right time and the ending was awesome. I would much prefer it the way it was rather than them ruining it by dragging it out by another 2 hours. 
 
Did anyone else expect it to last a little longer?

When my favorite Norwegian gaming site, said it took him 15 hours to finish it, I went :O
 
But yeah, I just used a little over 8 hours on normal/survivalist and it seems a descent amount of time, many epic moments and lots of stuff to test out on other playthroughs.

You didn't take the fact that Brad sucks at video games into account when he told you how long it took him?

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing as I'm at chapter 4 and I've only got 2 hours on the clock.  I've been taking things really slowly as well ...

It's really weird. I beat the game first time through in about 7-8 hours too, but it felt a lot longer. Perfectly pleased with that length though. All of it was so good and really well paced. So many awesome moments packed in with solid mechanics, focused artistic direction, and slick production.

Finished tonight on Normal. About 8 and a half hours. Didn't feel short, I was actually impressed they once again kept up the 'HOLY FUCKING SHIT' moments right through. 
I think much longer, and harder playthroughs would start to get dauntingly long.
 
I did find this one, while still extremely tense, didn't terrify me as much as the first. Like in the first one, I got this horrible feeling of dread and a ball in my stomach that made at some points made it feel really hard to continue, but pushing on because I wanted to get the F away from where I was. This one had that feeling for the first hour, but either I grew accustomed to that feeling after so many games scaring the shit out of me, or the pacing and tension was balanced a little different to the first. Not completely sure which way it was, but yeh, what a great game.

Imo 15 hours is the bare minimum any game should last, less than that and I won't even consider it.

" Imo 15 hours is the bare minimum any game should last, less than that and I won't even consider it. "

" @onarum said:

" Imo 15 hours is the bare minimum any game should last, less than that and I won't even consider it. "

Then you must not play many newer games. "

" @onarum said:

" Imo 15 hours is the bare minimum any game should last, less than that and I won't even consider it. "

Then you must not play many newer games. "

I thought it was too long.  I don't know how you beat it in 7 hours without rushing through it.

I was a bit surprised mostly because all my info on the game comes from Brad. I took around 8 hours or so (on survivalist) and I was going hell of slow. I was looking at environments and checking every corner for items and logs. I have no idea how it possibly took him 12 hours... 
 
I don't really mind though. I was getting a little burnt out by the end and it finished at a good time. 

I thought the length was perfect personally.

" When my favorite Norwegian gaming site, said it took him 15 hours to finish it, I went :O "

Took me 6:32 on normal.
Why did all the reviews say it was the scariest game they ever played?
I don't think I ever was scared by the cheap jump scares or disturbing images.

The game is very replayable with multiple difficulties and unlockable suits. 8 hours is fine. 
 
 
If it was an "only play it once" type deal than hell no but that doesnt seem like the case.

I just finished my first playthrough on normal, searched everywhere for nodes and items and it took me just over 9 hours. Gonna jump straight back in.

" You didn't take the fact that Brad sucks at video games into account when he told you how long it took him? "

" Took me 6:32 on normal. Why did all the reviews say it was the scariest game they ever played?I don't think I ever was scared by the cheap jump scares or disturbing images. "