60~170 hours?!

[Outsider]

So I checked reviews and a lot of people have 60-170 hours in this game, not just a couple of dudes, like A LOT.
Is this game huge? It looks like short action RPG platformer from screenshots.

[HTA3586]

it took me 80 hours to get to last fight. and i hear there is new game+ of sorts. very long game for a side scroller type game. but still enjoying it very much

[Abomination713]

Took me 66 hours to do everything on my first playthrough on normal.

[Outsider]

Is there NG+ that lets you to bump the difficulty, or you need to start from scratch?

[superfid2006]

Originally posted by Outsider:

Is there NG+ that lets you to bump the difficulty, or you need to start from scratch?

No NG+, no. Before starting Chapter 2, you even get a message informing you that you cannot increase the difficulty from that point on. I suggest playing on Hard, feels right for a first playthrough.
The NG+ talked about is more of a post-game than anything, adding on to the plot.

[Outsider]

Aight, I'll start on Hard.
Thanks

[epicsimian]

The game also makes grinding fun which may contribute to longer playthroughs. A lot of AAA game developers could stand to learn something from this game.

[Tharronis]

Super long game, took me 70-80 hours to 100%. The "NG+" is less of an "NG+" and more of "here's more game and story".

[Gtfgjutttcbj]

150 hours for 100% on last difficulty ( impossible (really impossible)) for me

[AsceticG]

The story is long as hell due to being time travelling-related. The timeline is technically short, but if you had to go through it multiple times of course it's gonna be long.

[Outsider]

A week and 68 hours later, I'm done with it.
I can't believe this game even exists.

[Bimmy]

I had to start another game on Impossible difficulty right after Hard so I could have a complete save on the hardest difficulty. I rarely do that for any game because I have way way wayyy more games to play than I have time for. But sometimes you just have to.. you know? This is that kind of game for me. A joy to play and entertaining even when it was kicking my ass.

[Halfshell]

Originally posted by Outsider:

Aight, I'll start on Hard.
Thanks

Though be aware you can adjust it up freely before that point. I'd recommend doing so if hard isn't doing it for you. But you definitely want to do this before the cutoff because then you'll be locked out of the chance going forward (though you can set it as high as you want at the cutoff and reduce it later in).

[Shin Omega]

I recommend starting on the absolute hardest difficulty. Because if you find Hard not challenging enough, you can't go harder after chapter 2. Whereas if you start on impossible and find it too challenging, you can drop down to Hell at any point in the game (but won't be able to go back to Impossible).

I started off on Impossible, but switched to Hell at some point in Chapter 2. I beat the entire game on Hell mode on my first playthrough. I've seen several complaints that the game gets way too easy on Normal mode or Hard mode towards the end of the game, and they always wish they could increase it.