Trying to check out this game...how long is the time limit?

[imwithdummy]

Or what I'm doing wrong. I got the launch codes, head off into space, immediately crash into sun. Restarted, got in craft, immediately crashed back down to planet, trying not to get too close to the sun.
Restarted, finally got myself to another planet...and before I could land, was insta-killed by one of those giant angler fish and sent back to camp again.

Boy am I sucking here. So much so that I'm wondering what this time limit is that I keep hearing about. I've restarted three times in 15 minutes, and apparently this game is all about restarting? How long before restarts?

I was looking for an immersive game, was hoping this would be it, but repeatedly starting over would seem to break that immersion. How long do you get to play between restarts?

[Bobywan]

The time limit is 22 minutes. Which means you can finish the game in 22 minutes if you know where to go, the whole point of the game is to figure it out. It's more of a "journey" kind of game rather than a "destination". Only the log in your ship keeps tracks of what you already know whenever you restart.
You were unlucky going to Dark Bramble first. Try another planet, they are not all like that.

[Nert]

It is a loop rather than a limit so you're already experiencing it! Being able to die and continue anyway is absolutely part of it. You'll always wake up at that camp fire, but you haven't forgotten anything you've learned, and it's all stored in your ship log

Sooner or later you'll live long enough to see the end of a loop and realise what the big rush actually is, but it's not uncommon for people to realise there even is one for hours of gameplay, you're far from alone and the discovery of any of the details is a lot of what makes this game special!

[Dagens24]

This game is interesting in the way that the only thing baring you from beating the game on your first loop is a lack of knowledge. There is nothing you take with you from loop to loop other than the knowledge you the player has gained. In that sense, dying is part of the process. You live, you die, you learn, you repeat, and hopefully you learn something new each time you die. So you've died 3 times so far? Congrats, you're 3 deaths closer to putting it all together. No you know not to fly into the sun, not to crash into planets, and not to get eaten by fish :)

[还是没有]

I have played it for 37 hours and is still dying repeatedly.If you die of poor skills that will be real hard to take

[Scroubignon]

The start is kind of rough because you don't fully grasp the basic controls and mechanics so you get some early deaths (especially from piloting) that can be a little frustrating but if you keep at it it gets much easier.

[Echoes of the Silk: Songpour]

It's completely fine to die, please keep that in mind as well. It's not a punishment, it's a chance for you to explore differently again. Hence the whole loop mechanic.

[imwithdummy]

Pardon for not having gotten back sooner, I really appreciate the feedback...I'd given up on the game but looking at this thread, and the multitude of reviews talking about "one of the best games I've ever played", it looks like my hands are tied here =]
Really, appreciate the comments, thanks a lot, seems like a great community here, good looking out.

[H'Sishi]

Ya, this game really is an interesting concept.

- You learn from your mistakes (like forgetting to put on the space suit in the ship before you open the hatch and leave the ship ...)
- You learn to use the auto pilot (if you lack the sensitivity a real pilot has to have)
- You learn to foresee and calculate all the moving objects (like destroyed ships, the moons, the asteroids ...) in the system.
- And eventually you learn to skip unnecessary stuff - you have only 22 minutes to complete the important stuff.
- Also, keep in mind, things happen during the 22 minute timer and MIGHT block access to informations (There is an underground area on the "Hourglass Twins" planet which gets flooded by sand).

However .. if you manage to get stuck somehow - after the sun's nova you can start over. Again.