Anything from three minutes to three hours and longer. It all depends on how quickly the game decides to bum you. The thing is though, as soon as you die you are compelled to try again right away.
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I'm pretty much taken with only playing on stalker difficulty now. Anything less just draws the whole thing out and delays the inevitable torturous death lol.
Tried it on easy and my backpack was full of shit after ten minutes! The weather was mild, the wildlife non hostile. BORING.
On stalker you have to actually think hard about whether you really need to leave your shelter, whatever it may be. It's savage out there.
Started a run yesterday and was cocky from the off - thought I could make what looked like a hut in the distance - died on the way there after getting mauled by a wolf, bleeding out then succumbing to hypothermia.
Game time was about 3 hours. Actual real time about two and a half minutes lol.
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Aye, story mode will see me return. Looking forward to structured survival.
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