Let's start by repeating the title: "This game is not for everyone". The developers said as much and intended it as such. I followed this gave since first announcement and knew exactly what I was getting myself into. So quite obviously I got exactly what I wanted and was promised. If you want a focused, unique, story-driven experience with deep and very real emotions, then his game is for you. If you seek only gameplay mechanics and don't care about the story or characters, then pass on title. This is definitely not a game for you. This is not Dark Souls, this is not Call of Duty. This being a linear story game there is little immediate replay value. So if you fall into the first category, then do yourself a service, stop reading information about it and wear headphones to get the best out of this game. It's about 6-8 hours long and the gameplay consists of walking, puzzle solving and combat, but overall it's much much more than a sum of its parts. Despite the fact there is a lot of downtime between fight segments, the walking parts rarely feel like just walking. You find yourself experiencing the story in these moments as well as admiring the world itself. The combat is intense and personal. However it is also simplistic (although surprisingly deep), repetitive in a way and sometimes can feel drawn out (personally I'd recommend going on "easy" or "normal" simply because it helps with the pacing, especially in the later stages). The puzzles are very thematic (thus also repetitive) and about the right difficulty - not hard enough to waste tons of time on them, but not easy enough that they are obvious rightaway in most cases. This game does not hold your hand at all and you have to discover everything on your own, however overall it wants you to win and for that is very forgiving. If you're into stories then this game is a steal for 30 dollars (easily worth 60). If not, then don't bother at all, not worth your time. Also a bonus, you'll get an amazing short film regarding the making of the game and the themes it deals with.
