The main story points are further apart level-wise, leading to more grinding. There’s also more fluff side story content involving multiple characters instead of just one. Which isn’t bad in itself, but none of it is actually optional because of the leveling curve. And the two multi-character “side plots” I did… anime is an apt comparison, they kinda felt like hot springs episodes. No bearing on the overarching plot.
The way it was done, the story beats for individual character plot arcs are very far apart. 30 hours in, I only had a few characters through the second parts of their stories.
I was pretty engaged with a few of the individual stories (the thief, the healer, the merchant, the scholar) so this was really frustrating.
The main story points are further apart level-wise, leading to more grinding. There’s also more fluff side story content involving multiple characters instead of just one. Which isn’t bad in itself, but none of it is actually optional because of the leveling curve. And the two multi-character “side plots” I did… anime is an apt comparison, they kinda felt like hot springs episodes. No bearing on the overarching plot.
The way it was done, the story beats for individual character plot arcs are very far apart. 30 hours in, I only had a few characters through the second parts of their stories.
I was pretty engaged with a few of the individual stories (the thief, the healer, the merchant, the scholar) so this was really frustrating.