>>41667938because nothing breaks up the pace.
no real cities, barely any minigames, next to no side stuff.
the game doesnt even have proper shops for fucks sake.
this is something FFX did WAY better despite being similar map structure wise.
had real cities, tons of minigames, a fuckload of shit off the beaten path, reasons to backtrack, puzzle dungeons and postgame.
even those little shop huts on the way of your pilgrimage were great. they gave you the opportunity to rest mentally and had various npcs in them that gave you world bits. meanwhile in FF13 you barely talk to anybody and everything is told through the shitty codex.