>>37335458this x100. It felt like I was visiting a theme park, especially with those stupid fucking trial guides in front of every gate preventing progress because I didn't go take the volcano ride first.
Also to add to this:
>>37335459>recycled flying animations without sky battles despite usable animations in refresh>fade to black to open a gate>every npc needs to make a full stop and rotate on their heel to change directionEverything in the game just felt so... stiff.