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I just finished FFXVI last weekend, and I find it remarkable how numerous and backloaded the side quests are such that it utterly destroys pacing if you strive to do all even. At it's most extreme, right before the final main quest, a literal dozen side quests become available, taking about four hours to do them all. Some side quests are just pure filler content, but others are where supporting characters get their development that's otherwise absent from the main quest, and which you're going to get is not always disernable.
With that said, I worry about how Mori and Ina will continue to stream this game. On one hand, I'd like for them to see the stories of the supporting characters to the fullest. But on the other hand, I can see the sheer amount of side quests being fatiguing to the streamers and viewers alike, possibly killing interest in completing the game at all.