Seconding this. I just got bored silly by all the fetch quests and repetitive button-mashing combat after a few hours. I remember the last thing I was doing was crossing a desert. When I found out from fans that I had to play the game multiple times to figure out what was going on, I just gave up on it entirely.
Each playthrough is different though and has you doing different things.
The fetch quests are mostly there to show you the world before it … changes. Before everything changes.
The first playthrough is the worst. The second is like wait what? Wait…what? The third is
It’s worth it to trudge through the first playthrough. I think at least.
Visuals too. Even on the original Switch. It’s one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever been bored out of my mind by.