LightningStrikes posted...
If youre not feeling the open world content, just skip it. There is no requirement to play it. Personally I enjoy it because its presented in such a convenient way with the ability to fast travel to any location and only a few things to do per tower, but the game really does just let you mainline it. At least up to where I am.
This is where I'm at now, a few days after my last post. You can mostly skip past it just like running directly to the next town on a JRPG's world map.
That said, some of these mandatory minigames / "play as another character with their unique gimmick" sections are ass. Chapter 11, looking at you.