while the game starts off slow, it has a really good way of pulling you back in. go deep into a challenging area, have no way to go further in, get some ability or create a shortcut. lots of backtracking, but so worth it.
felt guilty looking stuff up, but there's a lot to the game and you can get stuck if you're not paying attention. the music, the characters, the story are all great. the movement gets really nice, fighting is challenging.