Oh yeah, you’re right, and the side content is actually so good too. Very little worthless filler and fetch quests. The NPCs really are a highlight in this game, they’re so well-written. The Miller is amazing with his dumb bullshit about golems, and I loved the Striped Tonies!

They did the stealing thing really good. If you steal stuff and then immediately parade around in it in town, they will still go after you, because shocker: people recognize their own clothes.

It’s also one of the very few games I played where I enjoyed the horse riding.