gamerdad I crossed the ten hour mark in the game last night and I’m digging into the multiple side quests as an homage to my classic play style in the original: grind until your characters are overpowered enough to plow through the main plot.

Just how I like it. I admit that I have watched a couple of those “things to do when you start” videos for tips on weapon configurations and getting the settings and shortcuts finely tuned from the perspective of experienced players. And some of those hints are to do pretty much exactly what I’m doing: focus on some side quests in an attempt to bolster your player and your own skills to ease the game as you start to encounter more challenging battles.