I personally find a lot of media has pacing problems. I hate it when the main questline is supposed to be super urgent, but it just turns into a grind halfway through. Like, I’m the Chosen One who’s going to stop the looming apocalypse, but the farmer won’t help you unless you find his lost sheep first. I can’t just pay him to get a replacement sheep and get on with it, I gotta do a stupid buggy escort mission, and quite frankly, I’d rather do the dishes.