Now I like to explore. I can put the plot on hold to go see what's down that hole. I find it fun to go off in other directions looking for stuff. But I hate it when all I find are landslides, broken bridges, and guards. Like it'd really kill them to let go off and explore. In fact it'd probably kill me, cause knowing me I'd accidentally wonder into the final area at LV3.

Of course this is mainly a problem in JRPGs. Not like over here, where they'd give you a rusty letter opener and dieing donkey and set you off.

So what about you? Do you like to go off exploring or do you just go where the plot tells you?