Chapter 10 should've just been skipped. Whatever miniscule amount it added to the game is nullified by its incredible suckiness.

But yeah, I was also thinking why there couldn't have been other areas earlier in the game with a bit more expanse to them. Not everything has to be like Gran Pulse, of course, but a little more expanse and a few of those Mark hunts earlier on would've been cool. Chapter 11 is the first time you're doing anything different from everyone else, which is kind of sad.

EDIT: Shlup, if those Behemoth Kings are what I think they are, they are certainly tough. You really need to be able to kill it before or just as it's transforming (which means within one stagger bar), because then it just heals up and you're screwed. I've managed to kill two so far, but also died/restarted a couple of times before figuring this out.