Too Long? (Spoiler up to Chapter 4 and beyond)

[Fynn]

A lot of the repetition is optional after chapter 4. If you really just want to get to the finale...

gameplay spoiler, not really story spoilers...all you HAVE to do in chapters 5-8 is revisit the four temples and kill the four monsters (four times) to reactivate the crystals. With some appropriate pausing to level grind if necessary.

There is another way to make it shorter, but keep in mind the ending is different. All you have to do is... keep mashing the X button after Airy tells you to stop when awakening the crystal. Don't stop. Don't listen to anything she says. Just keep mashing until story happens.

Unfortunately, this is probably the only game that I think overstays its welcome. I still love it to bits, but it is way too long and the way it is extended is kind of like cheating. It would have been a much more polished, well-rounded experience, had it ended much sooner.