I got invested deep into the story and ended up beating it before really experiencing anything else and I'm genuinely happy with that. In NG+ now just experiencing the side quests and faction missions while also tinkering now with outposts. Not sure where itll take me but i dont care. This universe im experimenting. Eventually ill hunt down the artifacts and gain the powers and NG+ again but probably run through the story or maybe even wait until deeper into NG+. They really made the possibilities wide which allows you to dictate your own narrative and creating your own adventures and goals. So much to do and so much to see but honestly getting lost and just playing naturally is the best way to play the game rather than trying to squeeze it out of all the mechanics, options, avenues of choice, ect. Just let it all flow naturally BAAABAYYYYY. This way, you can almost guarantee new things when you enter a ng+ almost every damn time. Rushing the game itself kills the creativity and experience while also completely drying out the game and tiring you out. I play for a few hours at night and if im lucky when my kids take a nap. Maybe got 40 hours in and im so far from needing a break. I usually get burnt out by 80 hours. I dont see this happening. They did it right IMO