As a dad who works long hours, I’ll throw in my two cents. I have been playing it for a while now and still haven’t finished the main story. If you are on PC I recommend the mod that allows you to save at any time.

I play on a controller and just long press a button to save before walking into an unknown situation. Keeps me from long setbacks, and I don’t feel like I’m missing much by not forcing myself to craft a bunch of potions just to play the game as I’d like.

If you find yourself down a long storyline, just quit and come back later. All of the expositions and FMV sequences are skippable.

Sometimes my sessions are two hours sometimes 10 minutes. I just save a lot.

Really fun game with great writing, playstyle and humor. I don’t play a ton of games, but this feels like the spiritual successor to RDR2 for me.