I love the series' sprawling narrative and the recurring characters, and the conclusion of the story arc was… fine. But the formulaic structure and absurd amount of bloat made it a real struggle to get through (with breaks, it took me three years). But it's finally over, and guess what I'm about to do? Time to dive into the four other games that were released in the time it took me to finish this one.

flawed arc but still enjoyable, but only if you have the time and energy to play the whole series