> but it is anything but formulaic, by any measure. All quests are "get from point A to point B" and all side quests are basically "fetch X for a forgettable N

> but it is anything but formulaic, by any measure. All quests are "get from point A to point B" and all side quests are basically "fetch X for a forgettable NPC number 15 000" By the time I've beaten the third boss and gotten to the robot village or whatever it is, all I could do is run through the desert for half an hour and give up. At which point does it become non-formulaic?