Yes, I agree here... after the absolutely amazing and unbeatable first act everything that comes after it is still very, very good, but doesn't come close to what the first act offers in terms of density, intensity, playfulness and immersion.
If all acts were like act 1, this game would be above every scale known to all the races of Rivellon.
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But this doesn't mean that act 2 onwards is bad - it's just that, for example, Driftwood is not Fort Joy (although it has an amazing start). Still, if Fort Joy is 11 on a scale of 1 to 10, everything after it still is a 9.