I am going to summarise my thought on the game once I finish it. I think what kills the urgency for me is not necessarily mechanics, But writing. All of the protagonists/companions are very.... twitch-y. None of them speak or react as a sane person might, but offer snarky, disconnected comments worthy of a twitch streamer. Good for coop I suppose, but really strange in single-player.
I played as Lhose on my first attempt and found her lack of concern about anything really jarring. This time I picked Ifan, and due to his past and with his profession I find it easier to suspend my disbelief. Though, narratively the game seems to be confused whenever he got captured intentionally to hunt his mark, of if he got captured against his will.
