Until the developers commit to the idea that the game should be challenging, it will always disappoint the adult me that misses the difficulty of finding that perfect group of monsters, or figuring out where that one item is, or how to drop the stones just right to get to some random bird in a cave. It's missing those random side or plot quests that early entries always included. I spent a lot of time just looking for open water to ride my bike on, and it took a while.