tapevulture My friend - you have already found them and they only get worse. It’s kind of famous for its bad pacing.
Kislev is where I always give up again. I’ve tried to play the game several times since 1998 when I finished it before Christmas break and never get past Kislev. That is where you will go over two hours of cutscenes and small amounts of town exploration with no decision making. Eventually you get to do the mech tournament which is different than the regular battle mode, but it just saps my stamina.
The second disc is almost entirely a text box affair, but it’s only the last ⅓-¼ of the game if I recall.
It’s really a shame because there is so many other cool interesting things in the game that people will never get to see.
