similar, though for me it was less that it wasn't resonating and more that even getting to that point is a decent amount of play time if you're exploring

I think I finished the game in three distinct chunks each a year apart - up to the bloody baron, to the final quest, and then literally just the last two or three hours of the final quest because I didn't realize how close to the end I was. and I had like a 1.5 or 2 year break between chunks 2 and 3 lmao