Strong agree, and something I hope Survivor corrected. I haven't gotten a chance to play the second yet, but I'm looking forward to it regardless since I really did enjoy the first game despite its flaws.
Ahh, okay. I actually really enjoy hub design when it's done properly (e.g. Dark Souls 1). I'll probably start Survivor after I finish Nier Replicant remake (and game that's got kind of a primitive hub design, come to think of it).
I think the furthest I ever got was the bit with At-Ats on my PS4 save. This screenshot is from my Steam deck save after I picked it up on the summer sale so I’m hoping to complete it this go around. Especially because of all I hear about how good it is