Reply To: Final Thoughts?
I seem to remember the “need to give gem to dealer outside of dialogue” as a major blunder too.
As for your other main complaint – lack of focus as to the next goal – I think you are onto something, and you summarized it quite well. All through the first (and longest) part of the game – I never felt I was chasing a specific goal, but rather multiple goals in parallel. It makes the game non-linear which is fun, but also confusing.