The sidequest thing is totally just a personal opinion born from my runthrough & like I mentioned earlier I was also intentionally avoiding the walkthrough so a certain amount of missed content is probably to be expected, hehe. I think your vision for how you want the game to be and feel is most important for sure, so take it with a grain of salt! I'm just happy to hear the feedback might help. <3
I honestly was wondering if skipping scenes was even feasible with rpgmaker, I know it can be pretty restricting. Makes total sense that it isn't, and I appreciate the fast forward function enough to get by!
Thank YOU for the fantastic game! I'm sure I will keep enjoying it. If I think of anything else to say or wind up drawing any fanart, I'll be sure to take it to discord. <3