>I think it's because of the map, they made the tutorial level
>important from a story perspective but it's in an area east of
>the Forbidden West, which means they had to make it a bit
>longer to get their story points in to send Aloy off to the
>Forbidden West.
>
>But year - definitely can be annoying especially with Varl
>tagging along asking annoying questions and pointing out
>things. I was right with Aloy when she left him in Meridian to
>go west...



yup... also, I had the tutorial glitch in 2 different spots where I completed the task but it did not advance.. so i had to go back a few saves.. also the game crashed my ps5 at another spot.