88. "pretty much every play style is viable and the critical path is short" In response to In response to 87
just pick a weapon (or incants or magic) you like and get to exploring. you only need to defeat like 11 of 165 named bosses to get an ending. everything else is just content/filler/lore and can safely be ignored
if you want a good weapon to clear the game with, the bloodhound fang can be obtained within 5 minutes of hitting "new game" and easily carries into the late game