Just completed the quest about that demon guy and looks like the game has opened up a bit now, see a couple of side quests on my map.
Also after some 7h or so of gameplay, I’m digging the artwork/visuals too, it’s very dark fantasy world-esque and cities/environments are designed accordingly. There’s a good amount of lore to read through as well. The gameplay is still kinda flat, hope I get to unlock some cool abilities later!