Crossed the 35-hour mark. The pacing in this game is really good. Feels like a proper long-form anime (you know, the ones with 100s of episodes), which is amazing. Atlus are masters of making you feel like you are on an adventure of your own and this one doubles down on it, big time. The major moments in the story just hit so well.
Tip: Plan your Archetypes properly people. I entered a dungeon (not naming it coz it might be a spoiler for someone) whilst I was Lv. 27 or Lv. 28 and most of the main enemies in the dungeon were Lv. 35, including the main-boss. Got my a*s handed to me initially (didn't die, but ran away from a tough battle just before I died), but I took some time and set my archetypes accordingly and was able to complete it with somewhat medium difficulty. The sense of triumph after that was superb!
All this, in a totally optional dungeon.