LogFAQs > #979277042

I'm actually really happy about the ability to run through enemy territory and not have to do non story missions in sequence. There's a cool cavalry women at the top middle with a level....12 quest I think? There are a good half dozen side battle on either side of her, but you can just skip them all (I'm still gonna do them after of course).

It'd be different if actual story progress could be fucked with, but they do a good job of putting field enemies that make that impossible to run through, if not just literally blocking your path in some cases. As it stands, it means that in most cases you can do character unlock content whenever you're strong enough regardless of where you have progressed.