Irritating. It'd be cool if I could progress through the story without having to duel characters that are three or four levels more advanced than me. It's bad enough that it takes forever to get to the next level of Empathy, Courage, or Knowledge, but to HAVE to do that to continue with a story is a little silly. I understand that it prolongs gameplay, but not to the point that it takes me ( what feels like) years. Also, like everyone else, I will say the energy situation is a little ridiculous