It is, I don't blame you for missing that. The game is already sparse on inter-party dialogue, and without things like camp life interludes or explorable homes the grand feeling the narrative is trying to evoke falls flat.

I agree, but there's also social spaces in the game like the Sandsea and Balfonheim's tavern, and a few houses in Arcadia. The game's narrative design seems like the culprit. It really favors open field areas and dungeoneering over urban environments.

Wow no wonder he knows the exact car Bladerunner, the hero of the popular movie Bladerunner, would drive.