It's so easy to lose yourself in those kind of games and lose track of times. I love games like that. FFXV Is a major change from pretty much any other FF game, in that there is so much more to do and explore. It's linear, but less unforgiving, in that you can do all of the side quests at any point once they're unlocked. So you could, if you wanted, go right through the story related missions to get the lore and what is going on, then afterward you can spend all of the time in the world exploring and doing everything else.

I adore Gaiman. He is easily one of my top 3 favorite authors. I haven't gotten to read Neverwhere, but I have heard great reviews. American Gods was fantastic! My favorite, though, by a long shot, is Good Omens, which he co-wrote with Terry Pratchett. It is the most sarcastic, entertaining apocalypse story that I have ever encountered, and I highly recommend it.