Wouldn’t be as bad if there was a fast travel system (if there is I haven’t unlocked it, and in that case it should have been unlockable muuuuuch sooner lol).
I remember getting this in 2002, my dad watching me play, and then there's that bit in the beginning that's all "DOWNLOAD YOUR DIGIMON?" (despite the PS1 not being able to connect to the internet, it was just a contextual thing) and I had to turn over to my dad and ask him if it was alright
And that's my story.