Is Cold Steel 2 shorter than 1?

So I have about 34 hours in cold steel 2 and I'm already on act 2 part 4. I know in trails games finale chapters are usually very long but I don't know if I'm blazing through the game or if it's truly that short for acts 1 and 2.

I did the spirit shrines, recruited all the students, did side quests both hidden and otherwise, and even did the snowboarding in Ymir.

Only thing I'm not doing is talking to every NPC I encounter but I'm otherwise doing all the content I see in front of me.

Is there anything I'm missing out on or is that just how the game is?