I finished W3 today

I just finished W3 after 7 months of on and off playing. Put a lot of hours into it. In the final 3rd of the game, I decided to skip a lot of the side content, remaining '?' on the map, and the abundant and often long dialog sequences. By the end, I felt like I'd finished an amazing book but with no idea of what actually happened. I'll miss the world and the ambience of it all, but envy those of you who could really commit to getting absorbed in this huge thing that I wasn't really able to. The story was so layered and time-intensive I just don't know how others managed to get through all of this. I feel like I missed out, and as much as I loved this game, doubt I will ever replay it. I played W3 with no prior knowledge of the series or books. I will probably turn to the books next. I feel sad to be finished it but it was just way more than I could chew. I wish I could have played this at 14 years old rather than in my 30's but whatever. There's no reason for posting this - I just had to get it off my chest.