Its a creative sandbox mate, make up your own fun. The crux of the game is kinda getting your import/export game up, moving around the world and hauling back the goods to your spot(s) and there is all kinds of conditions which can make that a fun prospect or a boring one, depending on how you want to go about it. First time straight isn't a bad time, and once you got the hang of it the later play through you can try things differently, for example having Eikthyr ripped apart by the wolves you tamed in the mountains. Its really on the group to decide what to do, the game does set up conditions for fun and nothing says you cant go play up to your 'skill level' instead of following the rails.