And what's great about the horribly dull parts is that they force you into an extremely bored state of mind, in which your only goal is to hurry on to the next interesting part. As a result, you let your guard down a bit. Then, the next time you carelessly investigate an item, the game says, "I HOPE YOU ENJOY HAVING THIS METAL SPIKE IN YOUR FACE. :wacko:"
But I've also never finished the game. Horribly long and dull maze is horribly long and dull. Then you escape from one and your excitement at finally seeing some new scenery is killed by another maze. And despite the fact that it feels like you've been playing for years, you're only on part two of chapter one.