If you let it, this game will keep you up all night. The enemies will not level with you, this makes some areas of the game virtually inaccessible from the onset of the game. That being said, you shouldn't need any grinding if you walk to everywhere you need to go, rather than use ferrystones to fast travel, and explore the world. There's a large area on the bottom left part of the map that the main story won't lead you to and as I recall only one side quest has you travel through. If you like games where exploration is encouraged but not forced then you'll love this world. Here's wishing you luck for now, and countless lifetimes come to pass.
