Obviously tastes differ. I thoroughly enjoyed it and felt it deserved the praise.

• The setting is original.
• Turn based with Parry/Dodge isn’t original (super Mario RPG) but it’s pretty satisfying here
• The stat/build system is fairly original and gives a lot of depth
• I thought the story was a solid examination of grief

If you enjoy RPGs it’s very good. Great soundtrack, good story, and to me very fun combat loop. Most of my friends love it too. But some people seem to bounce off it. It won every award for a reason.

To me the game very much lived up to the hype and I’d highly recommend giving it a try