The real problem is how expensive the game is. The length of time a game occupies your time is a nice, straight forward starting point when judging its monetary value. I’m no good with understanding value so i don’t really go into those more complex questions (like all i care is if i want to play it and if i have money to afford it, it’s very binary in that sense).
I honestly just feel like you cannot trust reviews this early, especially for games like this. Like, which is more representative of how people will enjoy it? How it compares to its contemporary brethren, or how good of a game it is in isolation? I mean, most people probably want “the new thing”, and that’s probably first in their minds when considering how much the game should cost, but these outlets are from an enthusiast press, specifically catering to the enthusiast crowd, who constantly enjoy old games and design choices that would seem archaic to the standard video game buying person. I don’t know. I tend to be of the opinion that no work can be justly analysed the instant it becomes available and that’s one of the reasons why i don’t read reviews at all, just absorb content. Maybe this game will be seen with better eyes half a year from now, freed from expectations, and more people will be able to play it and come to their own conclusions about it.
I’m fine with conservative games and i’m sure i’d probably enjoy this one, but yeah. It sounds very anachronistic and i can’t spend this much money after Majora’s Mask. I’m just glad they actually managed to get it out.