As mentioned many times here, EZA has a huge community problem. Perhaps due to the lack of clear political alignment the level of hate on the comments is genuinely the worst part of the experience. But you can always not look at them I guess, and pretend ResetEra is the official spot for discussions.
I thought the review was fair, and the game does feel like it's greater than the sum of it's parts, and while that makes it just shy of greatness, it's still absolutely worth it, especially for a portable system when you can play it in chunks and do the grinding elements on the go.