Thanks for reading! I haven't paid attention to the critical consensus on the game, but it doesn't surprise me to hear that I'm close to the consensus. The game certainly has interesting elements and I can imagine a lot of people buying it and being happy with it once it becomes a "Greatest Hits" title or whatever, but I can't recommend it at launch purchase except as a means of filling a quota and holding people over until something inevitably comes along that's much better a few months from now. It would make a terrific rental, as well. ;-)
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality
"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world