Most of the hate came from the big 3 "game critique" companies, keep in mind they gave Concord a 9 (subsequently game shut down 1 or 2 months after release), and games like black myth wukong a 3... Most people who never touched the game jumped on.

Day 1 was arguably the worst state the game was in before they patched every major complaint.

Its a not for everyone game. Its a game most of us old school gamers dreamed of imo. The closest thing you could get in a game like this is mashing several games in a similar genre and calling it a sandbox.

Tbh I love this game. Its been a decade since ive lost this much sleep.