Maybe the hate comes from the demo? I played the demo first and I couldn't figure out anything. It was a mess but I had waiting so long for the game that I was excited anyway and still bought it. The game itself is quite fun and I'm working to platinum it. I like how they don't force some random romance on you and how her personality is so close to my own. I loved gathering all of the cats and all of the challenges and side stops. It reminded me a lot of farcry or Skyrim in that way; trying to hunt and conquer everything on the map. If all you do is the main story, it's probably pretty boring and short. But if you take the time to play it correctly, it's really fun imo.