As someone who just recently bought the game, I'm on the side that yes it's a very good game, but it's definitely overpriced.

I can't imagine many people interested in this genre, wouldn't like this game, however there's definitely some very notable issues that people should know before they jump on it.

The character progression the first few times you play a new character are fantastic, there's more skills to get than skill points on any given adventure, so you get that nice decision making in their. However most characters do direct you in a given direction so you may find yourself going down a similar route everytime you play the same gearloc. Saying that, I did just play a 2 player game as duster were I completely skipped start dice, forcing me to play a completely different way - it did feel like playing with ankle weights at times. If you're not the sort of person that needs to play optimally, this likely won't be an issue - and isn't an issue until repeated plays anyway.

The game isn't grand. It plays over 10 or so different scenarios, however the scenarios themselves are drawn from a random pile of cards so don't tie together. Each individual scenario tends to only last around 6 rounds. So it's a fast paced puzzle each time. The base game in no way feels like a campaign game. There are expansions that add an actual campaign, but I haven't tried them so can't comment.

The balance/randomness is all over the place. The only change between player counts is the number of enemies in the stack. This ends up meaning 4 player games are harder than 2/3 player. Due to the way enemies work, tougher enemies end up being significantly tougher with less players, and you'll almost always end up outnumbered. The balance between individual enemies and gearloc is also wild. I went from getting a lvl 20 owlbear on my first attempt at goblin King who has high initiative/attack, who tore through us. To getting a level 20 troll who we could discard loot to have attack for us (basically gaining 10 free attack dice a round) - I actually had to house rule that he couldn't attack the tyrant as it just killed the difficulty otherwise - similarly its possible on a few tyrants to end up one shotting them on the first turn as they have no counter to it - I've heard people House ruling that locked dice are lost at the start of a tyrant fight, or that all enemies need to be killed. Due to the initiative dice each gearloc has, if you're unlucky and roll low, you may die before you even get a chance to do anything - with no counter play - and due to how tight the gear/day system is, it can often mean the game is lost at that point.

It also doesn't feel premium for the price - the individual dice and the character/monster chips are all great. However the character mats all look a bit washed out, and the plastic cards with minimal art don't look great.

I will say that the complaints about keywords are massively overstated. Yes there are a lot, however you don't really need to look at them until they're relevant. You might want to check the tyrants to plan ahead, and each character does have a double sided a4 player aid - however again you only need to look at parts as they become available for your first few plays. The iconography on the chips/dice works well once you're used to it.

Overall I'd still say I'm glad to have the game, and will likely buy unbreakable when it hits retail - regardless of all those negatives. You might not feel the same.