I got the game. If you like the Borderlands series, looter shooters, Outlanders & the likes, then you will probably love this game, otherwise, you probably won't like it.
I am having a blast playing this game. End up creating a big bearded male, I mean type B, as type A characters, like many modern games are atrocious looking. Whatever I do not see my character's face 99% of the time, so whatever. My Type B character looks pretty cool, like a Viking, but a shame Type A is so bad.
Back to the game. I think the melee weapon & spells (many varieties) added to the loot hunt & gameplay. I am only very early (level 6) but so far it's one of the most fun I have had with a borderland game in terms of gameplay, as well as visuals.
Levels are linked by an overworld, like old school Jrpg world, where you are a big head giant character on the world map & it also has random encounters by old school Jrpg. It worked well as far, & give cohesion to the different areas of the game.
It does have the ignoring borderland mob regen after some time. Not an issue most time though.