Dude it really is just that good. Every gripe I have with this game is very minor. Really the only thing wrong with the game is that even on normal difficulty there is some necessary grinding during the later portion of the game. And I think some story beats aren't presented obvious enough.

Played most recently in 2023. Very very fun game (especially with friends) with a great gameplay loop.
Problem is that grinding for anything once you get to swamp is a literal chore and not fun and not worth it. Tried doing playthroughs 3 times and got to silver and the mountains on the 3rd one and realized it was just too much. New armor is barely better than fully upgraded old armor in every tier and costs a crazy amount of time and effort to just get.

Game gets really stale after around 30 hours. Doing deep dives is fun and all but when every single mission type is one of five and always the same it kinda sucks.