I'm thinking of trying it. I forgot about the Steam refund thing. Never really used that.
I'm one of those rare birds that like solo gaming. Those type of fps games that suit me are getting hard to come by. I have Doom Eternal because I like that kind of gameplay, but it was nothing like Doom 2016. All arcade-like. Never even finished it.
Yeah, it can be one of those games people either love or hate, so best to take advantage of something like Steam's full refund within 2 hrs of play policy.
My take on reviews I've seen is it's a situation where you toss out the all negative and all positive ones, and read what's left. Too many people jump on a hate or fanboy wagon, instead of being realistic and honestly telling you how you can turn lemons (hard challenges) into lemonade (reward). Most challenging games seem far more annoying upon first reaction, than they do after knowing how to play them well. Dead Space 1, 2, & 3, Wolfenstein Youngblood, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Doom Eternal, The Evil Within, Spec Ops The Line, Kane & Lynch 2, those are all games I started out thinking were going to be more annoying than fun, but once I learned how to play them well, I kept coming back to them to play them on hardest mode. In fact GRW, DE, and TEW I made video guides on how to beat them on Extreme and Akumu with no upgrades, and how to beat DE on Nightmare without super fast multi weapon switching and acrobatic moves. These are games that deserve time to get to know and play them well, not knee jerk reactions from those whom have no business playing challenging games.
The net is full of BS reviews, best to judge for yourself. My first play through of Wolf Youngblood I was pretty naive how to play it. I didn't even realize the weapons get more powerful and level up the more you use them. When I got to the final boss fight, I hadn't a clue what tactics to use and my weapons were kind of weak. The 2nd play through I aced, and it was very rewarding. It's one of those games that can be overwhelming, or very rewarding once you get in the flow of it. I never review a game until I know it well. If my first play through goes horrible, but I sense I didn't know the game well, I will never chuck out an emotionally driven hate review. It's a disservice to anyone who reads it, and the game industry in general. This game is also not nearly as repetitious as some imply. Sure, you WILL retrace steps if you focus on opening all the crates, and doing all the side missions, but the objective is never the same. It's nothing like the new Hitman games where you play the same few missions over and over, with the exact same objectives and targets, only changing disguises or kill weapons. THAT to me is gaming insanity.