I have no idea how much clout or w/e Giant Bomb has, but I did find it amusing that people kept referring specifically to their 30min. video in my thread as an indicator that the game isn't very good. Which felt weird since it was described as a "quick look", as opposed to the numerous reviews already out, both positive and mixed, that covered the whole game.
That's the word though, their video provided an 'indicator', not an indictment. From it, I wouldn't be able to judge the entirety of a game's content but I would be able to see the core mechanics, the style of quests, the art style and so on. That indicated for me that it probably wasn't my thing, no big deal. I read up some more from other sources, yeah, still probably not my thing.
But yeah, my broader point is that some are acting like people are ignoring GR2 because they don't enjoy nicher experiences and my point is that maybe some people just aren't into it, for the sake of balance. For what it's worth, I hope it does well as I'd rather see a wider range of nicher games out there doing well even they don't float my boat as that's good for everyone - some of my favourite games sold poorly and reviewed far worse haha.