I've completed the first part of the game after about 3-4 hours and whilst it's staggeringly beautiful and a very well-produced game, I'm not all that impressed so far. This being one section that was heavily embargoed for reviews.
The story is pretty cringe, the characters are flat and boring plus the narrative seems pretty forced. It feels like I'm playing a teen drama that is following some predictable checklist of stereotypical genre tropes. The game has been painfully linear so far and although a decent of the first portion is more of a tutorial and scene setter, it feels dated and very limited.
I do think it will pick up but the backlash this game has been getting is somewhat justified IMO.