I like them - IF done well
if you want to do a slow burn the quality bar for your game needs to be high, especially with the writing, for the payoff to be worth it
also slow development cycles are rough on slow burn games
the game will probably never be "finished" but do we really need it? it's a sandbox and it's an excellent one, the art is great, there's a good amount of variety
agree with the rest of the thread here - really great content, surprisingly engaging, but too spread out
dev has done a great job with the core characters and should focus on them