I haven't played the game, but the system you're critiquing is rather prevalent in RPGS, isn't it?
Reporting a situation is not critiquing. Reporting that a car that does not start does not start is not critiquing.
Off the top of my head Morrowind, Oblivion, Might and Magic 6-8, and Eschalon all have similar mechanics and are generally considered good RPGS.
Part of the legacy of the crowdfunding movement is that habit of bringing up games in order to justify the crowdfunded products.
The mechanics are not similar, as much it is possible. Neither are their implementation.
The implementation of the mechanics in Balrum is a disaster. So little works.
i don't know, Its only 15 bucks and other then here the only negative review I could find on steam lists more pros then cons and the dude has 63 hrs into it.
$15 is seven days in the life of a $2 per day person.
The steam review system is a system to spur sales. Negative reviews are hard to come by, especially for this kind of crowdfunded products.
Because of this bias, it is better to look at what positive reviews tell.
For example, positive reviews might apply to a product that often crashes and while crashing, wipes out saves (while saving progression is a mandatory for the product)
Positive reviews based on 0 hours 0 minutes played might also be found.