Greedfall is a definite improvement over Spiders' last three games but those comparing it to a Bioware game are deluded.
It's very much an RPG lite in terms of its mechanics much as Technomancer was. Character customisation is extremely limited and, aside from chugging potions and setting traps for more difficult fights, combat is a case of block, riposte, rinse and repeat. The lack of depth in combat variety is not, in itself, something that represents a true negative - if it were then 90% of ARPGs and games based on position and timing (as this is) such as the Dark Souls series and all its clones would never have been any kind of commercial success. But this limited variety also extends to character skills and abilities and whichever "build" you aim for wont ultimately make much of a difference to how the game is played and this is a major drawback.
Despite this Greedfall has enough positives to keep you engrossed for quite some time. The graphics are of a good quality with some excellent cutscenes thrown in at pivotal points, the music is, likewise, of a good quality as is the voice acting. A quick nod to the fact that lip syncing is very poor shouldn't put anyone but the most fussy off. And to top off the positives the world realisation, setting, and storylines are excellent as is the faction delineation and the variety of quests and how they fit into the main line story-wise.
Greedfall, then, is a Ming vase with a few cracks running through it. It's never going to be that killer RPG blockbuster that every hardcore RPG fan hungers for but that doesn't stop it from being an absorbing experience. Those looking for a stat filled customisable D&D like experience should look elsewhere but those who just want good stories and an original world should be more than satisfied despite its being weaker in other areas.
To finish where I started, the game world and setting are more original than ANYTHING Bioware has ever done. Just add the combat depth, improve character customisation and skill sets and Spiders would finally be competing on even footing.
p.s. A big fart noise to those who are still whining about the lip sync (who cares)