frompeppermint

the endings were underwhelming but became way way better after they added additional content with the patches.

the game is really long so it may be a bit harder for you to hop onboard if you don't like it from the start - low levels are not as fun as high gameplay-wise. but the more you play, the more you master the system (which is not clean 5e but more like 5e combined with larian's unique style), the more fun and creative mechanics you will find.

if you are stuck with battles that have many of enemies, watch this:

also the story is really impacted by your choices, and according to your post you've barely scratched the surface of that!

Path of exile 2 can be interesting, but if it's not a diabloid anymore I'm going to be disappointed