I'm really curious to what exactly is it. 

What's the problem?  I've been playing it for about 4 hours now and this seems like a damn well made action game with a strong rpg/looting backbone to it.  Maybe it's because I got it for $10, but why did people score this game so low?  It's tremendously polished, has a well presented LOTR type feeling stories, and the combat is satisfying.

I'm just curious, was this truly a victim of Neogaf?

You know, I think people viewed this game wrong. 

I personally view this as a story focused game with pretty fun combat and then some rpg backings.
I think when you think of it as an rpg or as an action game instead of what it is,  something becomes lacking.  Sort of dealing with the length too.  

What's wrong? It's on 360. (runs away)

i enjoyed it, great diablo style game

It is boring and the controls are dumb.

From what I know, it wasn't as strong a loot game as people really wanted. Don't really know, though, as I thought it would eventually make it to PC (really wanted to play, but not that hard).

Borderlands is coming, though, which I have been following for what seems like a decade; actually only half of that, but I round up!

" I'm really curious to what exactly is it.  What's the problem?  I've been playing it for about 4 hours now and this seems like a damn well made action game with a strong rpg/looting backbone to it.  Maybe it's because I got it for $10, but why did people score this game so low?  It's tremendously polished, has a well presented LOTR type feeling stories, and the combat is satisfying. I'm just curious, was this truly a victim of Neogaf? "

I only played the demo, and that kinda unsold me on the game.  I felt like it looked far too unpolished, it's control scheme was somewhat ill-concieved.
I know the demo doesn't really let you experience the loot system, but still.  I felt if the game wasn't going to be an enjoyable experience for me with what I played.

"@SmugDarkLoser said:

" I'm really curious to what exactly is it.  What's the problem?  I've been playing it for about 4 hours now and this seems like a damn well made action game with a strong rpg/looting backbone to it.  Maybe it's because I got it for $10, but why did people score this game so low?  It's tremendously polished, has a well presented LOTR type feeling stories, and the combat is satisfying. I'm just curious, was this truly a victim of Neogaf? "

"tremendously polished" is maybe the biggest overstatement I have ever read. But that aside, yeah I thought it deserved better reviews. I think Jeff's review got it about right. Its not really bad or really good, but somewhere inbetween."