Recent reviews by phrap

Enjoyable, though there is a good bit of time-wasting with the animations between diorama sessions.

An enjoyable, atmospheric exploration of a manor with a myriad of guests.
Some extra QoL around indicators of discussion topics that would not grant new information and waste time resources would be nice, but even with a bit of wastefulness a majority of mysteries were solvable on my playthrough.
NOTE: The Linux build did not work for me on Gentoo, so I forced Proton instead.

Proton compatibility for BattlEye is not enabled, therefore PvP is not playable. Will update review when this changes.
The game runs fine after using Protontricks to install dotnet48 and vcrun2022 for the launcher and then run .exe installers for dotnet and aspnet dependencies that can be found here:
https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/Runtime/9.0.9/aspnetcore-runtime-9.0.9-win-x64.exe
https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/WindowsDesktop/9.0.9/windowsdesktop-runtime-9.0.9-win-x64.exe
but only fully launched without crashing when using Proton GE (latest 10-25 build). Doing this allows you to play PvE zone if you own access to it.

100%'d in ~57h. Very dense and enjoyable game with a lot of exploration to be had. Some annoying nitpicks here and there but everyone struggles differently with various bosses so they're likely quite balanced when some find particular ones easy yet others find those same ones impossible.
For $20 full price, its hard to go wrong.

Update: It is my GOTY 2025!

Played on Gentoo Linux using a 7950X3D/7900XTX rig.
Ideal config for this game seems to be locking framerate to 72fps while using FSR Performance mode for upscaling. Graphical fidelity doesn't take THAT much of a hit from upscaling, but it would be much nicer if it ran better at 4k native.
At 10 hours in, the solo campaign has been pretty easy using a weapon I haven't touched since MH1 on the PS2 (the greatsword), but now that I am getting further in and seeing the more interesting new monsters things are getting to be much more enjoyable. Graphically, the game is at its best when the regions are in the "Plenty" state, but this means you won't see that until after you've basically finished a story beat for that region so the initial graphical impressions have been pretty poor thanks to an overuse of volumetric fog (which can be disabled, but will make weather effects looks quite silly).
No crashes or system freezes on Linux anymore, which was my main problem with the Beta build until Proton Experimental (bleeding-edge) had an update that seemingly fixed this issue. Game is also running better for me on Linux than on Windows 10 for my 7900XTX setup.
I recommend against using the high-resolution texture pack DLC as it is 70GB in size and will use up 24GB+ of VRAM causing issues when it gets too full.
EDIT: It seems TU1 updates DirectStorage which breaks Proton usage. You can fix this by downloading the old 1.2.2 DirectStorage binaries (https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Microsoft.Direct3D.DirectStorage/1.2.2) and throwing them into the game's root directory, and optionally set them as read-only so they don't get updated and freeze your PC.

Kernel-level rootkit added to the game. Refund it if you can :^).

Crashes sometimes but from my understanding the current legacy game is getting a major overhaul.
Very enjoyable nonetheless and works relatively well on Linux via Proton.

Roughly 40 hours of content from all bosses, areas, and quests. DLC update broke EAC for Proton users so it was all done offline as a result.
World felt big but also really empty at times. Kept asking myself what the purpose behind a lot of enemy placements were when the loot they were defending was generally a basic crafting item or upgrade item that I could purchase at the roundtable.
Bosses are challenging but likely much easier if you use the early-obtainable deflect flask tear, since that helped immensely for the final boss.
I sincerely hope From's next game isn't open world since that didn't seem to add much to this experience.
Overall got my money's worth from one playthrough so far.

Currently requires multiple workarounds on Linux. Also currently causing total system freezing/crashing/hanging on RDNA3 after certain cutscenes.

Very fun! Works great on Linux!
Singleplayer has more bullethell patterns while co-op throws in mechanics that center around other players, so both provide a unique experience.
Static mouse + attack hotkeys feels really nice to use (big thanks to the dev for reverting a change made when Lunar difficulty went live that had undone auto-recentering).
Lots of UI customization available which is great to see.

One of the best games to come out in 2024 that's for sure.