It would have made a much better adventure game. Everything but the gameplay is fantastic. I couldn't stomach it long enough to get past the halfway mark.
I have been playing this one recently. Great story, atmosphere and lot of interesting characters. Love the vibre and year of events. Such a shame that combat is a mess. It's definitely unique with blood, biting, etc. Fun game, but it could have been better. Still enjoying it tough.
Really sloppy imho. You can get used to it with time. Good idea that didn't result well. I enjoyed because of interesting story and surrounding, so it was fine. If combat is number 1 for you maybe you should think about skipping.