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>>9532504
I'd assume it's precisely the mix of fidelity to the source material in terms of content with an arguably misguided "gamified" visual style.

I totally get how some people may actually like it, but fresh off the visual solemnity and elegance of the LotR feature films, getting a Bilbo-if-he-Mario adaptation of The Hobbit (actually acknowledged as such by the developers themselves) was an understandable shock for others. The developers' rationale (about this particular piece of the source material being more "lighthearted") was solid enough when considered in the vacuum, but given the commercial point of the project was piggybacking on the mainstream popularity gained by the films, this was hardly the most appropriate approach.