Played a couple of chapters so far and its a pretty great transition to the strategy genre. Combat is really good. If you're either into Gears or XCOM you should definitely check it out.
Also didn't expect to have Gears 5 level of production values. Cutscenes look insanely good.
Its better looking than Gears 5 factually because they have brought in new tech. It also has vibe similar to earlier Gears games as compared to newere more colorful ones. Story seems pretty generic and regular Gears stuff.
Game is pretty challenging on normal difficulty but since we do not perma lose our team members like Xcom, it feels less condquential. Still in early stages so cannot give final verdict. But it is remarkably polished.
You reap what you sow. This is what happens when you take away choice from consumers. Even with 88% split going to developers, they can't recoup costs. Meanwhile, Helldivers 2 is a massive hit for Sony thanks in big part to Steam.