Looking at the negative review, honestly I think they're just a bunch of crybabies trying to get some nostalgia without even using their brain to play the game
FicusCat's review is IMO too fast to judge the game in the first hours of the game, like
HP potion drop (yes, some monster drop some potion, you just outta luck),
Recovery Button that's limited by 2 (You can just tap the skill button and realize that you can increase it, how hard can it be?),
some monster that have elemental damage (you know that you can run, don't you? Even David told you that running is an options),
and enemy with overpowered level near the first village (I mean, David's post on steam is enough to make you realize that),
a lot of "dead level" (If you don't have skill and trait points management, it's YOUR fault, not the game),
the indifferent strength of monster with the same level (Even the first enemy of Goblin and Spearman Goblin on the same level is different in strength, what do you expect?)
and you can see that FicusCat isn't PLAY the game, he just merely REVIEW the game
...anyway, that's just my opinion