The review seemed convincing enough to me and since even its supporters won't offer a praise better than "it's not that bad", it seems to fit well in the 'safe to ignore' category.
I'd say it depends a lot on how much you like the setting. The scenery is stunning if you have a fast enough rig to crank up the settings, and they really nail the island/tropical atmosphere. The cinematics and presentation are also very high quality.
So melee combat is still broken in G3? I've recently started and already pumped some points into strength. So I should just focus on ranged or magic then?
It's not broken, but it's not very satisfying imo. You don't have to focus on one style in G3 though.