It's more like an excessive article tbh. I found the dialogue and the new camera quite engaging, unlike DOS2 top down.
I just found it weird. So many of the negatives were positives in disguise, like the Illithids' space ship being too awesome, and one of the Illithids dominating innocent people. My guess is he honestly didn't like companions being so antagonistic at first, and the rest is just spin to make it fit the same tone as the companion stuff.
