Would people recommend Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous for someone who was just "okay" with Kingmaker, prefers turn-based to RTWP, and doesn't like individual combat encounters lasting more than 2.5 hours?
I like what I see online about the choices and build options, but I am worried the length of combat and the overall crunchiness of the Pathfinder system might make the game too time-consuming.
Yes, but with some reserves. Don't go past normal difficulty if you don't plan to minmax, else every combat will indeed turn into 2.5 hours chores. Download a mod to pre-buff before each fights. PF can be overwhelming with the amount of status effects and you will be casting the same spells a lot. Also put the crusade mode on auto as it is a terrible, unbalanced and time consuming version of heroes of might and magic.