The widest audience possible?
You know what sticking to the classic crpg mold gets you? Nothing.
No one's going to remeber solasta or Wotr in 10 years
Baldurs gate broke the mold.
Dragonage broke the mold.
Mass Effect broke the mold
The Witcher III broke the mold.
We still talk about these games because they pushed the entire industry forward, the casted a wider net and became all the more belovid for it.
This game is for
Rpg fans.
Cinematic story fans
Souls like/combat focused fans.
Lgbtqa fans.
Shipping fans.
Dating Sim fans.
Hentai game fans.
D&D fans.
Horror fans.
Adventure/Exploration fans
Gamers.
Why are the triple A studios scared of this game? Because most of their games only do one or two of these.