Long story short: Act I to III is very good. The game is a lot of fun and anyone who is into LOTR or open-world games should definitely get this game. The loot boxes are a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ business practice but are by no means necessary to 100% the game, even on the hardest difficulty. It took me 43h to completely finish the game + 75% of the achievements, so I'd say that's fair.

Now, normally I'd give a game like this a solid 8 or 9 out of 10, HOWEVER they really messed up with Act IV.
Act IV is such a repetitive, grindy, boring part of the game but is required if you want to see the true ending. They artificially extended the length of the game with Act IV. That's why I would rate this game a 7 out of 10, because Act IV is just a tedious mess.

Long story short: Act I to III is very good. The game is a lot of fun and anyone who is into LOTR or open-world games should definitely get this game. The loot boxes are a shitty business practice but are by no means necessary to 100% the game, even on the hardest difficulty. It took me 43h to completely finish the game + 75% of the achievements, so I'd say that's fair. Now, normally I'd give a game like this a solid 8 or 9 out of 10, HOWEVER they really messed up with Act IV. Act IV is such a repetitive, grindy, boring part of the game but is required if you want to see the true ending. They artificially extended the length of the game with Act IV. That's why I would rate this game a 7 out of 10, because Act IV is just a tedious mess.