Just started Playing Rebirth…

And I’m really enjoying it! I feel like I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy it because I had heard a lot less buzz around it than remake and people not enjoying it as much. I had also heard some people saying it was better lol but is it because it’s more open world and people didn’t like that as much? Or just cause its a sequel and the hype wore off for some people? Or is it a change from the source material?