I played this game after all the glowing reviews I read. It deserved the praise.
Now - I play plenty of adventure games that were slagged. I'm used to it. Most are not that bad - many are still fun.
There are three groups I put games in:
1) Can't find any reviews that speak badly about the game. (999 and Ghost Trick).
2) The reviews are mixed - some reviewers like the game, some don't (Crime Lab is a good example).
3) Most reviews of the game are negative. I have to search to find a positive one (Lux Pain - the game I am currently playing is in This bucket).
I'm so glad Ghost Trick is in bucket number 1.