All thosed "mixed reactions" prolly come from folks expecting that standard shyt.
1. Lead character and friends start off weak but incredibly strong when compared to regular people
2. They get beat up by some mean person that's stronger
3. They go on quests with more puzzles than fights to level up
4. They come back to beat up the mean person, almost lose
5. The Power of Friendship
, still almost lose
5. "
WHAT IS THIS POWER!? YOU MUST HAVE GOTTEN A POWER UP FROM LEARNING THE FORBIDDEN TECHNIQUE THAT IS ONLY GAINED FROM TRAINING AND SOLVING PUZZLES! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *dramatic hero music plays*"
6. Mean person joins team as the tsundere. "It'... it's not because I like you or anything. Idiot."
7. Repeat for 12 seasons.