Oh bro, I was just like you following this game even before its release, the difference being that I didn't buy it, I kept putting it off and focusing on other games.
From everything I had seen it seemed like a game I was going to completely fall in love with because it gave me that mysterious/weird/terrifying feel to its story, the whole pill and false reality thing really appealed to me. But reading your review I see that maybe I was right not to buy it at the time, a sadness that it has flaws like that, especially because I always like to be as stealthy as possible in games that allow it.
Maybe I'll pick it up on some super offer 90-85% off, haha.
Ah well... We all do it to ourselves when we set the bar too high with our own expectations! Still, I think I will go back to it when I've had a bit of distance. Probably more than worth it at a discount though! Perhaps you will be more patient than me!