It is, the exploration and solving mysteries are the best part, it's not like generic go here and fetch or mundane puzzles. It just tosses you into this gloomy, war-torn mess and basically says, “Good luck, Sherlock, Find your own way.” Figuring out to help an NPC actually feels the sense of 'pride and accomplishment"
Don't take this as a 'souls' game. You can customize difficulty at your convenience. Combat isn't tough at all.
Yes, of course. I don't follow enough on the monetary aspect of it, but gamepass does give visibility to some games which otherwise would have gone unnoticed. Quality of gamepass games is a hit or miss though.