What are these ‘certain concepts’ ? I was able to enjoy Andor even though you could call it '“less star wars-ey”. It felt like it had an intersting story to tell and not just trying to fanservice.

Yes it seems OP and definitely is going to lead to a lot of warlock5

If you want, Rogue 3 / Ranger 5 is pretty nice.

Level cap seems well placed to me, obviously I want to keep getting more powerful but I think it would trivialise late game fights. The Final act seems more spread out, so it was probably easier to balance around you being level10-12 most of it.

Also you dont feel like you need to do everything as much when you hit level cap, its easier to skip things that dont feel righr for this playthrough.

Katamari Damacy is a great example, built around a very simple but satifying mechanic snd good controls.

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom

Why is it “hype” when it’s not made for you?

If you can afford it: Listen to them on spotify if it’s the most convinient product + then support your favorite artists in other ways (eg. Order merch from their website, see them live, twitch, patreon).