Great writing, hreat voice acting, great atmosphere. This is a very high quality 2D experience wich is very unique compared to most modern day AAA games. If you don't like gwent but still want to play through the story and the world, you can set the game to the lowes difficulty wich makes it very easy. Most battles are also optinal.
I understand why people liked the beta more. This version of gwent works perfect for thronebreaker but most people prefer the old, more simplified version of the game as a stand-alone. I also think that the sudden change in ways the game is playedm took some people of guard. Overall i'd say it is worth trying.