I loved the first game. The story and everything was awesome! Then the Second game was just as fun; until people started coming from space and it felt like there was just way too much going on and the plot was crowded and cloudy. Overall fun game.
But the burning shores was lot more of the same except they added a cringey Hollywood setting and villain.
The romance (spoilers) with the new character just felt forced. It’s where 75% of the bad reviews come from so don’t listen to those ones. However, whether it was a straight, gay, trans, monkey, spaceship, lizard etc kind of romance; it was just very bland and felt very forced. There wasn’t a ton of good commentary to make it feel like a real romance plot line. It felt rushed and forced.
So the burning Shores in general? Forced, unnecessary and corny.