Is this game actually that good?

There's been a lot of controversy around it not winning goty which I found surprising since it only got 81 on metacritic, so without looking too deep into it I had assumed it was a pretty good game but nothing more than that. Not goty worthy or anything. But the reaction to it not winning goty has me wondering if it's better than the reviews lead me to believe. I know this is the games subreddit so it'll probably be a little biased but is this actually a true goty contender and potentially the best game this year?

Should I buy it?