I feel like I’m always in the minority here, but everyone I know who games loves this one (2nd edition). It’s the one that I hear my friends and family talk about the most and ask to play. These are more casual gamers and are the type that have zero interest in ones like Gloomhaven, Root, or any RPGs.
I agree that 1st Ed was a hot mess, but there were items in it I liked. 2nd edition has been a hit and I’ve had no problems replaying scenarios in it either. I don’t get the lack of replaying because they know the ending. Isn’t that the case of every basically every board game (though I get it if you just don’t care for the mechanics in it).