I need some help before committing. Remake wasn't that good for me.

I'm considering starting FFVII Rebirth.

I played Remake, and while it's a great improvement from the original, I honestly found it quite a slog of a game. The side quests were eternal and uninteresting, and the game had nothing to praise really imo, compared to other modern games.

I'm very surprised that Rebirth got such positive feedback, and even awards, as I was expecting it to be in the same line.

The question. Is it really that much better/different than Remake? Or is it just more of the same?

Why did Rebirth get so much praise?

I want to go in blind as possible, but at the same time don't want to sink in 90h for another slog.