My father thinks its simple and stupid, however I never attempted to explain how it works to him because that would probably shortwire his brain.
(Roughly Translated) "Why are you playing this stupid doll game again? It looks like its made for 7 year olds. Go study."
My mother doesn't really care much for videogames and she thinks that I am horribly addicted (she may be right). However, the one time she watched me play and I explained how the joints move in 4 different ways and combinations of joint movements cause your whole character to move, she said:
"Out of all the games you play, this one looks the most interesting. However, go study."
My lil bro thinks its pretty awesome and sometimes he watches me play or I show him a bunch of replays and he repeatedly exclaims how awesome it looks, however I think he is too young to try it right now.
My friends are split on the matter, some friends say that it looks really interesting but are scared of trying it because it looks really difficult, other friends dislike the style/concept of the game.