Short Deck and Royal (A to 10 cards only I believe) can be good fun to play but not in a serious context, for me.
Short deck got traction because rich Asian players thought it levelled the game when playing with pros.
As others have said, it is an all out gamble fest and yeah, it does remind me of the way PLO/Omaha has devolved in recent years - little more than another gamble fest. If that's your thing...