I read many reviews on many washers and felt a bit overwhelmed.  In the end, this LG top-load washer was our final decision.  We've had it for about a month and we're very pleased.  As others said, your clothes are not completely covered in water, but it appears to be plenty of water to get the clothes clean.
Our family doesn't get muddy on a regular basis but we exercise several times a week so our clothes get sweaty.  This washer has done a great job at getting everything from sheets, jeans, sweaty gym clothes, and t-shirts clean.  

We don't use a lot of settings.  I use the 'normal' setting 95% of the time and the washer has performed well.
It's not a loud machine and it doesn't rattle around.  

The only thing we had trouble with was the initial test after we installed it.  Don't bother calling customer service, just look it up on YouTube, it's a LOT faster.  The trick is to press all the buttons before the initial chime ends.