The gameplay didn’t keep me interested as long as a lot of 4X games, but the setting and visuals are great

I kinda just like watching it do its thing

A game with lovable characters, some great story sections and all around improved combat from the first remake, unfortunately dragged down by repetitive and uninspired open-world bloat and padding which bored me to tears, and a bit of a messy ending. Maybe I’ll look back more kindly when the next one comes out, or maybe the opposite will be true. Only the third one will tell how the full story will shake out.