This was a fun nostalgic game for someone who played the original back on the PS2. I enjoyed the aesthetics and the art style. Collecting and using all the weapons was quite enjoyable plus PK throwing people into space never got old.

That said, this was one of the few games where I really noticed pop-in. I normally don't see pop-in but playing on PS5 it was super distracting.

Also, for me, the side missions became pretty repetitive pretty quickly so grinding out the Platinum trophy proved to be a slog.

Unlike it's predecessor, I actually finished this one during this replay, this is largely just the first one again but with some really strong improvements that change things for the better in both the open world and missions. The karma system is still basic but this game is a lot better at trying to tempt you to do evil things, whilst venorating the benefits of being good.

Sadly it loses a lot of the charm and character of the production design that the first had, the live action video on the TVs, the art design, the look of the world, but this isn't neccessarily a downgrade in that respect. Really glad I've played this one again, it was one of my first console games and the nostalgia I had when playing this was really something else.