I'm very impressed by this game. I didn't think that the gameplay of the original aged all too well, so I was surprised to see that the sequel ironed out a lot of kinks that the original had (QTEs require WAY less mashing, the parry window is much more forgiving, etc).

What really impressed me about this game was its plot. You start off with all of your abilities, only to lose them all at the beginning of the game (similar to Metroid Prime), and you end on a cliffhanger that sets up God of War III, but it didn't feel cheap. I won't spoil anything, but it makes sense that this game ends the way that it does.

So yeah, overall I enjoyed this one.