On my first playthrough I liked this a lot more but overtime I've soured on it; its got higher highs than the first game but boy do the lows go low. Still would recommend if you liked the first one.
This game's a giant mess but its a giant mess with good characters and mostly improved somniums. Unfortunately the game's Uchikoshi twist drags it down a lot and we miss out on some of the better character interactions from the last game.