Probably skill issue but about half way through the game I stopped having any fun. Enemies got so annoying for me to deal with and combat encounters became a massive slog (playing on normal). I think the combat overall is an improvement over the original but the rest of the game lacks the same memorability. Puzzles feel pretty arbitrary and you just kinda push buttons and move levers most of the time. Despite me playing the HD version, I think this is a pretty impressive game for the PS2. I just wished I enjoyed it more. Apprehensive now about playing the third.