Even though I never really played the first part, I would say that it's not a good game. The story is really bland and you can throw most of the characters in the garbage can, not to mention the synchro (German language). It's one of the worst I've heard. A lot of the gameplay is very clunky, especially when it comes to climbing and the limitations at the beginning with stamina... I don't know who thought that was a good idea. But otherwise I got the impression that a lot of things were artificially drawn out. Very noticeable in the cutscenes. Unfortunately it wasn't worth it, luckily there was a free weekend.