feels a bit more inconsistent than the first game and doesn't hit quite as hard, but that's the risk of expanding on something that was both great and pretty simple.

the writing is much better and the commitment to more coherent worldbuilding is good for a sequel and a much longer game.

the 3d environments look a bit worse and are sometimes very hard to navigate.

both minigames (sidescroller and dungeon crawler) are just a pain. I typically really like when games do stuff like that, but the levels just feel like they needed another draft.

as much as this game adds in expanded scope, there is nothing quite like playing with your band in the first game