Easily the best story I've played yet. The atmosphere and writing is perfect, not a single lull or missed step. The gameplay is also extremely fun, it felt awesome to slomo dive around corners to gun down unsuspecting enemies.

I prefer Symphony of the Night by a bit but this is still a really fun game. Loved the true ending.

This one is already better than the original because I actually felt compelled to complete it. But even past that I had a ton of fun, even if I was trial and erroring the last few stages. Would be a 10/10 if there were rings in the last stage but still I had fun with every stage, including the apparently much maligned metropolis zone.