This game is hardly a step up from the previous one, which is to say thoroughly mediocre. The ever expanding cast of characters continues to get less interesting, and the story is outright nonsensical at points. There are few cool ideas in the plot, the school setting is almost as charming as it was in CS1, and it has one of my favorite endings in the series. Outside of that, though, this was an absolute slog to get through. Really not worth playing unless you're very committed to playing the whole series.