Not as good as the original. Oftentimes conversations feel meaningless and short in a way they didn't in the first, music is definitley a downgrade and some of the environments were more striking first time around. Obviously better with a lot of the presentation, and most of this is subjective, but it butchered Georgiy and Isidor in my opinion - some of the changes in story where uneeded.
There is still a lot to love here in comparision to the original; deeper mechanically and with how you interact with the world, and, if you'll excuse how overdones this statement is, makes the people feel more living. In the original it can feel like you can see the seams in the world with how stiff characters talk. However, I don't know if this is really a positive or not.
The best part of this game, by far for me, was walking slowly back into town after the death of Aglaya. It sticks with me in a way no other single scene was able to.
Excited to see the bachelors route and hopefully the changelings eventually.