Yeah this game is great, it improves on the original in almost every conceivable way. The writing is better, the gameplay has more QOL features and is faster and smoother, the world is more interesting to explore, there's a better overarching story that's surprisingly emotional by the end amongst other things.

I do wish they'd gone a bit heavier on certain quality of life features. I'd like to be able to turn off random encounters later in the game when I'm exploring some of the earlier zones and I do think the game is maybe a bit too easy up until the very, very end game. There's so many ways to get strong and absolutely dumpster bosses, which is fun in its own right, but nothing will really challenge people who interact with the game's systems and mechanics until the end game. That said, I loved this game from beginning to end.