Now that I've had a little bit of time to think on it: NTWEWY is a great sequel and more than worth the wait. I don't think it's as good as the first game, but that mostly comes down to the first game having more story beats that I like in media as someone who prefers character-driven content (and tbh TWEWY is just a big character study).

The pacing is a little rough and there isn't a lot of forward momentum until the main plot kicks up, making the game kind of hard for me to play sometimes. But the fights are fun, if not a little confusing, the aesthetic is lovely, and the music, of course, goes hard. If you liked TWEWY, you should like NTWEWY. I'm just happy to see this game come back from the grave in any capacity, really!