This was a really fun game. I enjoyed the open world, flying around and killing baddies. Exploring to find hidden chests and weapon mods was neat. The whole weapon mod mechanic was awesome. Not much need to decorate or even visit your house on Fathership. I wish there was a use for the turrets you can buy and place around Fathership though, like some random attacks you have to fend off. English also wasn't the strongest but it was certainly passable. Oh well, small stuff. All in all it was a fun experience. The devs did a great job.

The game itself is gorgeous. Truly beautiful. Combat wasn't as good as the first game in my opinion. They got rid of melee (punch). Jump punch the shield folk was my move in the first game, hahaha. The story this time is around is told much better, it's easier to follow. There's a nice recap of Hellblade 1 at the start which helps make sense of the story so far. I really don't like that there's a radius around the lore collectibles, if you step out of it the narration stops. The game forces you to stay still to listen to them and that's just poor design imo.

All in all, as a walking simulator with the occasional action sequence and match the shape puzzles, it was pretty good. Still just as slow as the first game unfortunately but still a good time. The setting and mythology really help with that.