An improvement in almost every way over the first game. The combat expands with a power that consumes magic in exchange for invincibility, the platformer is still a son of a bitch but depending on the situation it's not that bad, the maps are better (the change to 3d from the exteriors is especially flattering imo) . The story follows the same line as the original but is darker. The variety in general has skyrocketed and the secondary content has increased marginally. It is curious to see how now there are several ways to do the same thing. The combat is perhaps a bit more difficult and sometimes progressing is not as obvious as in the original. Linearity works against the game. Being able to manage saves and having an autosave are great advantages but I've had a hard time adjusting to the save system (as with all other games lmao)