Imagine the Lorax but he can go combo mad.
Actually, to be fair to the game, as ridiculous as that above statement sounds, it is one of few sequels I've played that makes the jump to the action genre successfully (the Bash really opens the game up). Unfortunately, there's also a certain stiffness and awkwardness (and, depending on how uncharitable you feel, an overproducedness) that sabotages some of the potential highlights (in particular sequences where you escape from bosses Ori could no doubt thrash) and keeps the game from getting out of 'good metroidvania'.
Actually, to be fair to the game, as ridiculous as that above statement sounds, it is one of few sequels I've played that makes the jump to the action genre successfully (the Bash really opens the game up). Unfortunately, there's also a certain stiffness and awkwardness (and, depending on how uncharitable you feel, an overproducedness) that sabotages some of the potential highlights (in particular sequences where you escape from bosses Ori could no doubt thrash) and keeps the game from getting out of 'good metroidvania'.