Phenomenal new entry to the series and it deeply saddens me to know we might not get a sequel for a VERY long time. This released at a time where I wasn't in a rush to play every game under the sun that was releasing immediately, and that makes the regret of not playing sooner even stronger.

My only true "complaint" for the game, aside from some minor visual bugs and audio glitches that would occur occasionally (that were easily fixed with a simple checkpoint restart) was the enemy variety was a bit lackluster. Paired with some phenomenal visuals, the soundtrack is nothing short of amazing, even to the point that I would sit on the PS5 app screen just to listen to the preview music on numerous occasions.

Kit and Rivet are great additions to the cast and it makes me hope that any sequel we do get, focuses on them for a change. I think if I did play this on release it would have been my GOTY.

This game feels like filler. Short and underwhelming compared to the first game which felt so much more triumphant. The gameplay is really clunky and feels more repetitive. Level design also feels uninspired and bland and the ending of the games also feel pretty lukewarm? Also many of the boss fights long overstay their welcome.

The only good points I can attribute to this game is that the mystery of SK being a clone or not was pretty interesting (although it doesn't really go anywhere) and the voice acting was really well done.