I grew up with 2 and have been playing it for damn near 20 years now, but I was never able to play the first since it never came out in the states. I finally decided to give this one a try and came away mostly happy. The story isn't as fun as 2 and I didn't enjoy the exploration of the wrecks as much, but they were still fun. I don't think the game as a whole as as good as 2, but of course not its the first one.