It's a pretty decent game. Overall I do think No One Lives Forever 2 is a better experience than the first - I appreciate the ability to upgrade your skills over the course of the game, and it rewards you for taking the time to explore environments to find notes and files and side-objectives to complete, so it's a pretty solid gameplay loop in that regard. Also, being able to lean is an incredibly welcome addition - not sure why leaning wasn't a thing in the first game.

That said, this game still has some rough spots - the Ohio and India stages in particular are really a pain to deal with, and kinda lower this game in my eyes. If you can get past those parts however, then there is fun to be had, here. The last few stages in particular I think are strong, and the game finishes out in a good way. I'm glad I finally got to knock this game off of my "to-do" list, after years of it sitting there unplayed.

Oh yeah - be warned that this game kinda behaves in weird ways on modern computers. One particular chase sequence in India, would break for me, unless I did the unusual workaround of recording my gameplay via OBS as I played. lol