Besides a slower, debatably clumsier first bit than the original, it’s pretty much entirely better. Art and character design are top notch, combat is refined and excellent, there are more characters than just the core 5 of the last one, and the game is unique for it atmospherically. The ending made me cry too, god. Absolutely MISERABLE ending crafted in such meticulous detail to make me sob. It worked! Great video game, took a bit longer to hook me, so that’s literally the only thing preventing me from 5 starring it. This is a STRONG 4 and a half star rating though.