Better with friends! I found some of the jumpscares to make me laugh than it does scare me. Though when it actually catches me be surprise it does get me. I love watching my friends get jumpscared as well.

Better with friends! I respect all the solo players though, I could never.

This is most definitely better than Sw/Sh. I like how you can choose what story you want to progress. Sometimes though I wish there was a tiny bit of direction but that could just be me skipping through the story sometimes.