To start off, I think this game was absolutely overhated. A lot of media attention from actual Nazis who can't stand the idea of being confronted by their problematic ways.
Gameplay: The guns felt even better than the first game somehow. I know that's a common complaint, but they felt so much more punchy and had more impact. Where I take issue is the map design and difficulty spiking. Large circular maps with enemies flanking constantly and no indicator for where you're being shot from leads to a VERY rough time on the highest difficulty. There were even some fights where I had to lower the difficulty because a checkpoint would load me in front of a brute enemy with 20 health and no shields. I played relatively stealthily, so sections with forced openness became pretty grating. I imagine if I played with the ramming shoulders those sections would have been more fun. Also, for a cover shooter, sometimes it was impossible to actually have good cover and the maps were a bit too open. Other than that, I had a great time turning Nazis into viscera. Levels with hallways and lots of cover felt amazing.
Story:
The writing, on the other hand, was all over the place. There were some really amazing sections, but they were followed by things that were WAY too goofy, especially in contrast to the first game. I think the humor was at least effective though. This game had me laughing a lot. A lot of people complain about a lack of interesting characters, but I thought Grace and Horton were great, and the interactions between characters in the hub areas make the game feel alive.
All in all, I had a great time playing this game.
Gameplay: The guns felt even better than the first game somehow. I know that's a common complaint, but they felt so much more punchy and had more impact. Where I take issue is the map design and difficulty spiking. Large circular maps with enemies flanking constantly and no indicator for where you're being shot from leads to a VERY rough time on the highest difficulty. There were even some fights where I had to lower the difficulty because a checkpoint would load me in front of a brute enemy with 20 health and no shields. I played relatively stealthily, so sections with forced openness became pretty grating. I imagine if I played with the ramming shoulders those sections would have been more fun. Also, for a cover shooter, sometimes it was impossible to actually have good cover and the maps were a bit too open. Other than that, I had a great time turning Nazis into viscera. Levels with hallways and lots of cover felt amazing.
Story:
The writing, on the other hand, was all over the place. There were some really amazing sections, but they were followed by things that were WAY too goofy, especially in contrast to the first game. I think the humor was at least effective though. This game had me laughing a lot. A lot of people complain about a lack of interesting characters, but I thought Grace and Horton were great, and the interactions between characters in the hub areas make the game feel alive.
All in all, I had a great time playing this game.