A decent cooperative experience with friends with ok combat, varied locations and semi-randomised discovery, that unfortunately feels strangely uninspired and confused in focus.

Too much emphasis is placed a derivative story that undercuts what mystery or wonder the visuals achieve at every turn. Combat tends to prioritise narrow dungeon-like pathways, meaning most fights are shooting galleries at closer ranges, leading to quite a lot of repetition, and boss battles sometimes don't accommodate the tight player perspective and limited character movement abilities.

These issues were likely present in the first game, but have become much more noticeable without its novelty. For that reason I'd sooner recommend the first.