Easily a contender for my absolute favorite game in the franchise. I group both games in this together, because the entirety of the first game is very obviously pure set-up for the brilliance of the second game, and I feel it's a bit unfair to separate the two. Nonetheless, the first game can definitely sometimes feel like a slog to get through, which is quite literally the only reason why I don't give this game a full 5 stars. However, the second game ALONE is SO fucking GOOD that it singlehandedly carries the complete overwhelming adoration I have for DGS. Still, though I completely understand why it felt this way (like I said, completely set-up for the second game), I wish the first game was more interesting and didn't bore me out of my mind so many times, because it nearly set me off from completing the entire series quite a few times. I'm glad I persevered through instead of shelving it because the second game was everything I could ever want in an AA game, but I think the first game could've been improved to feel a lot less stale and terribly slow to get through. From what I've seen, I feel like it prevents a lot of people from getting through the entire series and realizing how amazing it is, which is why I wish it was better and more engaging. It obviously was never going to be as good as the second game since that's where all the real action and pay-off is, but it still could've been a /better/ set-up game, yknow what I mean? Regardless, an utterly phenomenal staple in the AA franchise, and a must-play for anyone with interest in AA. I'll love it with my entire heart forever.