Alan B

This game was one of the mostly highly anticipated games of the year and it fell so short it is insane. First things first the game play, it is good if I were to rate it seperately it would be a 7/10 just for gameplay however, this game is a linear story based game which means that the story matters the most. From the first game's gameplay not much has changed a few new mechanics here and there not a lot of puzzles if any actually. The characters still feel stiff and some of the guns feel weaker and items as well compared to the first game. However, overall the gameplay is very nice when you stealth through the game and not when you shoot everybody up. However, the story is what matters the most in this linear game and it is awful. In summary you play this game for nothing to get accomplished aside from a major character death at the beginning that's all that happens. The characters feel completely different from the first game and the new characters are so uninteresting it is crazy as they try to make the player bond with a character that pulverises a major character. And it falls flat on its face as the character is just purely evil and the most unlikeable in this whole game. You spend 10 hours with that character and nothing really gets done. If you enjoy flashbacks intensely you will love this game as there are flashbacks in flashbacks but most are poorly done a they feel poorly executed in order of whenthey happen so, basically the pacing is trash. The only likeable character in this game is character that dies as you actually bond with but its pointless since he's dead. The ending is possibly the worst ending in entertainment history due to the fact its trying to push a message that has been pushed many of times before this game existed and it does it so poorly. Again a story that was a waste of time for the player and the world they built. Finally the way that they handled the scene where the major character death occurs is full of plot contrivances which breaks the immersion and makes you feel the catalyst for this storyline was forced as much as it possibly could be. Disregarding any character traits that have been built up to this point through the previous game. We waited 7 YEARS FOR THIS. No this game is dreadful do not play it unles then is the game that pandered to you hope enjoy it since its not for the fans because why would the fans want to enjoy the second game.