I have played LOU2 through to the credits and did enjoy it. I have played the first game through at least half a dozen times since 2013 and still think it is the best game of its genre ever made. Admittedly I was dissapointed in just a couple of aspects of the LOU2 but overall think it was superb. Probably when you finish the game you may have a similar opinion to me. Don't believe the haters as most of them probably havent finished it. Is it as groundbreaking as the first one ? .....Probably not, but still a lot bigger and a very good game. You would be recommended to play through the first one before tackling the latest edition from Naughty Dog.