I genuinely loved this game. The storytelling was top-notch, as well as character development. People need to understand that this is a sequel and the same characters won't always be in the spotlight. New character development is needed in order to truly shift into a different story/sequel to a video game. Ignore the negative reviews. Many of them are just frustrated to see that several characters from the previous game aren't given the same amount of importance or recognition as they had in the first game (even though they still are to an extent).