[LIGHT SPOILERS]
I don’t get all the bad reviews. I thought this was an excellent follow up with the first game.
Maybe people don’t like the deaths? Or, perhaps the overall message of the game, which I liked the most. There is no good and evil. It’s all tribalism, and feeling as if you’re on the “good side” because it’s your people who are effected. The only true evil in this game is the dead. It was a brilliant example quite honestly and I loved every moment of it, even if it was emotionally trying.
I highly recommend you play it and make your own judgement. To me, it was a story so enjoyable that I won’t forget it.