This game is really brilliant in so many ways. I think that it improves on KCD1 in story, characters and world-building. Combat is different, not easier or harder really. But its a nice, subtle change. The side-quests are a lot better though in particular. Graphics aren't really much of an improvement from the first game, but still nice enough. The new mini-games are brilliant, and although using them in the main story I feel isn't great for someone who doesn't enjoy doing those sorts of things, I personally thought it was a nice touch. My only real negatives are the bugs (which are not nearly as bad as KCD1 at launch, and what I put in my original comment. In the first (Act? I guess), before you leave the first region, it isn't really signposted clearly that you will be railroaded for a long time, making it quite annoying if you like to do a few side quests interspersed between each part of the main story. I would still recommend doing all the side-quests in the region first before the wedding main quest. It makes the continuity make more sense, and means you can then fully focus on the main story until you leave to the next region. There it is much more clearly signposted when this is an issue, and so it wont be a problem backing out of the part of the main quest to continue any time-sensitive side-quests and such.

Original: I'm really enjoying this game...when I get to play it. My advice is not to do the main story until you've done everything you want to in the Trotsky Region, as you get railroaded into hours (I'm not joking) of cut-scenes spattered with mini missions that you cant depart from. And unfortunately even though the cut-scenes and story is great, I'm starting to loathe when they come up. Because it is a brilliant game, but I feel like you ruin your pacing for exploration if you do the main quest between side-quests. At least that's been my experience so far.

This game is really brilliant in so many ways. I think that it improves on KCD1 in story, characters and world-building. Combat is different, not easier or harder really. But its a nice, subtle change. The side-quests are a lot better though in particular. Graphics aren't really much of an improvement from the first game, but still nice enough. The new mini-games are brilliant, and although using them in the main story I feel isn't great for someone who doesn't enjoy doing those sorts of things, I personally thought it was a nice touch. My only real negatives are the bugs (which are not nearly as bad as KCD1 at launch, and what I put in my original comment. In the first (Act? I guess), before you leave the first region, it isn't really signposted clearly that you will be railroaded for a long time, making it quite annoying if you like to do a few side quests interspersed between each part of the main story. I would still recommend doing all the side-quests in the region first before the wedding main quest. It makes the continuity make more sense, and means you can then fully focus on the main story until you leave to the next region. There it is much more clearly signposted when this is an issue, and so it wont be a problem backing out of the part of the main quest to continue any time-sensitive side-quests and such. Original: I'm really enjoying this game...when I get to play it. My advice is not to do the main story until you've done everything you want to in the Trotsky Region, as you get railroaded into hours (I'm not joking) of cut-scenes spattered with mini missions that you cant depart from. And unfortunately even though the cut-scenes and story is great, I'm starting to loathe when they come up. Because it is a brilliant game, but I feel like you ruin your pacing for exploration if you do the main quest between side-quests. At least that's been my experience so far.