this game ♥♥♥♥♥♥ me up, and (as a fan of literally every installment of the franchise) I can say this holds up. My only regret is that it is not episodic, meaning I did lose out on the anticipation and hype of waiting for a new episode to be released, and subsequently planning my day around playing it ASAP.
How does it compare the the first one?: Well, if I am being honest, since the first was my first dive into the type of story telling the franchise is centered around, it's hard to compete. But on the other hand, while my friends didn't care about LiS:2, while I loved it, so maybe I just love the games.


Potential Spoilers ahead:


One improvement from this game compared to the first is in my opinion is that this game doesn't present the idea of a male romantic partner, and then immediately shoe-horn in the ending of "being implied lesbian or save town." (Like any fans of the first game would know, THEY OBVIOUSLY set up Warren as the Ryan((fight me on this, i stg)), of the first game, just to drop it because they had decided to go a different way with it, which is fine, but as a *closeted* bisexual male, i found kinda irksome, like why present an option if there wasn't any follow through?). IN THIS GAME: Yeah, you can choose to be with Steph or Ryan, and that doesn't really matter in the game while you play that much, just in the story which is 90% of the game honestly. Which is GREAT. These options allowed me to feel things, and I found myself debating on how to respond to choices more than the first game. I GENUINELY felt some sort of difficulty in making some choices which is leagues better than the first game (spoilers: if you didn't chose Chloe over the town on your first run through, either A) I do not believe you or B) You are the most logical and least emotional person I ever come across in my life. All just my opinion btw)

In the end, YES you should try this game (haven't played steph's story yet, so hold onto that). If like me you are a fan of the franchise and the stories they tell, just know that even if you disagree with EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE SAID SO FAR, this game will not disappoint you as far as expectations go, the only thing I KNOW MORE PEOPLE WILL FEEL IS the sadness of missing the anticipation of awaiting a new episode.

♥♥♥♥ ME, i don't see myself replaying JUST BECAUSE I want to let it sit for a LOOOONG time.

this game fucked me up, and (as a fan of literally every installment of the franchise) I can say this holds up. My only regret is that it is not episodic, meaning I did lose out on the anticipation and hype of waiting for a new episode to be released, and subsequently planning my day around playing it ASAP. How does it compare the the first one?: Well, if I am being honest, since the first was my first dive into the type of story telling the franchise is centered around, it's hard to compete. But on the other hand, while my friends didn't care about LiS:2, while I loved it, so maybe I just love the games. Potential Spoilers ahead: One improvement from this game compared to the first is in my opinion is that this game doesn't present the idea of a male romantic partner, and then immediately shoe-horn in the ending of "being implied lesbian or save town." (Like any fans of the first game would know, THEY OBVIOUSLY set up Warren as the Ryan((fight me on this, i stg)), of the first game, just to drop it because they had decided to go a different way with it, which is fine, but as a *closeted* bisexual male, i found kinda irksome, like why present an option if there wasn't any follow through?). IN THIS GAME: Yeah, you can choose to be with Steph or Ryan, and that doesn't really matter in the game while you play that much, just in the story which is 90% of the game honestly. Which is GREAT. These options allowed me to feel things, and I found myself debating on how to respond to choices more than the first game. I GENUINELY felt some sort of difficulty in making some choices which is leagues better than the first game (spoilers: if you didn't chose Chloe over the town on your first run through, either A) I do not believe you or B) You are the most logical and least emotional person I ever come across in my life. All just my opinion btw) In the end, YES you should try this game (haven't played steph's story yet, so hold onto that). If like me you are a fan of the franchise and the stories they tell, just know that even if you disagree with EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE SAID SO FAR, this game will not disappoint you as far as expectations go, the only thing I KNOW MORE PEOPLE WILL FEEL IS the sadness of missing the anticipation of awaiting a new episode. FUCK ME, i don't see myself replaying JUST BECAUSE I want to let it sit for a LOOOONG time.