>>717414251
Better then the first game in many ways at least the ones that matter. Gameplay is more fluid and you don't have to chug stamina regen potions while running around or climbing monsters. Exploration is miles better and the biomes have verticallity to them. Pawn AI is improved.
Sure it would have been nice to have a better story, more fun quests, etc but this game's only real cardinal sin is that it's more Dragons Dogma and the people who bash it most likely never even played the first game.