>>717938878
Nah, it fixes several flaws with original 2. Doesn't keep all the aspects that 2 purists love about it either, but they're quite a ways there.
It has a better boss roster than Sigma 2 and OG2
It removed some of the worst sections from the original game (tunnel worm etc)
It removed some of the worst sections of Sigma 2 (statue fights etc)
It has Enma's Fang which is awesome
People say that they removed all the enemies, but that's not really true either.
The two-three major encounters that 2 purists hated the game for got fixed.
There are several encounters that actually have more enemies than in original 2, there are even some places where there are enemy encounters were there weren't in OG2. Of course there are also encounters that are not the same as OG2, but it's not as black and white as purists want to make people believe, not anymore.
The performance is way better compared to 2 on original hardware
Sure there's still some flaws with this release, like some moves not working the way they are intended to and not all encounters being 1 to 1 with original, but it's more than a good version of 2.
>>717939054
Nah, it does too much to differentiate itself. Especially after the update. Maybe if you said this before the update, but not anymore. It fixed some egregious flaws of Sigma 2 as well from the get go.