>campaign is good but completely at odds with established Titan gameplay
>Titans in multiplayer are borderline irrelevant most of the time
>most of the interesting parts of the first game (Burn Cards, rodeoing, Titan loadouts etc.) were either gutted or straight up removed
>cosmetic options are ugly as shit
>borderline facetious art style that clashes with the gritty near-future war tone
>overbloated loadout system full of shit
>inane and confusing decisions at launch (three lane maps, two-weapon loadouts, third person executions/Titan boarding)
And those are just the main points, I could go on. Still, I wouldn't call it bad, the gameplay core is largely intact, but it's clear everyone praising it never really cared for the first game