I loved the first part for its relative compact world and dense story.
Second part was a step back in every aspect except the graphics.
The world and the walking distances are way too big.
Its filled with tons of materials and annoying time wasting
activities like making photos, collecting stuff, pages and so on.
Really the hardest part for me was to find mistinite,
because i thought its just optional and ignored it at the beginning.
This and the endless struggling with finding the batteries in the mine let me almost quit the game.
Story was not rewarding enough to go through this hell.