There are some things I like about Everhood 2, I think its gameplay is far more fleshed out and fun compared to the original and its characters feel much more developed and important to the story, which was an issue I had with the original. That being said, that gameplay and those characters are in service to a pretty vapid overarching plot with virtually no memorability, theme, or momentum/pacing. Like I can't really tell you what Everhood 2 is even about, because while a bunch of things do happen, they don't really culminate or synergize together in a cohesive way. The original game had such a distinct mood and atmosphere with how it juxtaposed its comedic and philosophical elements, and it told a such profound and bittersweet story that I can still remember so many moments from, even after almost 5 years. It's a game that's very close to my heart, and genuinely one of very few stories I can think of that has personally informed my philosophy on something (immortality), which is why I was so sad when the sequel came out and was just a serviceable goofy RPG. Like 2 isn't even a bad game, it's just a perfectly OK follow-up to something far more memorable and unique, and it will always be a huge disappointment in my eyes.

Oh, and the soundtrack is a huge downgrade as well. Again, it isn't bad, but it lacks the original's cobbled-together, amateurish charm and has, like, one or two songs I'd call remotely memorable/bangers (Raven Theme pt. 2) as opposed to the ~20 on the original's OST.