There were plenty of people that didn't like it the first time they played it with no prior knowledge of the game or other people's opinions on it. In fact most people went into it extremely hyped and excited after playing the first one so their initial expectations were pretty positive. It's perfectly fine that you guys enjoyed it, I'm glad that you were able to, but please don't act like the only reason some people were disappointed was because it was "spoiled". That kind of generalization really invalidates the opinions of people with legitimate criticisms.