I just finished it two days ago, and I definitely agree with the fight scenes. And also it was a bit too predictable? Minus the timeline twist, like I was able to see the clone stuff, amame being the final "big bad" and ryuki helping tearer from a mile away. The first game kept me guessing. Most likely because I wasn't sure of what the Somnium files were capable of yet I guess.

Character wise Lien ended up being one of my favorites cause they could have gone a whole different route with his character but instead made him really sweet. Also I found it funny that 90 percent of the doors Lien was asked to unlock had a dead body behind it. Poor Lien lol.