For years I've resented this game for feeling too bloated and poorly optimised. It's only now, seven years later, that I'm finally beginning to warm up to this sequel. While I feel the visuals & story are lacking in comparison to the original title, it's undeniable how dense the gameplay of this campaign is. I've found myself doing 3 runs back-to-back! First on normal difficulty, then New Game+ Very Hard, and just recently an iron mode Very Hard run (essentially perma death) which ended with me getting one hit on mission 5. The mission variety is certainly more of a mixed bag than D1, but at D2's peak you have one of the greatest video games of the eighth generation. Bravo Arkane, here's to (hopefully) another fantastic sequel down the line. 8/10