LogFAQs > #892926343

I'm at Chapter 6 and over 50 hours in.

- Story is given as much if not more focus than 1 and while it is obviously better than X, it isn't particularly close to 1, yet.

- Character interactions don't quite hold the same charm as 1 but it is serviceable.

- World is supposed to be bigger than 1 but so far (from the ones I've seen) it doesn't feel like it. Dwarfs in comparison to X so I don't known which article was that stated it is gonna be bigger than X. What a buncha jokers.

- Gameplay mechanics are deeper than 1 but probably not deeper than X. Acquiring Rare Blades is easily the most flawed system and I'm not a big fan of playing an 8-bit mini-game (ala No More Heroes 2) to upgrade Poppi either.

- Map sucks. Not by design but rather by the interface you use to access it. You will get used to it though.

Overall it is better than X but not on the level of the first game. I'm just a little halfway through the storyline right now so my opinion could change.