Oh, I think the graphics and storytelling are outstanding, especially for the AA game that it is, and trial-and-error is par for the course for stealth, which I always prefer to combat. And the performances are fantastic, especially some of the new characters that pop up in the later half. Honestly, I wouldn't have disliked it so much if I thought it was mediocre; for me it was that I liked the first game so much, and I thought the sequel was an improvement in so many ways that it was even more frustrating when some of their choices made it a worse game than the one that came before.