It's just not that different enough from the first.
It should've been set entirely in the tropical area because the first 2/3rds feel like i'm playing the first game.
Story is average, characters are as interesting as oatmeal, combat is so-so, Aloy takes so long to recover from being knocked down compared to the first.
I enjoyed it more than the first but it feels like a franchise that's already running on fumes.
The crafting was awful, having to fashion arrows every minute wasn't fun.
Loot felt worthless and I couldn't name one item I picked up if you threatened me.
The grind to level up armour and weapons meant most normal people like myself barely bothered with it and stuck to the same weapons throughout.
Climbing was outdated, Aloy crouching to pick up every item was tedious, a LOT of the skill tree felt useless.