I'm honestly shocked at how much they are loving the game. It feels like they've only really been lumping praise onto it.
I'm happy they're liking it, but honestly I was kind of thinking they might. TEW2 was a very different fame to the original, and some people who really liked TEW1 really don't like TEW2, and some people who really did not like TEW1 really don't like TEW2. There's some sadness here as I know a few people who were really excited for TEW2 as they loved the first game be disappointed in what the sequel is, but the flip side is I've seen a lot of people who didn't like the first game or even hated it giving the sequel a chance and being surprised how much they like it. Then there's people who like both but one or another more or less for personal reasons, or people like me where I honestly think TEW2 is a rare sequel where I think it's about just as good as the original game and like it as much from my current gauging, but for very different reasons.
Seeing how I felt and the response, and having watched SBF on and off over the years and especially for horror games, I had a sneaking suspicion what TEW2 does would be far more up Pat's alley than the original game at least, I will admit Matt was more of a wildcard for me. I also think part of it is you can tell in the first few parts both of them went into this somewhat cynically, but have been surprised by it multiple times. Sometimes the most praise-worthy type of good is the sort where you're expecting to be disappointed but it slowly wins you over more and more. No expectations or even negative expectations, but with the stuff they personally really disliked about the original game being mostly absent and a lot of stuff up their alley within the game itself, the good stuff really begins to shine which leads to them complimenting it a lot as they were hard on the first game and are surprised by the sequel to the point they want to talk and vocalize how much this is catching them off-guard in finding legitimate enjoyment and even various small things they appreciate in it.