An ideal sequel.

Better than last game. They kept what worked in the last one, built on it, and added more. They made mounting animals/beasts MUCH more rewarding. You can fly a dragon, and it has decent controls too (I was expected locked altitude and grid-like controls, but its pretty open. My only complaint is in my opinion they got lazy with the flying animations for the dragon- a real damper on the experience). Unpredictable moments make things interesting, though it feels like you get ambushed a little too often. If you allow yourself to get caught up in being a puppet master with the army system you will get plenty of hours in. Right now I have 179 hours and 48% through the game, because I spend a lot of time messing around with the army mechanics. User decides pace though you don't have to do as slow as me. If you liked the last game this game is worth a buy for sure. I'm using this to soothe my itch until they release a new batman (or preferably a first current-gen superman) game.