I enjoyed the first game, while it is great to see that new mechanics have been added such as the truck battle, this sequel just doesn't hit the right notes for me, for several reasons:
-This is a bit more subjective but I like the graphic style on the first one, so not a fan of the change, now it looks like a cheapy "hand-drawn" art style.
-The combat in the first game is whack, it's much more clarified here but I think it's still terrible. It's basically a really bad auto-battler, how can you even call it "turn-based" in the first place. You can only control your formation and equipment, but during the battle there is nothing tactical about it really, yeah you can use skills and all but really by the time your moral is full, a significant part of the battle has passed. When I saw they had a second installment, i hoped they make the battles more strategical but it is a great disappoinment.
-More features, more RNG too, which makes the gameplay so fragile for no reason at all. Unless you decide to follow one of the for-sure builds.