I gotta be honest, and maybe it's strictly 'nostalgia' speaking, but this is my favorite FMV type game. I first played this on Win95 when I was about 12 years old or so. The plot is fantastic, the controls are pretty easy to get used to(much improved from the 1st game with the cursor changing mechanics). While the acting isn't exactly 'top notch'(notice Gabe's head tilt EVERYTIME he says something), it's still very entertaining for a game that came out at that time. If you can somehow get your hands on the book based on this game, do so(it isn't cheap anymore >.< ). My ONLY complaint is that Mosely isn't in this game, unlike the 1st and 3rd installments.
I played this out of sheer nostalgia. I had the original copy back in 95ish and thought it was great. Let's just say it hasn't aged all that well. The plot is...very mysterious. Not a whole lot of backstory. While it does let you figure it all out by the end of it, it's just very very very little breadcrumbs here and there as the game goes on, almost too little for too long. That said, the environment is nice and large, but there is VERY little to actually do/click on for some audio/visual narritive. The acting is ok for this type of game, but nothing to brag about. Keep in mind there are NO subtitles to turn on as well, which stinks IMO.