Compared to the original PoE, the storyline in this game is quite minimal and the characters are much more shallow. Due to this it is difficult to get immersed in this game and difficult to care where the plot is headed next or what the companions' personal quests are about. Not to mention that many companions are simply annoying to have around due to their poorly written dialog and one-dimensional personalities. The new ship-based exploration and combat is also extremely boring after the first few encounters as nothing really changes from battle to battle. Possibly the only improvement in PoE2 is the expanded benefits associated with pets. The game also seems to be taking itself way too seriously for a single player RPG. In PoE2 the game designers removed the ability to respec the main character's primary stats, reduced the party size from six to five, and added a fixed number of uses to various magic items which make them worthless in short order. Overall, the game generally made me annoyed when I played it rather than providing entertainment.
Perhaps there will be updates to improve it, but the mouse sensitivity in the "high resolution" version and no-mouse zones on the left and right make that version practically useless. In the classic version, the mouse support is much better but it still has click accuracy issues. Not really much fun to play either version at this point.
