As someone who truly loved the first game and played through every scenario multiple times on various difficulties I have to say Frostpunk 2 is definitely a step in the right direction. A lot of complaints and "negatives" I see in other reviews are positives for me and seems like they played the game for 5 minutes without understanding it before writing an emotionally charged review. I enjoy the changes because it took the spirit of Frostpunk and expanded upon it with unique flair whilst still maintaining the core gameplay. When I play Frostpunk 2 I feel as though the city is truly in my hands and feel slightly overwhelmed with all of the things I have to manage which is exactly how you should feel when playing this game. There is an enormous amount of strategic depth from resource, faction, and city management. The game is gritty, difficult, and requires a lot of brain power which made me fall in love with it. The game is very much a city builder, information is very easy to access if you read, the game feels finished, and goes a long way to immerse the player whilst keeping things fresh with all of the developing and on-going in game narratives. Overall this is a great game and I thoroughly enjoy the obvious care and effort put into it.
