I hated 1 but played through it before 2 came out because it looked, and turned out to be, right up my alley.

Seriously, it’s a miracle a sequel ever happened with such a terrible first installment

edit: Two sequels, I forgot about American Nightmare, which somehow has a worse story, voice acting, and pacing, but less unpleasant gameplay. Also, despite providing seemingly important context heading into 2, wholly unecessary