Couple hours into this and so far it's been real good, just got to the part where Ellie and Dina smoke a joint. The graphics, art direction and environmental design are all top notch - really impressive stuff. Only complaint so far would be Dina's AI during fights with infected - I tried to throw a brick to distract them but ended up throwing it directly at one of the infected so they all squadded on me but Dina kinda just stood there doing nothing lol.
I really like the stealth element of the game though, just a lot more satisfying that way. I haven't even played the first game, just watched a walkthrough on YT so I'm pretty new to the gameplay but so far it's been fine. Anyone else peep the PS3 and Uncharted 2 easter egg?