Wrapped up story 100% and did all the side quests, I think that is it for me until the DLC comes out which I am really looking forward to.
Overall:
+If you like Kat in the first game, this game gives you that plus a ton more and then some.
+Art is still gorgeous and a joy to look at and fly through.
+There are many many side quests but they are all unique, varied, full of content and outside of the annoying one here or there I wish every game could have side quests like this.
+Part of (2) really but the NPCs have beautiful designs.
+I enjoyed the additional gravity styles even if controlling the other two had its issues.
-I didn't really like Jirga Para Lhao that much. To explain why I'd have to write a wall of text but really just enjoyed my time in Heksville better.
-Combat, overall, I think comes in even with the first game if not slightly lower. Gravity Kick spam has been replaced with Throwing spam. Gravity Kick tracking is much worse. SP bar reset means I just never use those moves.
-Character progression (power up, talismans) is so much worse here. For so many more gems I feel like you get much less actual growth, compared to the first game. I'm not maxed out but looking at the descriptions of what's left I don't really feel it to be worth the effort.
-Bosses, especially the larger ones, are just bad, and a waste of potential.
-This gets more or less resolved as time goes on but I really wish at the beginning there was more there from a narrative standpoint to tie you in to the first game.
That seems like a lot of negatives but I never really felt the game was a drag or I was struggling to finish. For me at least Kat and the art in general goes a really long way. While I don't think I'll be doing a lot of the other side stuff I really enjoyed my time with the game, and that DLC can't come sooner.