Bloodshot is a faithful sequel to the original, but just lacks that magic.
Anyways... you once again play as (now ex) FBI agent Ethan Thomas who is now an angry drunk alcoholic. The game starts 11 months after the original and the FBI is out looking for Vanhorn, Ethan's "friend" from the first game. As you go through the game, more or less the same stuff crazy stuff from the first story pops up but the problem is they explain things WAY too much. The first game never told you why everyone was going crazy and attacking you, but within five minutes Bloodshot tells you that it's just some thing on the wall... really? Come on, was something more creative that hard to come up with? Hell, an explanation wasn't even needed. The story gets even more cliched and with out giving too much away I'll just tell you to watch the Zero Punctuation review of the game.
Gameplay wise, not much has changed here either. Its hit, back up, hit, block, hit again. They've added a combo system that really doesn't amount to much, a environmental kill system which just has you drag enemies to certain spots, and chain attacks which are cool, but not that impressive. The core formula has had a few things added but the fighting just is more or less the same. Other elements changed are investigation which no longer holds your hand through the whole experience, you must actually investigate things. On top of that, guns are more prominent in this game which is not really needed due to there not being a good aiming system to begin with.
I was excited to hear tat Bloodshot had a online component, but found that it was more or less forgettable. In most of the modes it just boils down to you and someone else hitting each other and it can get a bit dull from match to match. There really isn't much to be had here.
Visually, the game looks great... I think. Its just so dark... you can't really see much. Other than that you can tell that the game is a high step over the original. Another technical aspect is the sound which will leave you on edge at all times.
Overall Bloodshot is a good game, but it is definitely doesn't leave as much as an impact as the last one.