Over All better than the first.
Game Play is good, a bit rough to grasp and learn at first. The game although explains it all, has all the explainations in small lettering at the top and with the action of battle and the narrating it is easy to miss.
Making game play rough in the beginning.
Graphics = 8
Graphics are nice, the cutscenes are smoother and a lot prettier than the first one.
Music = 9
I love the music in ToS and ToSDoNW is just as great. It is upbeat, simple and for the most part not harsh.
Difficulty = 8
The difficulty is pretty good for the most part, but the bosses are a bit outlandish. Especially the last few.
Story = 6
The story was a bit of a disapoitment to anyone who played the first one. However people I know who didn't play the first one thoroughly enjoyed it, although it was a bit inconsistant.
Things that characters say, the way some of them behave don't make sense at the stories end. It is like they had two different story lines, one at the beggining and then they switched to another near the end but tried to make it seem like one smooth flowing story.
New Features & Fresh Story = 9
The new features seemed odd at first but very quickly grew on me. The new features are what really what makes this game better than the first one.
Now for the Fresh Story. Although the story itself was a bit confusing, does a good job of not ruining the first games story and still tying them both nicely together.