@Hundstrasse The dialog and voice acting is top notch. It has a very rich world with a lot of lore that is fun to uncover. It is a big of a tangled mystery but intentionally so and it has been a fun driving force to complete the game and figure it out.
They play very much like a zelda style game, with a heavy emphasis on puzzle solving. Soul reaver 2 is a bit more linear compared to 1 and oddly hasn't had any boss fights, but that hasn't been a detriment honestly.