It's a step backwards from XC1 and X in almost every way and the most interesting parts of the story are the parts about XC1. The highlight of the game is literally hearing a voiceline from Shulk, which says a lot about how terrible the actual story and characters of the game are.
XC2 thread
Isaiah Watson
Aiden Lopez
Since it's probably been a while since you've played XC2 and you've forgotten a lot, maybe you could play XC Definitive first. As much as I like both games, XC2 definitely has a slow start, in terms of both story and combat. XC1 gets into it much quicker, so you might find out that you really like the Xenoblade formula faster.
Tyler Kelly
the callback to the little boy getting fucked in the ass is you, the player
Luis Perry
I already played the first and bought a switch when the remastered got announced decided to play the sequel
Jayden Brown
If you already played XC might as well finish XC2 before XCDE comes out.