do i like this because it's nostalgic or is it nostalgic because i like this

fine

It's ok

These Resistance games just felt like also-ran on a system without a mega-shooter like Halo. It's not bad just not memorable in any way.

Better looking and clearly on a bigger budget, though not as gripping as the first.

Somehow manages to be shittier than its prequel. Has some neat moments, but it forces a lot of lame modern FPS tropes such as the 2 weapon limit and regenerating health. The areas you fight in feel artificially designed, with a lot of events being overly scripted supplemented by an incredibly lame story. To its credit, enemies feel less damage spongey and there's more enemy variety, but the enemies are usually pretty boring or obnoxious in design. Overall, R2 is just a run of the mill shooter.