I played this one before the first. A lot of people complain about the slow starts of these games, but once you get into the pace and story of the game you won't want to put it down. To help cut down on the amount of waiting around in the game a wait option was added that sped up time untill the cutscene was triggered. In the first one you would have to kill time by gathering more information about your situation or playing at the arcade. In my opinion this ones better than the first.
Hopefully I won't be pushing fifty by the time a sequel comes around.
A great sequel to an awesome original game. For anyone that has played the original Dreamcast gem, this is a must-play, and a must-own for that matter.