Surpasses the original in every way.
First the gameplay. Fighting is dramatically improved. You'll fight with your fists,weapons and use the enviornment to down your foes. RT and LT control your individual fists and the fighting is much deeper now. Using timed button presses in conjunction with on screen prompt,you can inflict high damage attacks and chains. Weapons are improved as there are 3 times the amount of them over the original and all of them can be thrown. Guns make a comeback and you'll need to watch your ammo as always,but also drink booze to steady your aim.
The sequal also improves the visuals,but not by a huge margin. The game looks good though and the characters looks great. This game seems to be more heavy on the actions at first as you'll fight mulitple enemies at one time. However,the scares really start around 1/3 through and keep you on your toes.
Music is eerie and fits the onscreen action perfectly. Sound effects are great,although the guns sound a little weak.
Forensics are back and also much improved. No longer are you given the right tool atoumatically,this time you have to pay attention to detail if you're going to spot everything in the crime scene.
Overall,this is the sequel we've been waiting for as it takes everything that was great about the original and improves upon it.