Arthur grows on you a lot. Not being John actually took a lot of getting used to the first play through for me. Am I the only one that thinks Arthur talks like BBT (Carl) from Slingblade? Lol
I am also curious to play them consecutively because I could never place a finger on why the first was more fun for me. I suspect a lot of it was due to the first feeling more arcade and the second being more simulation. There is a ton of detail to appreciate in the second though. For instance I just took a deer carcass off my horse at the butcher and when you return to your horse, it’s rump is stained with blood for a while. That is quality attention to detail.
Heck I might even play Undead Nightmare again. They mailed it in for a lot of that one but it was still a quick fun play.