I haven't played the demo yet, a friend of mine had the same complaints you mentioned about the game.

How's the voice acting? Is it as good as the first game?

"Pain has no tendency, in its own right, to proliferate. When it is over, it is over, and the natural sequel is joy."
- C. S. Lewis

"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh"
- George Bernard Shaw