I never played the first one and I never will after playing 2. My biggest complaints? NPCs spamming me with grenades/rockets making it impossible to move (same thing with some of the Freaks who knock you over and keep hitting you while you're down). Lack of visual clues as to which windows you can/cannot grab onto. Difficulty in jumping sideways off a ledge - he only seems to want to go straight up or down. Why can't I fast travel from a helicopter pad - I can request weapon/vehicle drops, but not a quick ride to the other side of town? Total lack of onscreen map - have to pause all the time to make sure you're still headed in the right direction. Fun for a few hours and then it just gets frustrating and boring.