Loved DS1 but didn't like DS2 at all.

Probably because 'quoting for truth' is annoying and serves no purpose.
You ask it to save (ctrl-s) and it doesn't seem too, only seems to save properly when you complete a quest. Or, of course, I could be being stupid ... 
Loved DS1 but didn't like DS2 at all.
as do comments like that.
i never played ds1 but 2 was ok. maybe its just me. its not really my type of game tbh but it was alright
but from what I remember general concensus was that it just felt 'different' to DS1. Of course you may like it!