I'm around level 24 now, and I'm already bored of it. It feels like a reboot/remake of the first one, but having much less gaming magic™. The premise is almost the same also. The story feels like a nothing burger, so that wasn't improved. Still, the first game had the advantage of being something new and novel. While the story was almost zero in the first, it was still better somehow. You just fight hordes of similar enemies over and over again. Some quests don't match the game mechanics at all. It doesn't play to the strength of the game, like the damn stealth missions. It sucked in the first, and doubly sucks in this one.
I thought the traveling would be interesting, but this thing is also a nothing burger and just annoying. There is no danger. You are never in any peril. There are resting places all over. Never thought I would say it, but some Death Stranding in Dragon's Dogma wouldn't have been a bad idea if you are going down this route. Some environmental dangers etc. Also, downtime between fights would be appreciated. Jesus, you fight goblins every 10 seconds.
Guess it looks good though.
Edit:
Forgot one of the important bits. I was sure the dungeon design would be improved. Because who doesn't love dungeon diving? Somehow, it's worse. Just endless caves with brown rock walls that never ever reward you for exploring. Jesus Christ game, give me something.