>>56418458If you haven't played it yet, might as well give it a try and see what you think.
Story-wise it is exactly the same with no extra content, which is disappointing since the story really could have used some touchups.
The artstyle is one of the main points of criticism. I'm okay with it but I don't think it would work well with a Explorers DX.
The gameplay had a lot of changes. Mainly replacing the IQ system with Special Qualities, which are kinda like passive skills that affect your whole team. There's also the weird decision to remove the regular attack and make PP restoration items very common.
But there are also additions that make gameplay more convenient and smoother. Overall, I liked the gameplay changes, but I do think they could use balancing since they make the game too easy (managing hunger and PP is very trivial). And I say that as someone who picked fucking Machop for my playthrough.