Nice that there are so many playtesters in the reviews, but it may perhaps have warranted a little more testing. So take the below as 'supplementary playtesting notes' for now:

I'm on a 9800X3D and 5090FE and getting 60-80FPS @ 1080p, with frequent drops below 60. Looking at other benchmarks online, it seems the 4090 and 5090 are the only 2 cards getting >60
The game looks nice, but not that nice as to warrant these difficulties, and while that performance is playable enough for me, I can imagine it won't be for the majority.

Performance aside, there are also immediate issues with the new aimed jump mechanic, where it can be awkward to aim to the point of being confusing to tell whether I'm not pointing in quite the exact direction the game wants, or simply not supposed to go that way at all. It also (along with some interesting glitching against walls) leaves the game open to the same accidental map breakouts the first game suffered from.
There also appears to be no way to regain health (at least in the intro), so after falling off something I was left with 1HP and an irritating flashing red screen for the next 15 minutes of gameplay, overlapping with cutscenes too.
Finally, in the penultimate segment of the intro where you're supposed to carry a staff somewhere, I died and the staff despawned completely. After some frustration I carried on anyway and fortunately it does reappear in the next cutscene, but it was very confusingly handled to say the least.

I loved the first game and I'm sure I'll love this one, but it needs some more work doing first, and I think I'll leave it be until then rather than spoil the experience.

I’m not usually a fan of open worlds but this one is something special. Decades ago I spent weeks if not months looking for the 17th Colossus in SotC and never sense had a game made me feel that since of wonder and exploration until this one. The music, the lore, the gameplay itself are all made by people who very obviously love what they put into this game. It’s a must try, a must buy, and I honestly can not recommend it highly enough . Already one of my go to games

Such a beautifully crafted game!
If you like foxes and ancient fantasy mythologies, or you have played the first game, this game is for you.

Vast and wonderful landscapes, lots of places and dungeons to explore and many things to find. There's so much to find and explore! The game is very well designed and paced and everything fits together. Not to mention the music, calm and peaceful and carries the visuals well.

The lore and worldbuilding is perfect. It's amazing how much this game's storytelling says without any dialogue, only by environmental clues and little pieces of runescript. The game also contains a lot of creative puzzles and mechanics that make it very interesting to play. The story is pretty linear and easy to understand. Even thought there is no dialogue in this game, the story is told really well and carries many feelings/emotions.

As you go through the game you unlock new abilities, looks and skills, which you can combine and customize to your liking. And when you complete the main story, you still have an entire island ready to be explored.

This is one of the best and most beautiful games I've ever seen. I highly recommend playing it! The developers are very passionate about this piece of art and you can see it