If I'm honest, I actually prefer the first game.
This one, despite being an improvement, has a few things I don't like.
Reload speed, half of the weaponry is bad cus of reload speed you simply don't have time to reload after mid-late game and some weapons are literally nerf guns.
Also, the thing that zombies with weapons can kill survivors behind the barricade is really stupid cus even though it's fun at the start cus u need to focus and look out for them to save them late game you just can't do anything cus of the number of zeds
Also, zombies I recommend before the last city, loot the current one completely and just skip the last city cus it's not even fair.
Tho despite this few flaws game is still really good and fun.
Or idk maybe I just have a skill issue:)