I recommend it for the gameplay because I enjoyed the puzzle mechanics, but I do not recommend it for the story.
Also I fixed the frame rate issues by rebooting my computer? I'm not sure why that fixed it.
Spoilers ahead for why I did not enjoy the story.
[spoiler] There was no "return" to the Island, you never even left! And for some reason, there's aliens?? I enjoyed the story so long as it seemed rooted in reality (beyond the fact that your monkey friend is really good at helping you solve puzzles), but Jep's thoughts being translated via alien machine, and the presence of said alien machine which somehow was protecting the entire island from destruction made me less interested. And the endings were both incredibly sad. If you choose to stay and raise the shield to protect the island, you are stuck there until you die with only monkeys for comfort, and you've lost your phone so you have no way of ever hearing from your friends or family again, and you have no way of letting them know that you're safe. I'm pretty sure in the first game you told your mother you were okay, but now she's left waiting and wondering for her daughter that's never coming home. Sure, you've saved all life on the island which includes plants and some animals that by this point you've become emotionally attached to, and you have a monkey friend, but you're completely isolated, and you might go crazy from isolation. BUT, if you choose the "selfish" ending, which is "Hey I would like to return home to my family," the game punishes you even more! The helicopter gets freaked out by the green mist and just books it, leaving you alone on the island anyway, except now JEP IS DEAD AND YOU BURY HIM IN THE MONKEY BONE CAVE WITH THE GRAVES OF THE OTHER MONKEYS, and now your SOLE COMPANION is gone, and you're stuck on the island anyway, and you might as well raise the freaking shield if it's not too late because otherwise all life on the island will die soon except you, and you'll end up starving to death in days because all the plants and animals have bit the dust, and everything is your fault. What kind of choices are those? Eternal isolation with a monkey with a lifespan much shorter than yours, or isolation that's probably much shorter with no companion at all, and possibly the death of a very small ecosystem?? Both endings left me sobbing. The first game left off at a much better place. You and Jep are rescued by a helicopter, you make it back to your mom, and Jep lives a happy life with you. You can take Jep on adventures to other lovely tropical areas, and all is well. That's where I wish it ended. [/spoiler]
