OK, so I've played it for a bit, and so far it's just great to play.
It doesn't have the "jump scares" like the first one, but just overall, the reviews about the atmosphere and story live up to the hype. It's not a game of "play for a bit, get scared shitless because something popped out, play a bit longer, get scared, and so on".
It was moreso that the entire time I was playing, it was just creepy as hell and I was honestly HORRIFIED at some points. They way the describe the "machine" and just the things you see..."shivers".
Also,
this Kotaku review sums it up really, really well without spoilers. I, too, give the game a solid
OH HELL NOPE/FUCK NOPE