With sod 2 the quality of life updates are amazing. To me both games are good, very different from each other. End of the day you have your own opinions.
Try out lethal you will die instantly, i bet.
Sod 2 i can replay endlessly with self challenges and harder difficulties. Yea its a normal thought for most from 1 to 2, sod 1 was a good story. You can do challenge runs to make it harder. Sod 2 is a make your own story, there is heartland for a story in sod 2 so play that it is a little harder too.