Steam forums cannot be taken serious as such... very poor work of mods, infant public and this Gamergate stuff for this game... no thank you
The seconds we pay for that, well I want a good bullet proof plot line and character development especially for this game type and I like to analyze it just as I do with reading books. It ain't a simple zombie slaughter where the more meat the better, who cares from where they came from and how

. And if you calculate the price for all 5 parts, it won't be a cheap and it ain't a indie game also where you can excuse it.
I would rather be cautious with recommending it to others, I liked it a bit, but it may be just based on my subjective likes or dislikes since I played JRPG's a lot during PS1 era, and it kind of reminds me plot structure with some games like Chrono Cross with looks and mechanics from Shenmue mashed with slice of life school anime - girl with sudden magical powers and overall Japanese vibe, no wonder it is SquareEnix.
But still I have to finish that Van Hellsing II, man it has become more tough than the first part, I guess it is the veteran mode. I laughed seeing Half Life sign, and Ripley reporting from Nostromo and other real life replicas, nice touch.