i found the first pathfinder too epic, too big and too grand.
This one puts you in a commander role rather than a ruler's, but the scope is arguably bigger (instead of dealing with a relatively backwater region that just happens to have the strongest ties to the First World on account of its history, you are thrown into the world's biggest demon invasion territory left behind from a conflict between gods). And you get to transcend your existence with the mythic paths, which sound like they have a lot of plot relevance, unlike the first game's kingdom which was window dressing at best and barely added much apart from being an arbitrary plot device.
