Now THATS how you do an opener! *Spoiler Free*
Just finished the prologue right before you really start your Journey. The music, the cutscenes, the flashbacks, just blew me away. I did not expect the opening sequences to be that everloving good! As opposed to importing a save, the way they "recreate" some of the events of the first just made sense, and didn't leave anything to question. Warhorse has really set the stage here and I absolutely cannot fathom how the rest of the story will be after the first hour or so.
Also optimization wise, you guys hit the nail on the head, here! Don't get me wrong, I do have a pretty good PC, 7900xtx and 5800x3d. But on ultra, 1440p I hit 120-144fps consistently. I didn't even get that in the first KCD!