This definitely wasn't what I expected from the sequel but I like it a lot more than the original honestly. I think the Evil Pizzeria formula is really finding it's footing with this entry in the series, and I love the willingness to experiment with the jump to 3D.
The timer effect is definitely the weakest part of the game, the sound plays over the audio I want to hear and just artificially prolongs the pizza making without a gameplay advantage, maybe use a visual indicator or turn that sound down a lot?
I replayed the game twice to get all the dialogue options since I really wanted to do a sick backflip. The first time I chose the most normal options, the second time I chose to be silent, which I assumed would still allow me to do a sick backflip, but upon further investigation it seems this option is for the true speedrunner who wishes to save fractions of seconds on skipping dialogue. The third playthrough I was immensely disappointed at my player's inability to do a sick backflip, but I can forgive this because I can see how this character's development in further entries in the series could go with them learning to backflip despite the ingredients' lack of belief in their abilities.
Overall, good game. I like pizza, evil, ria, and er, so this game is exactly the kind of genre I enjoy.