Okay finally made it through all five nights. The gameplay is SOOOOOO much better than it ever was in the past. Very much like the increased difficulty, I actually have to do stuff now instead of sit in the office and twiddle my thumbs until something happens. Obviously lots of stuff to improve on but a really great framework as it currently stands.
Definitely a better explanation of how each of the girls mechanics works. Honestly I kind of like the ambiguity of what you're supposed to do for each as it makes it a bit of a puzzle but some of them there is either no hint or it's very tough to find/obscure. I noticed that, at least for Maddie, her's is hidden in the posters on the wall which is a very cool idea but without any indication that you should be looking at those I would probably never have noticed it. Also helps that I was already familiar with the mechanic from the previous version.