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I really wanted to give this season a fair chance, and after being pretty disappointed with the first episode, I decided to give this season up to episode three to sell me on its strengths, unfortunately I could not live up to my own standards and dropped this season after just two.
From the get go, the art is changed, and in no way is it an improvement. A lot of use of shaking stills, animation became less fluid, and the biggest change in my opinion, is the overall style. The first season's atmosphere is lost through the style change, the girls all look like they ... aged in reverse and have become overly moe-fied. If you enjoyed the first season for its bleak atmosphere (I know I did, it had me hooked), you will be disappointed.
Another attributing factor to this is the way the character interactions have changed. There is no subtlety or real weight behind them to make them feel meaningful, every time a relationship is emphasized, it is done in a very "in you face" manner, they felt manufactured. This stripped the characters of the soul they had in the first season.
These were the two major issues I had going into this new season, and are the two aspects that had me so entertained by the first season. Without them, this feels like an entirely different series to its predecessor (and if you want to enjoy this season, it is probably best you try going into it with that mindset. Don't expect the characters' interactions or atmosphere to be the same)
Of course, I am basing this all off the first two episodes, but I just could not follow through. Maybe it does get better later on, but my impression is that the soul of the first season is gone, and that was what gave me reason to watch this series in the first place.