Don't know if it is as bad as everyone is crying. I think most people forgot about quality stuff (which I know isn't mandatory to play with, sure). You should also have more space for more lasers with the new power generator.
And while roaming the area with lasers is fun, how engaging is that in the long run? I like the change.
Played shapes2 and it is really fun but for me it feels heavier. When i play some Factorio mods there are times when it gets overwhelming and shapes have the same problem for me. Takes a couple of days or weeks to recover.
Also the rebuild everything thing in shapes 2 is not really true. When you get a few hours into the game the stuff you deliver is stuff you want to deliver forever to gain operator levels. The secondary stuff that isn't forever stuff is what makes me give up. Fatigue of rebuild or something... Good thing we are all different :)