The first game wasn't that good to begin with . Imho they just wanted to release another jrpg and decided to not go with an original IP and work on a sequel instead , althrough it still doesn't make much sense since I am pretty sure they could have found a ton of other more interesting IPs in their arsenal with much more recognition .
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I thought so too , but if it is an exclusive why wasn't it mentioned in the sony conference ? Makes no sense . Also pissed at sony for not showing new footage of Deep Down