I think everyone predicted that future whether LoS2 did well or not, Konami doesn't know how to handle any of their good IPs lately that are not Metal Gear Solid.
Konami just doesn't know what to do at all without Kojima leading them by the nose, really.
I don't necessarily discount reviews (because they're just opinions at the end of the day), but it seems
extremely strange to me that someone could love the first game but hate this one. Especially knocking LoS2 for being a patchwork of other games, because, uh, isn't that exactly what the first one was?