I'll also add that I think they should have stuck with Eve in Stellar Blade.
That's what gamers wanted and everyone loved.
Switching main characters is just never good for a series unless it has a rich world to lean on, and Stellar Blade just isn't that fleshed out or rich as a story. Even if you do have such a world...well, that's like switching out Master Chief in Halo. It's inherently gonna be off putting and make people miss the originals more.