Subnautica 2 early access planned for PC and Xbox, drops on Game Pass on day one

subnautica 1 was one of the best games i ever played. below zero was like a less good, James Cameron version of subnautica 1 that sorta forgot it was a survival craft game and focused more on the cinematic experience. subnautica 2....looks full blown James Cameron movie. it literally looks like the scenes underwater in Avatar 2. subnautica 1 was not great because it had aliens or a neat sci fi plot. those were neat extras. it was cool because the nature of the game itself required you to carve your OWN story through the way you chose to survive and progress. the world was your world, not a set piece for a stage play. subnautica 2, from what I've seen so far, looks to have completely lost what i first loved about the game. i know the original creator of the concept has long been gone from the development team, and it frankly bums me out how they've altered the original vision.
I'm sure it'll be hugely successful, though. looks like something made for YouTubers more than someone who wants to pick up rocks for 3 hours off the sea floor.

Below Zero was very much lackluster so I'm sceptical about this one. I would love for it to be as good as the first which is one of my absolute favorite games.
- I'm skeptical the fear can be re-induced once you've gone through the first game. Its really hard to judge. I'd be interested in hearing about someone who played sub zero first and then the first game.