was there anyone excited for the 2nd game after seeing what the 1st one really was?
As to the main character being a black young guy, who gives a shit? It's a new character so people shouldn't have any attachment to it beforehand anyway. It'd be different if they changed Nathan Drake to be a different gender/race/whatever.
Developers should feel free to make the characters they want and if their game doesn't resonate with you as a gamer, just don't buy it. Easy peasy