I have absolutely no clue why Level 5 garners attention.
I'm with you. I've hated every single game they've made. When Dark Cloud 2 hit, there was so much hype, but when I picked it up later on the cheap it was just more of the same pointless bullshit from the first game. Then we had Rogue Galaxy, which was an improvement, but ultimately boring and shallow once again. I will not fall for their bullshit any longer. This looks just like Rogue Galaxy 2 without any sci-fi elements (which makes it 10x worse even).
The only reason this received any attention to begin with has to do with the original media we were shown. At least games like Killzone 2 actually captured the look and feel of the CG trailer. White Knight didn't even come close to it...just like every other Level 5 game. I don't know why Sony keeps publishing their games.
Just watching the media gives me flashbacks to Infinite Undiscovery (though I suspect IU is actually a slightly better game). The JRPG genre has been all but dead to me this gen. Even the games I was excited about ending up sucking hardcore (Star Ocean 4, for instance).