Why doesn't anyone play Vampire Savior 2?

I’m a big VS fan and started messing around with VS2 just for fun lately. So why is it that people play VS over VS2? I can’t seem to find any reasons in my searches, would someone be so kind as to enlighten me?

Well, DF’s in VS2 are stupid, they make the strong characters stronger.
No air chains or something, and some other stuff that I don’t know.

Character’s DF in VS1 become a “super art” in VS2, and in VS2, everyone’s DF is the same: enable air chain and the damage you do on your opponent can’t be recovered (no white part in the life bar)

Yeah, the game is a lot more boring. Air chains were removed, Dash Links were also removed. Almost every crossup was removed. A few unblockables were removed. Push blocks are way harder now. Dark Forces are now universal, and generally are just boring.

Does Vampire Hunter 2 have these changes to the gameplay?