Even if I had said "in my opinion", I would have still explained it. I like it whn people do that, so I try to do it myself as much as possible. An opinion with backing makes for better discussions, in my experience, like the one we're having now.

You're right, the fact that the art style change coincides with the gameplay change is fairly fitting. I have trouble imagining what it would look like as a fighter with the art style from, say, Symphony of the Night or Lament of Innocence.

Yes, this is not a traditional fighter, is more simplistic and accesible like Smash. I read it was something similar to Power Stone because of the free movement and from Naruto of GameCube and Wii. I played Naruto and I like it, is a very fast action fighter with a lot of combinations, but very easy to execute at the same time (but hard to master).

We'll have to wait and see how deep the gameplay will be.