Well, I was hoping to let the shitstorm clear before posting my two cents, but on it rages, so bugger it.
I was very skeptical of this game when it was first shown. I thought the reveal trailer looked very generic and lifeless. After watching the Treehouse segment, the new trailer, and checking out some of the music tracks, it's gone from "not interested yet" to "will probably buy" in my mind.
I still find the art style rather uninspired, but the world seems much more lively and appealing than it initially seemed, the music is superb, the news that it will be more story-focussed like the first game is great to hear, and the return of British VA is a big win in my book. The latter three points are particularly significant as they mean three of my main gripes with XCX seem to have been addressed.
I had held out hope that this would be one of those games that looked blah when first revealed but improved in the run up to release, and thankfully this appears to be the case.
