Agree, only trailers we had until now we're story trailers without environment or world, but I am sure we will have normal trailers and direct footage when we get closer to release.

Once again, the environment design is incredible, but the character design and technical art direction both leave a little bit to be desired.

I'm not going to be a sourpuss though. This looks like a lot of fun.

My exact thoughts. It isn't blowing my mind the way Xenoblade X did as far as visuals and scale when I first seen it (same for scale when talking about Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii), but it looks fine. I'll pick it up and play it, and more than likely enjoy it but to where I was literally dying to get my hands on X this is more of a "oh cool, another Xenoblade game", and left of bit of a disappointing impression from the reveal it hasn't shook and likely won't. Really disliking the chain weapon monster system as well, it makes the screen needlessly cluttered. 

I want this so hard have to get a switch asap

Well there is some diminishing returns effects in play as well.  You can only blow everyone's socks off with scale so many times :P.  I do like that this new environment is IN a Titan, shows there will be creativity not just in terms of the kinds of titans but where people inhabit them.  

Also, I can get the clutter bit, but I think the added layers of depth are very nice.  

Also, you may be interested to know that there is a cosmethics shop, so it seems that you may be able to buy new outfits to customize looks even though stats might be relegated to gems (they return here) and accessories.  Although, Rex's default armor has a built in grappling hook that he uses in his anchor shot so I wonder, if you change his outfit does that go away?  And if so, do new outfits bring the possibility of new arts?

Also, you can customize or replace the weapons the Blades use.  

See this new environment has potential, but between the low quality of the video and the way the player hardly ever stop to show it off, we don't really get a good idea of how good it could look.

Yeah, the guy has the camera pulled way back and the sensativity of the camera turned up.  I appreciate that it's real gameplay but just a few slow camera pans would have been lovely.

I will say that the city at the end is looking like it will be prettty freaking gorgeous.  

I'll have to see more of the city to be honest. Again though it definitely has potential. Kind of reminds me of the main city in The Last Story.

Honestly, I like that they aren't showing much. When they showed every continent of Xenoblade Chronicles X, it made the exploration a bit less interesting because you know the general areas.

I am also excited that this game is going to be story focused.

Still, crossing my fingers for X2 because I wanted to see where that story was going.

I know what you mean. It may because I never saw trailers for the original either, but when I first visited a new location in XC, even the beginnning one felt breath taking and had this wow factor. XCX was awesome to me, but I rarely felt the same excitement because I already had a gist of the area. Part of the reason why I'm limiting what I see of X2.