Played for a few hours. Hashed out around 8 story missions 2x each and a handful of the bonus side missions that open up apace with story progress. Have the four core party members for the campaign and another dozen or so enemies and NPCs unlocked for the versus modes. Solange is level 10 or so.
Will post more when not on a phone, but I'm loving it. The GH homages, similarities, and throwbacks are endless. The script is legit funny and the slightly naughty Saturday morning cartoon VA nails it.
Digging the more deliberate pace of the combat and the persistant leveling and looting that GH lacked. No branching paths is a bummer, but the 4-character campaign, 8-character side missions, double-digit-character free play and vs. modes do a solid job of making up for it.
Was concerned that the shorter arena-like missions were going to be a drag, but in practice it's not very different than the GH formula of brief fight -> cutscene -> repeat. This is more portable-friendly and grants you plenty of opportunities to spend level up stat points and mix up equipment. It'll make grinding for exp, gold, and loot that much faster, as well!
I've only played in 3D, and there is quite a bit of slowdown. Will try in 2D tomorrow and report back. Need to grab my FC as well...
Two thumbs way up.
