I've only played the game for one hour since I got it (today) and the controls are fluid and the gameplay is straight-forward and doesn't stall even though the beginning has a lot of tutorials. I like that they keep it brief.
The art style is what finally made me purchase the game, was never really interested in the game until I saw concept art for it. I usually avoid official threads here on GAF as the plague, to much hype, so that's why it took a while until I finally made the purchase. Also, I have too many Wii games to play through. Muramasa, Silent Hill and Epic Yarn are still in queue