Even though I dislike Geass with the power of a thousand suns, I will admit that the direction in the action wasn't a major part. In fact, the action was good most the time. A lot of the quality of this show won't even be up to him. Is the writing good and the tone hit right? It could end up being an amazingly fun Super Robot Gundam. If the writing is Geass/Valvrave level train wreck, the show could still be decent if the action is well done. I have some faith that we'll get a good look Super Robot show, assuming that's what they're going for.
If they're going for 0079 Real Robot seriousness, though, than god help us. We could have a Wing level tragedy on our hands.