The man does have a point there. Whether you like the new style or not, hype tends to generate anti-hype, so it's to be expected. edit: err, going through the rest of the thread, I feel I should say that sandbag does act a bit douchey.
This looks awesome. Why don't more games try to have distinctive art styles? It's been proven time and time again that pictures get people talking. Look at the hype that surrounded the new Prince of Persia, the Jet Grind Radio games, Legend of Zelda Wind Waker, Okami, MadWorld...
I would have thought we were all experienced enough to look past game hype an judge things on face value? Everyone here knows what marketers are like, don't we? they'll take something and turn it into something else, invent features, and generally shout nonsense as loud as they can to get attention. that's their job, fine,…