Note: Minor to moderate spoilers. If you haven't watched the animation, don't look at my contents.
Wow. I've seen some people note the shift in action... But I'm not sure exactly why they'd think that. MC10 had a fantastic scene with the giant MG and Giant Hank, but everything here wasn't bad. The only 2 things that come to mind is: A. not every minute is riddled with action and B. the protagonists suffer minimal damage along the journey...
That being said. I fucking love this. The art and themes are mind-bending and fantastic. And not just fantastic, fantastic in a sense very few things invoke in me, and equally as twisted and estranged. All the art details are magnificent, and the new sound effects went a really long way for me. I love the nostalgic old ones, but at the same time these ones really complete the atmosphere, and couldn't have come at a better time, given the stellar use of atmospheric soundtrack.
Not sure where the adventure goes from here, but I'm really compelled by the seemingly unwinnable dynamic between either Tricky raining hell, or The Moderator continuing his evil nonsense as usual. This hasn't just re-ignited the conflict. For me, this has actually brought things to a head, and I really, really can't wait for the next installment. Or maybe I can. For me this was totally worth the wait.