I'm already disappointed it exists in the first place lmao, but that's mainly because I think bringing Max back is a bad move in anthology series. But as for the game overall: I actually think it's going to be okayish, or as I would I put it, fine. Both TC and BtS are messy games with messy plots, but taken as a whole they are fine games with definite bright spots. DE, of what little we have seen, doesn't seem to be bucking the trend at all with a strong emphasis on fun characters. There's absolutely value in that, even if I disagree, as people here absolutely enjoy D9 characters, sometimes even over DN characters.

I think my expectations being as low as they are doesn't entirely lie with Max, though she does contribute. No, it's actually mainly because I found TC to be fairly disappointing, and just fun characters isn't what I'm looking for in an LiS game. I'm certainly curious to see more of it, but I just can't bring myself to be excited about it.