At first, I was expecting the worst when I first heard about the trailer. Then I saw it, and thought, "Hey this isn't that bad." At the time, I was just so grateful for a new entry that I didn't care what it looked like. The psychological aspect of it intrigued me as well. Then I saw the E3 gameplay trailer and thought, "Uh-oh, looks like the haters were right. It's all choppy." But then a second gameplay trailer came out and it was much smoother than the E3 one. I liked it. The trailer after that one had colorful backgrounds, which was funny because I was complaining that the previous trailers didn't have enough color and variety to them.
Then, the big one came out. I was amazed, but then realized they somewhat copied the old DMC3 Dante, just without the cheesy lines, which was good. I liked the absence of said lines, but not the fact that Dante got dressed in slo-mo, then posed with the sword over his shoulder, which was an obvious reference to the DMC3 box art.
Hopefully, there will be some seriousness there, and that cheesy lines will not make it into the final cut. All I'm hoping for is a good story, good platforming, and good combat. I think Ninja Theory can deliver. They've been improving a lot so far, so let's hope that they can at least make an above average game.