Well a scythe to me is angelic because Death is actually on God's side I think (the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse).
Like-
-The fighting looks a lot more visceral to me. I know the speeds slower, but I for one wouldn't mind paying attention to Dante's animations (which are actually really nice from what I've seen).
-Switching weapons and styles on the fly looks more streamlined than that disaster of the style/weapon switching in DMC 4 (the directional pad on the xbox controller is aggravating).
-The Devil Trigger is more of a story element now.
Dislike-
-Gameplay-wise, the Devil Trigger is a disappointment.
-It looks easier. Of course the trailers could have been on easy mode, and the developers should know that game from inside and out anyway.
All in all, I feel like this game is going to be at least decent for a DMC game. Compared to other action games, though, I believe it'll be superb. We'll see when it comes out, though