I love it.
A return to the first game's style, but this game's Normal is like the original's Dante Must Die mode.
You have to invest in a plethora of vital stars, so it's worth playing through the first couple of missions more than once to get some Red Orbs built up for some skills.
The battles look delicious, the Styles help you develop your own way through the game, it all works together well.

Hard as nails, but well worth sticking with.
And you can always just die thrice to unlock Easy Auto.