I'm kinda conflicted on this one. I enjoyed playing it and the new characters quickly grew on me. But you can really feel that this games story has just truly begun when the game technically already ends. If I didn't know that the second GAA game is supposedly really good, I think I'd give this game 3 stars. But I can't bring myself to rate it lower because I'm pretty sure I'll appreciate this game more when I have experienced the whole story of GAA.
Anyway, the graphics are pretty good (as this is essentially a 3DS game) and the best they've ever been in an AA game. The characters are beautifully animated and very lively. The soundtrack is pretty good, though I hope for more catchy tunes in GAA 2. Sucks Capcom gave this game only an English translation but I'm still glad these games finally made it to the west.