I was wondering why this thread was so dead then I realized it's not officially out until Friday.
Anyway, I been playing this and it's dope as fukk.
They really bumped the graphics up, it looks real nice.
Combat system is almost completely different....Drivers can now equip weapons separately from their Blade, and you can play as your Blade directly. And when you swap them in it's kinda like "Marvel vs Capcom" where they do a quick attack (in this case, Break, Topple, Launch, Smash) and you regain HP when you swap characters. Also each character has a Technique Art which gives you a big boost (recharges all your Arts instantly, lets you evade all attacks for 10 seconds) but also has a downside (halves your HP instantly, uses all your Arts) so you gotta be strategic with how you use them.
I've only been playing a little while so I haven't found a town or Inn but you can use camp fires to rest (and spend extra EXP), craft things, or prompt conversations with your party.
So far this is well worth the money.
Fred.