I think this game is a lot of fun, and has a lot of smart design decisions. There is strong defense to balance out strong offense, a tolerable comeback mechanic, no stupid link combos, the overall damage is not too high and not too low, and the pace seems good. You can tell that the developers tried hard to make the game accessible to newcomers without compromising the game too much for competitive play, and my early instinct is that they succeeded in this. The challenge mode teaches you useful combos and the tutorial mode is comprehensive. The game is also pretty fun to watch, the netcode is great, and it has the proper button config method.
My only complaints right now are that there is no rematch function, and the stage/music select defaults back to “Auto” every time, so if you play a long set against the same opponent you have to listen to the same music every time, or change it every single time. Also, the “Rounds Won” markers are very awkwardly placed and hard to see.