i have to disagree, a minute of button bashing and analog twirling will get so boring after awhile, plus the char roster alone of 3 ( 51 chars!), makes it much more fun to play.
I went back to 2 a few days ago, and it was really like taking a step down, played it for 10 minutes ( 9 minutes ofcourse being button bashing and analog twirling) and went straight back to 3.