I love the "throw backs" side scrolling, art-illustrated. In all mediums, but especially in games, we move on too fast. Like how black-and-white movies can be especially great, but usually after color films have been out for years. (The Following by Christopher Nolan is simply incredible.)
In any case, this reminds me of the success that Odin Sphere had, releasing a beautiful, side-scrolling jrpg on the PS2 long after the PS3 was released.
Can't wait to get my hand on that card system either.