Just think back about what oracle Ron Gilbert said: Humongous' children's adventures only became successes with their second and third instalments. Somehow, sequels inspire trust, or there's brand recognition, I don't know, but it seems a game first has to enter the gaming lexicon or discours of the general public, and then it can hit.
A more colloquial response to this thread, however, is
WOOHOO! 
A next-gen Beyond Good & Evil! Hell yes! If this thing comes out I am going to
assault people into buying it! (If it's any good, of course ^_^)
