The title of the game implies that Nintendo wants to push this basically as a reboot. And i do understand that this can be "meh" for long time fans but with how popular the movie and the Switch 2 are, its a really good occasion to start from zero.
Speaking of Zero, i think this new Starfox is really the first real time they tried to reboot the series using 64 as a base. Yes, Zero did that too, but not only with a weird gimmick that made the gameplay worse but also on a console nobody got. If a tree falls in the middle of the forest and nobody is there ecc. ecc., apply the same thing to Starfox Zero.
Speaking about the artstyle, i found it weird at first but the more i look at it the more i like it. The idea of having actual animal-looking animals fighting in space is kinda fascinating to me and it reminds me of Fantastic Mr Fox. I also think it makes sense from a business standpoint: this is basically a reboot, and by giving this game his own (weird) artstyle it makes it stand out more from the rest of the Nintendo games. Its really unique. But that's my opinion of course.
Overall im really hyped for this project, the visuals are awesome and im really curious to see the new cutscenes and play the new online mode. And i hope this is going to sell enough to make new titles.