I am aware of its infamy, that's why I made the joke about taking my opinion with a grain of salt, but at the time it looked damn amazing, I seriously could not have fathomed something looking better, and I don't mind repetitive beat-em-ups. Plus, back then, I really did love cutscenes, and it had some good ones I thought. Keep in mind, I was literally ten or younger when it came out; of course, when I played Rise of the Robots as an adult, I realized how awful it really was, despite liking it as a kid for about the same shallow reasons I liked The Bouncer, so I would not be surprised to come to the same conclusion with The Bouncer if I play it again now.
And I also wonder about just how "deep" KI will be, especially with the starting out free, but I think that is Microsoft's way of trying to win some core gamers over. I hope the game is good, even if I don't want a One in the foreseeable future, because I want the franchise to sell and continue.