Yeah it would be such a waste to duplicate these characters, I'm personally hyped on the roster reveals so far. Can't wait to see the final list!
I don't want to sound like a jerk but when I saw the giant spider boss fight in the cave I literally thought of "Giant Enemy Crab". All he did was dodge attacks and throw projectiles at it until it died. After seeing God of War, I needed to see a LOT more with the combat. That being said, the game looked beautiful and combat could have easily been adjusted/re-designed to make the game better, dragon customization looked cool. Only thing I would have cut were the dubstep headphon...
I agree that a new IP from R* would be exciting and refreshing. I'm not sure if I care whether or not the game is open world or linear because the open world could literally be any theme/time/fiction they want it to be but R* has great ability to convey stories through their games so a linear title would absolutely have a load of potential. Regardless of what it is, it's always exciting to see what they are up to next as they never disappoint.
* Also, Agent... Wish w...
Text color is steel blue. Man of steel confirmed.