I just don't know how to respond to someone who apparently thinks Aria was a bad game.
Yes, Iga is derivative, and yes Circle Of The Moon sucked and Harmony Of Dissonance wasn't that good, but Aria was easily one of the best games I've played in years (didn't get around to it until after the DS came out).
I honestly feel it is a better, tighter game, with a superior upgrade path, map, and soul collecting mechanic than Symphony Of The Night.
Which is not to say I'll be defending this new game if all it is is this boss rush mode. If there is a full Metroidvania somehow in here, I'll try to keep an open mind. I don't take it as a personal affront that they might reuse old pixel art and then use the added power of HD consoles to increase the scale of everything, but I'm not hopeful.