I have to say, all the negativity about the touch controls really does sound like an old person yelling at the damn kids to get off their lawn.
While, generally speaking, I do prefer physical buttons, if a game plays well with touch controls, I see no reason we shouldn't be willing to give it a go. I hear the same bitching about Valve's controller when honestly the thing is pretty damn amazing (Not for all things, but it does so much more than any standard controller for PC gaming), but people won't give it the time of day because of the touch controls. It's all pretty unfair without actually trying it.
I think the same here. I too am skeptical, but we shouldn't be decrying it just yet.