I'll be honest, I have not supported most of your decisions after you abandoned the original concept, but I support this decision here. I have seen many types of games try the "medium" route and almost all of them fall flat, so I am at least glad to see you are not going to be doing that. You may win some of us back over at this rate, so keep up the good work, and good luck.
Edit: Also that concept sketch looks amazing. Shame it's not her final form, but it is what it is.