Admittedly haven't been following this all that closely since I last played but I can safely say that I'm more interested in this now than I was then.
The story was already interesting and had plenty of mystery about what we could expect from characters and how the story would progress. With how it was presented this time around I think its made all the more interesting, especially with this whole 'aura' aspect!
I know it's too soon to reveal but I hope we meet Vi again, I think she easily became my favorite character even though we didn't see all that much of her yet!