I liked the change for the most part but the album as a whole doesn't hold a candle to V or Odyssey... or really any of them. For whatever reason this album didn't really tie together to get that 'sum is greater than its parts' feel that the rest did. On a song per song basis I call it a very...
I hate people who play RPGs and don't RP... which is essentially the entirety of that shitty game, WoW. I'd rather play MUDs like Gemstone IV until the end of time.
They are just gothenburg. I liked em enough not to be MAD that I bought The Forever Endeavor but it's not stellar stuff. Basically, if you really like the Gothenburg sound, go for it.