Online lag is worse than the first! Fix it, Epic!
Other than that - Hoard play is excellent. That will become a great new feature to be copied over in many new games. I just wish it hat a bit more variety. New Locusts are great, and when they're tough to kill on the higher levels of hoard, it really keeps you on your toes.
I've only played the single player for a bit, and I do agree - it's overly melo-dramatic. I can see that they were looking to draw some people in, but maybe they should work with Hollywood a bit better and get something more interesting.