I love that they kept the sound effects. It makes the action look even more fabulous. The visuals are pretty neat too. It looks old school and new at the same time.
As for the plot, I had forgotten just how much of a douche Dio is.
"Sup Dio, here's my dog Danny"
BOGYAAA
"NANI WO SURU DA!?" (they actually fixed it in the anime)
What an asshole. And let's not even talk about what he did to that poor dog later on...
I'm glad the pace of Phantom Blood is so fast (based on the preview, ep 2 should at least go up to chapter 9) since that means we'll get Battle Tendency sooner. I can't wait for animated young Joseph!