It does feel slightly slower. Although the game (from gameplay vids) looks faster, this is probably due to the increased stage size and how far back the game zooms. You can pull further back and combos can extend longer. When close together, the screen zoom is the standard for MBAC; think Arcana. That is just my guess at it, when in close combat, it felt about the same as MBAC, but the ranged game feels a little slower, the aerial game as well.