This years sets have not appealed to me so far. This is coming from a person who was with the line since '01, and has almost every set from '03 to '06. Since summer 2007, the sets haven't appealed to me much. Perhaps it's just me maturing and devolping a more discering taste (possible, conidering I have a full set of Kal and Hordika), but I only felt bothered enough to get three sets. Maxilos, Matoro and Hahli. Two were bought in a "buy one, get one half price sale" (Max and Mat) and Hahli singular. Maxilos was good, Matoro was alright and Hahli would've looked rather eye-catching, if not for that damned brittle lime green plastic. Same with Ehlek, but I digress. The Mahri seemed a step down from the rather marvelous Barraki, and while were all right, didn't catch my enough to actively go out to buy them.
I've got a similar sitation with the Phantoka. They look nice, but they lack something and the price to piece ratio is putting me off. They've grown on me slightly, but I won't be fully sure unless I buy one, which I'm not sure I'd be bothered enoguh to do. I have a similar sentimate to the new Tahu. I'm not realy bothered about "That can't be a Kanohi Hau" or the nostalgia of it looking nothing like Tahu Mata or Nuva. The current prototype we've seen so far, and this goes for Onua too, doesn't appeal to me.
:-/ Shame really, I used to love the line too. Still, bar Toa Ignika, the titans look alright.