Ryu looks like he has much more potential now. At the very least, he doesn't look more like, Less-than-Akuma the character.
I don't see Ghost Rider talked about much and I think he has a lot of potential. With a good assist, I think he'll be very good what what his long range moves (he has a move that pulls in AND grounds from full screen) in combination with his OTGs, he looks like a great character for DHCs (More out of than into) because his combos look very short without XFactor.
And I'm not sure about the damage in this game, but Firebrand looks very strong too. Not to mention his combos look classy as ****.