I waited for the official release and just installed it today. Here's my first impressions:
Pros:
I think it looks pretty good in some areas, though I had grown attached to my cold tank-like version of Steam. I like the view of your games list where the games are in a small column on the left with a picture and info on the right. That's really cool. I also like the download stats and more integrated info on friends.
Cons:
I wish I had more options to organize my games list. I don't know why Steam doesn't have a folder system or options to organize by genre, year, date of purchase, or other categories (which I thought was going to be added). I also don't like how uninstalled games aren't put in their own little section like before. Currently, it's been running slower, but they may just be because I'm using it for the first time and it has to develop a cache for all images related to my games.
Post edited April 27, 2010 by jungletoad