Raltar wrote:
Exalted is horrible. Scion, on the other hand...
Both systems have gaping mechanical flaws, although Scion is worse by far in that regard. The automatic successes are really cool bonuses around character generation, but they get game-breaking very fast. By Demigod, someone in your group is able to throw 7-16 automatic successes at any given problem. It fits with the core theme of the game (you're the children of gods) but the actual game mechanics are atrocious.
As Taly mentioned, the artwork in the Exalted books are what puts people off. The world itself is an amalgamation of Indian and Chinese mythology rather than anime. Although without the art style they chose, White Wolf probably never would have had as much success with the product.