^ Design?
I liked some of the blasters in the PT (More so in TPM). I'm actually less sure about the designs I've glimpsed for TFA. They looked like they existed in the same universe as the OT, unlike much of the other designs.
I even liked Padme's silver "1950s" style royal sidearm. The sound was dreadful though (The blasters mostly all sounded weak in the PT).