what about this release makes you want to try it?

It's meh for a language, it's simple which is what they are trying to achieve but it all comes with trade offs like all programming languages. I would say a large portion of a language is how you mesh with the syntax and tooling around it.

Go being "meh" is one of its best parts.

It doesn't encourage you to do fancy language tricks, it kindly directs you to get your shit done, compiled and delivered.