Thing is, i wanna say 90%, but let's just say the vast majority of action games based on melee produced in the west, aren't very interesting or even good, when it comes to combat gameplay.
Not if you use Japanese games are a metric for comparison (anything from Ninja Gaiden, to DMC, to Bayonetta, to even Bloodborne).
God of War was one of the few that was, i'm not even saying nearly as good, but at least trying.
This to me, and i am fully aware we're far too soon to judge, but what it looks like, it looks like a step away from even trying to be that, and more towards the full on "cinematic narrative game" sphere, with a lot of walk&talk and all them shenanigans.
Which i usually find very forgettable and uninteresting.
I was never a big fan of GoW, so i'm not really upset, but i can't really see this change as a really positive one as of now.
I hope they'll prove me wrong though.