So what I gather is that the combat is like Souls, but not at all like Souls, and like MH, but completely different from MH.
I see.
Well I, for one, didn't mean to say that it's
like Souls or "comparable" (beyond just superficial aspects e.g. third-person real-time hack-and-slash action-RPG combat), only that I still think that Souls combat is overall
better, for various reasons (I can elaborate if anyone cares).
But it's true that they're not really similar. It's actually a bit more similar to MH, but even MH has strangely more in common with Souls combat than Dragon's Dogma, I'd say.
Also, for PC gamers, I have no idea if controller support is gonna be all that great, but regardless I'd recommend using a controller. It's really made with a controller in mind I think.