I wasnt hyped for this game due to the dull combat and the son thing. Production values and graphics look great though. I expected 8s and some 9s but 10? Damn. Many reviews praise it for the father/son relationship. Sorry that's not why I play games. No review that I've seen so far mentions the depth of the combat or where the challenge comes from, though they say the game can get hard.
I guess I am spoiled by Japanese games, eg monster Hunter or souls. This god of war really brings nothing new to the table in terms of gameplay - it's pretty and we'll done, and comes from a famous Sony studio - guess that's what gets you a 10 these days. Uncharted 4 was the same, fun for 5 hours, and then you were just waiting for this interactive movie to end. At any rate, I watched the Easy Allies review and the game seems like it might be worth getting, mostly because they mention a good difficulty and the good loot hidden behind tough encounters.
As an aside, this reminds me of black panther. It was an OK movie, but for political reasons it was praised to high heavens. I guess the best way to guage a game these days is find a reviewer that aligns with your philisophy on games and see what they think. Avoid the hype train because so far for people like me its been off (notable examples are uncharted 4 and horizon, good games, but certainly not the masterpieces ppl claimed). The only game that I think is a masterpiece this gen is bloodborne. MH World a close second.