This game is absolutely fantastic, and I will give it 5 stars, despite a major gripe I have:
If I can swing fast enough, every one of my hits should register. If they are depleting in damage, that is fine, but the hit/block system seems so unfair if you are genuinely trying to engage in combat. You have to hold a blade still to block, and you can only make contact as many times as the system lets you, even if you "realistically" made contact 9 times, the game will only register five(or however many your combo counter has allowed) the blocking is my biggest problem though. Having to hold the weapon in a straight line in the middle of combat makes no sense.
Would buy it five times over, even as it stands.