I like this game it's voice acting and personality is allot better then odyssey. I believe it has as you would say it more life and charisma.The lands are beautiful as always in these games and the folklore is great. Customization has been beefed up allot hairstyles, tattoos, the outfits show all your little tools. The skill tree is awesome simply because you can change your style at will not feeling any regrets in the skill points you decide to relocate. I know I put a five star review but not everything is perfect that said.i feel the combat is a little clunky as you say it, It feels in a way awkward I dual wield daggers going from the axe where light attacks lunge toward to jabbing in one spot was funky it was nice to see diversity but very awkward, that puts me at a disadvantage because I'm constantly having to dodge to get into there combat range and don't get me started on the stamina bar if you wanna call it that.i was also a little sad to not see allot of weapons and gear that was one thing I loved about odyssey was the gear options and the fact you could wear whatever you wanted and change the visual looks. Your kinda stuck with the look of your build I hope they bring that back to this game that's the type of new thinking I love to see. Not to say this game has no gear oh it has gear and the upgrade system is cool especially the visuals changing the higher your gear gets by the end you look like you stole your armour pieces from Thor himself.In my opinion this game was worth the money there's one last thing tho there's a mission called " a little problem" make sure the wolf in kids are together so you get the man's best friend ability if the wolf takes off when you go home a glitch happens were you never get the ability hopefully this is patched soon ... I hope someone found my review helpful in buying the game.