Pros: incredible English voice acting, combat has DMC levels of ingenuity for combos, self styled difficulty levels, somehow managed to make a game of thrones story while throwing in Godzilla monster sized epic fights.
Cons: the stagger system can feel boring, especially in mini boss fights.
I would recommend the game alone for the cinematics, voice acting, and not needing to shoehorn any diversity. The monster design and detail on even goblins to be vicious little Pygmies.
Nero was it’s own problem of trying to pass the torch and create new combat aesthetics when everyone wanted Dante. This game has some similar mechanics to the Nero arm in combat but isn’t the forced mechanic at all and is great for juggling enemies and damage rotation