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.
Everything I've heard about the game is great, even anti-Japanese games journalists have been giving it reviews like "okay, sooo the gameplay, graphics, cutscenes, storyline, and controls are all really good, buuut".