From what SyntheticMan and a few other autistic reviewers have said, the gameplay mechanics are hit or miss depending on what you're looking for. It's not like Ninja Gaiden where you just have block and dodge -- and you just have to time things well. Sounds like you have to use dodge/block/counter according to specific coloured attacks or elsewise you'll take damage.

Not my kind of game based on that.

I'm looking forward to ILL and Chronos. There are a couple of South Korean stealth-action/combat games coming out as well, but I can't recall their names at the moment. But the fact they have a badass action-hero with a male lead is something I'm looking forward to. I don't mind the attractive birds in a TPS/hack-and-slash, but I've been craving more testosterone-fuelled action games as of late.