What a fantastic game. I can’t think of a point where I wasn’t enjoying my time.
Despite some enemies being a pain in my ass to deal with (like the regenerators pre-scope), at no point did I dread having to fight an onslaught of enemies. The addition of the knife parry adds a level of skill to the combat that takes it to a new level. Although I didn’t find myself using it a ton in the beginning, the longer I played the better I got at saving myself from an axe throw or something small. Gameplay wise, I could play for hours. The only downside is the loss of some of the silliness the initial game had, but with the modern direction of the franchise I can’t really blame them.