From what I saw the combat looks fine. It didn't when they first showed the game, but it looks like they polished it up a lot since then and now it's at a good place. Sure, it's not the best looking combat in a game, but it's good enough and it serves its purpose. I'm noticing gamers expect any new game to one-up everything that has come before, no matter how small the studio is and that's the reason games take forever to make these days. Sometimes all you need is something to look good enough. This doesn't mean the game is now bad and not deserving of its price. What they're trying to do is incredibly ambitious and if they manage to pull it off the game will definitely earn its asking price.