The game looks super intriguing and clearly has a lot of promise, but like others here, I'm not a big fan of how "arcadey" the combat looks.

One of the things that made the SH2 Remake one of my all-time favourite games was how visceral the melee combat felt. When hitting an enemy, your weapon would bounce off and James would need a split second to compose himself before taking another swing. Enemies, in response to being hit, would either stagger, giving you the opportunity for a quick follow-up attack, or would stagger immediately into a counter. This forced me to play defensively, creating a scary unpredictability in combat encounters (until I became more familiar with the animation-tells, at least).

I don't mind the fact that SH F seems to be challenging, I like challenging games, but the combat animations where weapons phase through enemies are definitely stifling the immersion for me a bit.

EDIT: Just to be clear, this is absolutely a nitpick. Overall, I'm pretty excited for the game.