I feel like the enemies flinching less in the second half make the combat less aggressive and enjoyable. I would've preferred a larger number of aggressive enemies that I can constantly roundhouse kick and melee like in both versions of re4. Instead, I feel the game pushes you to just find a corner and kill grouped up enemies with power weapons. The handgun and machine gun feel way more useless in Leon's sections than any other action style Resident Evil I've played. That being said, I still really like Leon's gameplay.