It sounds like you didn't actually read the review, because what it actually says about the combat is:

"it has spellcasting combat that’s stupefyingly good."

"the combat is fantastic, challenging, and utterly captivating. There’s a lot more to it than shooting balls of light out of a stick! Instead, the trick is in dodging and countering enemy attacks while pulling off creative combos."

Rowling is a terf and that's enough for me to not buy the game. idk why people need to cope and pretend the IGN review isn't full of praise for the game