Our primary complaint with the original was the odd way it handled, and unfortunately little has changed on that front. Combat is still a bland affair with fights taking on one of two forms: stand there and mash the attack button, or stand there, mash the attack button and periodically run away to avoid high-damage attacks. There’s no block or evasive roll, and it’s debatable if the techniques you learn are more potent than the standard spamming of regular strikes. On the bright side, at least weapons no longer degrade and break.