My views were similiar until I played it for quite a while and got used to it. How long did you play? with me at first I was like "wtf how am I supposed to time an attack or combo when I cant even see my character?" but by the end of the game I was letting off all my attacks fairly easily and knew where I was going to end up and what I was doing. Maybe its because I hadnt got used to DMC/GOW like you have? since I hadnt played a game like them for a long time my senses were not particularly attuned to a certain game speed.