Bow before me!
Lo and behold, I have gotten 100% on the entire game! To those of you who haven't yet: In your face!
Now that I've gotten that out of my system, on to the actual review. The combat was awesome. It was fast-paced, while still allowing me time to gather myself after taking a beating. Well worth the time I put into it. Who knows, it might even be worth more than that.