I actually like that I have to be a bit careful, as you can't just tank a bunch of hits and you're a bit slow. Soulslike is a close comparison, I guess. My main annoyance is that I can't seem to get the parry timing, even though the devs said they are pretty generous - it just feels wrong no matter when I try to parry, and when it does work there's almost no visual/audial feedback, I notice that I managed to parry only because my stamina bar is refilled.