If I recall correctly, Barlog said it's R1 and R2. He mentioned strong and light attacks, I believe, as well as short and mid-range, maybe? I think it was from the PlayStation LiveCast interview. I have no doubt there will be plenty of attacks and combos we can do. After all, this is God of War, and Barlog said the only reason we didn't see any of the usual "bombastic, cinematic" action was that it was already a given and they wanted to focus on the emotions and story for this demo.
Woah, nice. Haven't seen that one before. I really love Kratos' new look. Especially the beard, because his face wasn't exactly pleasing to look at before.
This makes me feel a little better, I rewetted it and saw the circle button pop up while he was fighting those wood demon things, which means grabbing is back. The interview with Geoff helped calm my fears and raise my mast of hype to maximum.