Alright, nerds. I played the game this morning with fresh eyes, and I am sold. I completed everything there is to offer in the demo. The fun fighting and especially the story mode was the hook that got me.
I was all set to get it on PC. to avoid the Sony PlayStation Plus extortion... then I realized that I would be paying $100 for a digital game. I have only done this once, buying Baldur's Gate 3, and I regretted it four hours into the game. Never again. Hell, the PS5 disc is the expected $90 instead of the scummy $94 on digital stores. I can buy the PS5 disc and use that $4 toward a month of PS+ to try the online modes. It's a shame, as the PC version is the obvious choice otherwise.
PS: This game needs HDR. The current version's dynamic range is flat as a pancake.