So my thoughts so far:
+Combat seems far more responsive
+Monsters seem a lot more aggressive with their move sets being a bit more varied, particularly when enraged
+Graphic fidelity and style utilization has improved a bit as well
+-Sound and weapon feedback is better than when I last played, but I still feel the sound is a bit off at times. Still kind of sounds like I'm hitting sheet metal
-Still not a fan of the overall art style and some of the decisions like having rage be the same for all enemies?(Red aura)
Overall positive, I'll be playing for awhile. Also a nice bonus is that the games seems to be free of P2W. Shop is just things like armor dyes, emotes, and weapons skins. That alone gives the game a big bundle of "good points"