This game is not bad at all.
I know I am still early in the game but so far it's off to a good start.
I would've started on a higher difficulty if the dodging wasn't affected.
Still early in the game and made it to Haven, but it looks and performs great on my GTX 970M (which btw is sorta 3+ year old gfx card model), as I am playing it at max graphics settings. I've not noticed ANY stuttering though I am playing with the latest NVidia update.
Combat flow feels quite good so far, but I feel like the camera focus makes it difficult to notice enemies behind you. Speaking of the camera, is there no button to press to make it face infront of you? This was bugging me out while I was playing.
Have some quickie screenshots I took (reallt need to get accustomed to Ansel :S)
Oh some of the other issues I have with the game:
1) Attacks are with face button, so I can't attack and control camera at the same time (no I dont wanna learn how to claw)
2) Camera needs to pull back when in combat
I agree that the camera needs better centering and should zoom out.
You should be able to remap buttons in the Options menu though can't you? Well if you're on PC, you can just use Steam's button config option to manually assign the buttons.
Your points about the camera are valid though.