Well it sucks they're killing the free flow combat. I had a feeling they did that from the gameplay footage, but now we have confirmation. I just hope they don't go the Assassin's Creed direction and move the combat to the triggers, I really wasn't a fan of that.
At least there's Spider-Man to keep that style of combat alive.
Yup, just like any good combat system they did add complexity to it over time with the various enemy types, you just had to get good at using the different quick-fire gadgets and alternate dodges like knife and sword.
One of my favorite achievements in the Arkham games (and also one of the toughest) was doing EVERY combat move in a single combo. That means doing a ground takedown, punch, dodge, jump, yank, explosive gel, electric gun, ice/goo grenade, quick takedown, baterang, stun, etc.
When you got good at the combat and can keep the combo "flow" going even with a ton of different enemy types, it feels soooo good.