YouTuber plays God of War 4 and laments it. God of War 4 might set dangerous trend.

[Darashiva]

Considering the original games are still available to play for anyone interested in that kind of gameplay, I see no reason to complain about the new God of War doing something different. Series evolving is a good thing, otherwise they are in danger of becoming stale, and God of War was definitely getting to that point after God of War III.