Well, It does look slower but maybe this is just due to this being the beginning of the game.

I cant put it into words but that just didnt look right.

Its like taking Ryu Hayabusa, a super ninja, and making him a actual ninja.

It looks like an interesting development for the game. It seems to be maybe more concerned with the story-telling than the other titles? It's hard to say, it probably will rely more on starting off slow and build up to the fast combat to give more sense of progression? Or maybe it has to do with the story up until that point, I don't know. It looked fine to me, but I did notice it was slower and possibly more gimmicky.

Well, no doubt the combat was a bit slower but I found the sense of scale more realistic and imposing. We also have to see if Kratos is the main character or if you transition to play as the child who may age. Then the gameplay could become faster to reflect age etc. 

Ther are a lot of questions but it seems really interesting to me anyway.  :)

exactly, Ninja Gaiden is not Tenchu

I loved what I saw, but this footage looks like early part of the game.

Chances are that this isn't Kratos overall look and approach to fighting throughout the game.

I noticed the change of fighting stance immediately, but didn't care as the footage continued.

Zelda on steroids lol!

I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying we can't judge that yet. Just to say though, I'm happy for it being a little more grounded if that's the case.

I feel like this should have been its own thing. Right now it feels like a different game with Kratos slapped on it.

Why would want a grounded God God of War?

Do you want grounded Ninja Gaiden? Devil May Cry? Bayonetta? 

This is a strange path to take.