I've finally made it to Chapter 6 and I still am enjoying this game. I'm playing on the hardest setting you choose at first and I find that to be pretty challenging, or at least it would be if there weren't so many checkpoints. Yes the game does hold your hand quite a bit although some of the levels are so detailed that It might be hard to notice a single ledge you need to climb, which is probably why they did that. I have also gone back and done levels up to 3 times to get powerups that I missed. It is similar to god of war but there are many, many more combos to choose from (so many that it is impossible to remember them all). I also feel like there is more variety overall, I haven't got bored yet because there is always new enemies and new tactics to use to kill them. I think the game is worth the money. One thing they should have taken from GOW though is the ability to absorb orbs automatically. I find it difficult in LOS to catch a breath and hold the thumbsticks in when I need to, while fighting a lycan or worg so I can fill up my magic before the orbs disappear.