Too Human for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

I usually wait till I've completed a game to review it, but this game has me pretty aggravated right now, and I may be sending it back soon.
I like the concept, Viking mythology and technology crossed over to the human word. The story seems compelling, but is also a little chopped, and I'm sure it will fill out more later. It's an interesting reimagining of the mythos, and I really want to keep playing, just for the story, and I want to see where it goes. However, my biggest problem with the game is it's approach to combat. It does not use a normal button configuration for controlling your attacks. It uses the right stick to attack in the direction you press, which would be great, if it was more responsive and the character wasn't so slow with his attacks. I find myself constantly using both sticks, and frequently doing fierce/finishing attacks instead of regular attacks (with just the right stick). Weapons fire is also difficult to adjust to. You fire with the right trigger, and aim with the right stick, and only after aiming, you might actually lock onto a target. Some targets have multiple areas to fire at, and unless you hold the stick towards it, the targeting reticule will default back to the main body every time. Sometimes the reticule won't move when trying to change targets.
My second problem with the game is the animation that you are forced to sit through while the Valkyrie comes to claim your dead body. You have to sit and wait for the entire sequence to end before you will respawn, without the ability to skip it.
Another minor problem was that there was no in-game audio/visual adjustment settings. You have to go back to the main menu to adjust them. And they are very lacking. I would like to be able to adjust the sound layers separately, because the dialogue is sometimes lost under the battle noise.

I'm up in the air about sending this back sooner, but I might stick it out a few more days. The combat is really getting on my nerves though.