I'd say so. It's been pretty awesome so far. I have a few tiny complaints about the camera and enemy targeting but other than that it's fun as hell.

It's definitely not a soulslike. There's no stamina, you don't have to commit to attacks (can interrupt them mid swing by dodging). There's double jumps, dashes, no estus, no bonfires.

Other people says it is not souls-like but it is sad that they changed the style at all. I was also enjoying the first game.

It's not a soul like. Like at all.

And it's not all that different from the combat in the first game besides being melee instead of gun

Dr Darling?

Yea, found one of his videos sofar