yes the slash range, timing, speed, even diagonal versions it has that IGAvania feel to it, the spells included, which have a OoE feel to obtaining them from killing enemies and having a kind of RNG drop to them (or first kill of that enemy type is 100% drop?)
Sword? Whip? or Feet? I'm impressed with the kicking moveset too. Yes they should show whips and just as there is multiple types of swords, I think there could be a leather whip and chain whip somewhere. they should make sure to make whips as common as swords, because it's already annoying that Dark Souls makes swords common and useful while whips are uncommon and lower in the tier list. Whips should be just as common and viable and player should have freedom from the start with whip style. the demo seems to have a sword first, but maybe in the full version there could be starting Whip too, or maybe in the beginning of the castle.
but yes that status screen is incredible, it makes SOTN menu screen look like it was made on a 16 bit console. Bloodstained ROTN keeps getting greater.