Very fair, it can't be for everyone. And it appears that you are not the only one having some issues with the parry and camera controls. There is likely some way it can be improved without sacrificing what others liked, we'll see.
Btw, I started playing your game yesterday. I have not rated it yet as i had to head out before I finished it, did not expect it to be that long aha. It's pretty impressive, good thing you have a save system!