Can't much say I play it for the shooting aspects, myself. When I started playing, I said straight off that I would be using a sword the entire way through. That was mostly true, but since it's become difficult thanks to flying enemies and the fact that, when I solo, turrets and cameras become a problem since I don't have anyone to take 'em out, so I carry the Hikou Shuriken with me (which is pretty fun to use).
But I am glad to see that they've introduced stances for the more melee savvy. I haven't really gotten a chance to use it, but I'm interested to see how it works out.
Unfortunately, I can't really play with the PS4 users here. Until- or if- the game becomes crossplatform, I can't really do much, since I play on Steam. You'd think by 2014, crossplay would be commonplace <_<