I'm not sure if it was rushed or not, really. I think it's more a case of bad judgement. I can tell that they really wanted to give us a very different experience, both in terms of the story they told, and in terms of gameplay. I love that they try this, but I won't hesitate to voice my opinion when the new combo they tried just wasn't all that great. After all, how would games get better if the developers didn't get feedback on what they failed at?