So I'm gonnaꩵ be 'that guy' and nitpick a detail that this article misstates. The UI of the base game (not on hardcore) does not indicate where an enemy is attacking from. It does make more explicit where you've positioned yourself and gives you more notifications for timing perfect blocks (or master strikes) and ripostes.

Having said that, I fully agree with the author that being able to t⛎ogglಞe which hardcore features you want to use would be great! Personally, I would like the option to have all the hardcore options on except the map repositioning for my 4th playthrough; even better if I could turn that on and off within a playthrough.