Each weapon has dozen of stats, are perishable, has and feel weight, length, attack distance, may or may not cause opponent's guard to open, needs repair, are modifiable, enchantable. You have to think every attack and even the weakest mob may kill you in a few hits if you don't pay attention. Your armor has several different stats as well.
Skyrim + Demon's Souls combat would be the game of the decade.
