I don't suppose there is a war to *entirely* avoid all gore?
I like the core concept of this game, but... ugh.
I don't know if you've actually tried it yet, but if you haven't you should give it a shot.
I'm not a fan of gore myself and I was a bit apprehensive when I first tried it. But... I don't even consider this to really be gore. I'm not sure how to explain this. I guess it's because it's not 'messy' in the sense that there's no blood, no guts spilling out, nothing like that. It can be a bit grotesque at times, but there's also a lot of humor. I mean, come on, killing 20 guys with one katana blow and chopping off a bunch of limbs in the process, that always gets a chuckle out of me. It's very cartoonish in a sense.
Still, if you've tried it and what you saw made you cringe, then it's probably not for you.
Jrlfnn summed it up well.