[2020] Is it just me, or has Archwing melee been completely broken for ~5 months?

I got back into the game after a period of inactivity, and now, whenever I try to use my melee in Archwing levels, it locks on and forces you to swing from a distance that's too far away to hit the enemy. I googled it and found unresolved threads dating back to November. Wtf?