Furi. Cleared 3 bosses so far. I dig it.
Though it's disappointing that your standard sword swings doesnt have the feel, lethality or impact that you'd expect from a game of its tone and premise; well that applies to any game with melee combat for that matter. It's the same for the games' standard projectiles. It's the first thing I noticed.
Hooray, not one boss where it's to avoid the big attack and hit the glowy bits. You can do that of course, minus the glowy bits, but you can go HAM on pressuring the bosses if you want. It's fun to do so as the 2 of the 3 bosses ive fought against are so good at kiting you and evading your attacks, but you're just as good at closing a gap to compensate. You can even go for this satisfying charged up dash attack if you can find the opening and confidence to do so.
The parry window seems super thin in this game. It's thin to the point where I dont feel the risk/reward is all that worth it yet as dodging an attack preemptively to create space, then firing enough bullets you have the time for and then land your attack chain seems to do the same amount of damage. I guess parrying just looks cooler and makes you feel Japanese.
The bosses have about 7 phases. The last phase feels like some encore or finale that doesnt seem difficult than the the previous phases. It's just that im not sure if the boss fights flow all that well, it's sometimes the long phases like having to break some line or wait for it to come out of hiding. but more because in between phases, there's this sort of little duel that acts somewhat like a transitioning 'burn phase' that you'd find in some MMO boss raid. While it works in that format, it doesnt seem to fit well in here as you're locked in a circle, have a few tools taken away from you and it just turns into a stationary encounter with the only means to progress is wait for it to attack. Mess up here and you have to do the preceding phase all over again.
It's at the right challenge. But it's fair. You begin to develop a rhythm with each boss, which is great as you learn what they're going to do according to your defensive, offensive, ranged or charge-up heavy playstyle habits. The only real offending thing that stuck out is that the 2nd boss has multiple ranged attacks that are appropriately colour coded in their telemetry to know what's coming and they'd sometimes exploit the camera by telegrahing shit behind some pillar or wall.
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