few major points. a lot of the non normal attack animations are super janky and have such a long windup that they're almost useless 90% of the time. which creates situations where with enemies like the dog for example once they get you once its easier and more efficient to just let them creampie you and move on since doing anything else takes way too long, and is inconsistent. like the animation for getting up takes so long and the dog moves so fast that you literally can't attack it once it hits you.
plus the escape takes WAY to much, practically gave myself carpal tunnel trying to break out of hits. and before you suggest it, i was already playing on casual.
to sum it up, i really like this game and the concept for it, but this jank and difficulty stuff NEEDS to be to be addressed because gahd dahm, it was rough. also the lack of saves is bothersome since you can't step away from the game once you start, making it feel more like chore.