the game is great but the combat feels "cumbersome" and not in a good way, the attacks that i did feel like they should land but didn't, which in a way is ironic because normally players complain about this type of stuff when fighting the boss.
im starting to feel like the hero straight up gets invincibility later into the game to give the illusion that he's getting better
this entire game is an illusion, you're completely correct. just a waste of time.