Aha, finally a game that is the same genre as another one of Rak's games. I don't have to relearn a whole control-- no wait, Yuuka has a shotgun. Guess we Dooming now.
Yuuka herself is quite correct the combat mechanics are much more complex. There are a lot of controls to keep track of. Even after I got into the rhythm of shotgun into sword into stagger into tea party, I still couldn't integrate flying into rotation. Just remembering there was a dash in the hectic fights was hard enough. I dearly wish there were more sections with the normal guys. Both because it is fun, but also a chance to practice in area with more space. For all the movement options the combat zones are small. That said, once I got it the twenty guys lined and waiting for me was the easiest encounter in the game. And its good Youmu is so incredibly vulnerable to sword, or that double boss fight looked hard. The story gets way darker in tone after that, and I am wondering if Rak just prefers settings where everything has gone to hell.