What an interesting art style, I love it! I probably just need to git gud, but this was insanely hard for me. Your attacks have a short range, they take a long time, and you have to dodge enemies quickly. Very tough combo, I got past the first round only once and even then I didn't have enough time left to do much of anything. Not being able to free-aim beyond the eight angles of movement was frustrating too, especially since you have to take into account the fact that your weapon fires from your hand.
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True, the combat is hard. Watching the gameplay video might help a bit. There's a certain style you have to adopt in order to keep the enemies stunned to avoid damage. It's a lot about keeping the right distance between you and the enemy. Agree about the free aim for the ranged attack though. I plan to change it so that you aim with your mouse instead. For now I'd just primarily use the melee :)
Thanks for playing, I'm glad you liked the art style!