i wouldn't say it felt too easy, just more consistent... but that does make it a LOT easier than before, where it was hard to adjust my shot strength based on previous attempts. now, if i undershoot, i can then hold a little bit longer and i'll make the basket on the next throw,, whereas before i would probably overshoot. thinking back to the first itchio version, that did make it feel a bit like the window of "correct" strength was so small that it felt mostly luck based, and the more consistent gameplay now makes it feel a bit more skillful, if a little easier.
though now, instead of my goal being to just SCORE a single basket, my main goal is now to get a streak of baskets, which has been a really fun change