I must be doing something wrong. I always encounter 3+ enemies, each of which deals more damage than my character/the dog does. This always leads to me dying in the first encounter, no matter whether I just attack or use tricks. Am I missing something important?
I first tried on 100% difficulty, then turned it all the way down to 25% and still died in the first fight. I've always started the game by picking up spot and then going to fight an alien (tried the orange and the green path).