Dang this game is going on my game that if it just had more juice it would be perfect. Honestly I had a blast playing this one, the enemies dont have contact damage (yay) they all have different moves, movement felt just right, the combo system was clever and encouraged risky gameplay. A really really fun entry.
I feel like the entry is being held back by lack of juice and feedback. A small list of things that would have added a ton imo:
Screen shake when you got hit, enemy flashing when hit, animations, particles on hit, A smear frame that showed how long the attack hit box was out maybe, Screen freeze. The list is infinite but the more you add the better tbh. The person below linked a perfect video but here is a second one.
You made a seriously great game, I enjoyed it quite a bit!
(Plus Im happy to see someone take the litteral "Your HP bar is a weapon" approach)