Funny idea! I think it was a bit hard to actually out maneuver the NPC and you can abuse it by just spamming attack and standing still. But I also was able to beat him by blocking first and attacking then! I also liked the visual setting.
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Thank you for the feedback! Blocking and counter-attacking is the intended way of playing, so I'm glad you figured it out. Did you play the 4 levels? I realized after submitting that I didn't include any indication that there is some progress everytime you win, so maybe it feels like it is an infinite loop.