Huge thank you for this wonderful game! I am currently trying to beat the entire game on Impossible difficulty mode + no weapon upgrades + no quicksave/quickload.
Up until level 26 everything was quite good and the game was challenging, but also fair - in most cases, taking 2-4 shots kills you, however sniper rifles can easily cut you in half, and taking a grenade launcher to the face leaves you bleeding out… Which is quite fun and realistic! I am definitely NOT against having weapons that can instakill you.
Positioning and strategically “falling back” is key to victory. Usage of slow-mo is a must, and every “push forward” is a conscious risk you take, unlocking more structures to hide behind and regenerate your HP and energy. Holding X behind smaller bumps also helps greatly, and generally you have to take use of every single structure in the level to your advantage to have a chance at victory.
BUT in level 26, near the end, there are enemies with railguns (that cannot be reflected with swords). They have range that exceeds the playable size of the window, AND their weapon one-shots you, even in “Heavy” armour, even if it is not a headshot. In other words, it’s an enemy that one-shots you from across the map without any chance for you to avoid the attack (except for praying for RNG - so that the enemy misses).
Other than that, the game is absolutely a lot of fun and I look forward to completing it in full, and uploading my entire play-through :)
