there is a not-insignificant overlap between the group of people who feel that this game is too hard and the group of people who earnestly believe that sekiro: shadows die twice is a rhythm game.

the game is good (though I am glad I picked it up post-robust DLC catalogue and not during its shaky development) and is directly responsible for the growing severity of my whole ongoing carpal tunnel issue (but it's fine and I wasn't using that hand for anything important anyway)