I’m surprised by the number of people complaining about challenge I see online (not necessarily this thread). It felt extremely fair to me every time something felt too brutal, I changed my tactics (weapons, trinkets, etc) and usually found a straight forwards way through. There were only a couple places in my 100% completion that I really felt lost and wandering for long periods of time. But the combat was very satisfying.

Really recommend it to anyone who has retro nostalgia.