Made a script to be able to hold attack to spam, still too hard even on easy. At some points they just throw so many at you, you have to use the spin kick, and even then sometimes the controls just stop working. Like I'm holding left and it just stands there waiting to get hit, or I spam and just none of the keys are responding.
Besides having to lose to see scenes, which I don't mind in and of itself (though losing hp on them is annoying, with no checkpoints or saves and having to do the entire game in one go, not even healing between stages), the stunlock from the same animations over and over and over really takes away any mood and it's just pure frustratingly trying to get through the stage to try to unlock one more little animation that will probably cost the run, especially for certain NPCs who are weirdly averse to touching you (volleyball girl and can guy), and if you don't stop them can hide off screen throwing things at you.
I'm not usually into cheating, but imo you get a pass in this game, when it's this difficult even with scripts on "easy" mode.
Tips:
- Just use spin kick anytime they're on top of you. You're going to take damage either way, it'll be less damage.
- Spawns seem to be based on how far in the level you are. You can find areas that are farmable for clothes (use with up key), which also heal you a little. You can recover hp and stockpile if you're really patient in easier sections.
- Just get out of the bad sections asap, use spin kick, do whatever, getting hit with dogs and cans and volleyballs at the same time is just an HP sink. Spam spin kick, jump kick to close gaps, use combo if the runners are in range.
- Turn directions at the end of jump kicks and/or combos to hit the other side with the same attack. For example, dog from behind and guy with cans in front, jump kick to make him flinch, and quickly hit opposite direction for the same kick to hit behind you. The last kicks on the combo seem to do more damage so try to get them in on both sides when you can. (When it actually lets it go off, which you have to spam really hard to do, and it's still hard even though I can do it reliably with a turbo button.)
- Save clothes for when it will both heal hp and recover clothing state to get the most out of them. You can't use it during invincibility frames, including from spin kick (super annoying), but can use them while doing other moves, so try to use it in the middle of spin kick rather than after, where i-frames will disable it till you can be hit (and stunlocked) again.
Mostly posting to say, "yes, it is hard, it's not just you."
(Music and graphics are great, though)
