anyone else a little confused with the combat with so many different options like 3-4 on the ground and wish it was a little more simplified, seems most if not all dont do much except make you win or lose the battle then a sex scene
maybe if you actually saw things happening like your character pinned on the ground etc, but of course thats a lot of extra drawing
Yeah, at first it can seem like it has way too much going for it, but once you realise what you can do in what stance and what stance they lead into, it's actually quite straightforward system.
But i'm gonna give you a beginners tip, invest in "Fade Away" and "Second Wind" first, then start to max out "Spring Attack" and "Crushing Blow", then your combat rotation will be spring attack -> crushing blow -> spring attack -> crushing blow, you repeat this until the text in the ability turns orange, then you use fade away which puts you into defensive position while dealing damage, then you use second wind twice so you regain your stamina, then use tempo attack and follow it up with more spring attack -> crushing blow.
Once you get the hang of the system, you can start experimenting with different skill and magic builds.
Oh and if you're not going to use spells, save up those crystals and you can use them to upgrade your weapons, armor and toys, it's 5 crystals per upgrade so it can be quite expensive early on, but there are also few encounters that give them out to you.