for me, the “difficulty” lies in wind-up, cooldown and range of weapons. everyone also gets a “stagger”/balance gauge which adds more depth to your arsenal.
the way you use that against the npcs uptime with the current terrain is a typical souls experience.
republican judges are probably okay with the bribe/ gratuity as long as they checks 10 commandments “do not bear false witness” about it.
🤡 marvelous