Actually I was a little disappointed when the first enemy (thin mental patient) only deals two-digit damage. Even in later game, the fights are seldom life-threatening (except the fight with Jack Furnace, which was brutal in the first few rounds). I seemed to recall that fighting Pelican Bay Fruit Fuckers in EP1 with low level characters was harder than this - one missed block on Nuts'n Bolts and you're down.
When I saw "insane mode", I really WAS expecting one-hit kills all over the place. :P
Anyway, which attack do you think is the hardest to block without the "flashing"?
I relied on audio cues and animation key-frames to (successfully) time most of the enemy's attack. However I find Catastrophe (Rich woman releasing a cat) is very difficult to time. Charles' attacks (except the grenade) are also hard to time, but of course he can't use those on you unless you let him.
Wishlist for EP3:
1. The Merch
2. Claw-shrimps
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