this is a banger and i know bangers

I want to like this game but I just can’t get into it. I am not big into rogue likes but I’ve beaten Hades a bunch of times so I thought I’d enjoy this but I just can’t. Here are my issues:

1. So much of the combat feels clunky. It’s terrifying to be in a space with more than one enemy at a time. It feels like most of the time there’s a range fighter nearby and they’ll pick you off quickly. Not to mention it sucks to vault over an enemy just to end up in another enemy’s attack. The wall running and knife falling thing is REALLY cool and forgiving. But I find myself running past enemies just to conserve health.
2. I just feel too weak. I know that’s how these games start but unless you’re going out of your way to scour each map you can totally miss seemingly crucial upgrades to scale your damage. I don’t remember ever feeling this way in Hades. Not to mention it feels like you take 3 hits and you’re dead. I have gotten the first boss down to at most a quarter and the fight is just so long I can’t hold out for the 4-5 hits.
3. The maps just feel too long. Even when I get better, I can’t see myself doing the maps that much faster. I legitimately dread getting the library over the aqueducts (and I know the aqueducts are long too). At least with the aqueducts I don’t know if the end is near. But with the library I know where the end is and I know when I’m 1/4,1/2,3/4 of the way there and it just drags on. If the levels are longer after the first boss I’d for sure be dropping it there.

So the art is nice, the traversal system feels unique, but I just don’t enjoy the core elements of the game.

so far I really like it
Can't wait for the full game