@Broly Because Yes

keyboard, why

just use the shield more often
you can block nearly any attack

except for magic ones i believe

This reminds me of the horrors of war I had to go through the first time I beat the catfish where there was bats constantly flying at me and back then I didn't know that you needed to get the catfish shot by the cannon ball so I dead like twenty times and the time I did beat him that single attempt took about 10-15 mins for me to beat him because I didn't figure out the strat of litterally just standing infront of boat.

this is not that bad.
try insane mode.
one hit from giant bat = 999 damage