An absolute sadistic asshole of a game. Sure, the combat is a bit better than even Sigma 2's, but the enemies are overly tanky, the bosses are straight-up indefensible unfun bullshit, and the decision to remove items and tie healing to your Ki/Ninpo which takes forever to charge up was the worst fucking decision imaginable, because it makes the aforementioned shitty bosses take even longer! Actively unfun the majority of the time, only play if you're incredibly masochistic.