Clunky and unwieldy, but bizarrely satisfying in this way. You need to hit each enemy just right, you need to block just right, you need to know and understand your surroundings. And training that skill is the real gameplay loop. Building your understanding of that game, keeping careful track of resources, and slowly improving your supplies and your strategy for the battle ahead. I ultimately just wasted too many supplies after some bad choices and my best path forward is an eventual restart, which I'm slightly too Gamer Angry to do right now. But goddamn, Kwaidan is a game overflowing with charm, effort, and thoughtful craft. Carefully tuned towards a certain aesthetic and thriving in the pursuit of that aesthetic. A true gem.