the drakengard games ask the bold question "what if we put some really cool stuff at the very end of a pretty bad pretty long game"

that being said the game became a lot more fun the second I switched it to easy mode. as soon as you replay any content the game becomes miserable, and easy mode mostly avoids that. unless you're careful with a guide tho you will have to grind a lot for ending E, which I did not bother to do

infinitely more tolerable than drakengard 3 tho and even just playing up to ending D feels worth it if you're interested in the series and know what you're getting into