Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is great. Let's talk about it.

[Khuutra]

KylieDog said:

Khuutra said:

This is only really true if you haven't figured out how to fight effectively yet. Countering staggers every single enemy in the game long enough to get a good combo going, and the Direct Heavy Combo just stuns people over and over and over unless they're real heavies.

Every single enemy has an unblockable, uncounterable attack that you must dodge and use of it is almost as common as regular attacks, some enemies use it more than regulars.  Heavy attacks aren't much good since there is rarely only one enemy so others will just attack from the sides since the heavy combos are pretty narrow in direction, so you need end them early with a counter or dodge or get hit.

They only start using their unblockables a lot if you try to stick to a single combo for some reason.

Like I said otherwise: area stunner combos are pretty easy to use, and in a pinch exploding fairies or Holy Water will clear things up for you. They give you a ton because they want you to use it.

I'm not taking away from your abilities or anything, just trying to point out where the system becomes more enjoyable.