kill this control scheme, not the sticks
using a pixel red dot as a targeting reticule is pointless, using a targeting reticule for melee is also pointless (remember, attack + direction? or, even attack plus PC character direction?), the reticule is so small it's easy to miss it's existance entirely until the game tells you there is one and you search for it.
projectiles move straight through walls and most other non destroyable surfaces/buildings, why is that anyway? it should be called "Stick Clicking Arena (SCA) if the mouse is the aiming method imo, why not use the reticule only for ranged projectiles at least?
and make it noticable? a large one maybe? not some tiny dot a lot of people won't even see at the very very least.
i'm sure it's possible to win and probably a bit more enjoyable for some than what i got out of it, but i'd honestly be hard pressed to find many people who would want to finish it like this.