It's a very cool concept, but unfortunately, luck is the dominant factor. All too often, the AI will send combinations of attacks that can't be fended off no matter how quickly the player reacts.
When making a game like this, you need to check whether a situation is possible before throwing it at the player - make sure that there isn't more than one other projectile or ninja about to hit the player at the same time.
You messed up some things with the update. Prior to it I would give it 5/5 since I like challenging games.
I feel as if sometimes it doesn't register my hits so I have to bash it more. The arrows also behave in a strange way - sometimes I had to swing 3 times just to hit it (pre-update you only had time for one swing, so you needed to hit the arrow first, no matter what was around you)
I feel as if the difficulty dropped now - but it's harder to go beyond 3min since some hits aren't beeing registered.
this game is almost amazing but the hitbox of the arrows is fucking annoying because it behaves completely different than all other hitboxes in the game
if you fix them to not kill you while they are still 2 meters away the game would be top notch
Excellent game. Nice quick play sessions, fun dialogue, controls are very responsive. Arrows are VERY satisfying to deflect into enemies. One thing I noted was that the hitbox for the player's strikes seemed to linger just a touch longer than the graphic; a few deflections and kills occurred after the image had already vanished. Certainly not a dealbreaker though!
Reached Emperor rank with 88 kills in 2:23 (after a LOT of tries!)
Game kicked my ass quite a few times. Very addictive! It really forces you to keep your eyes open and fingers ready to be swift. Very nice!