>playing SHRIFT 2
>go up against Torodon
>she grabs me and says if I struggle, her binding will only get tighter
>struggle anyway
>she wasn't lying, I get one-shot
>rematch a couple of days later
>get grabbed again
>time for plan B, ignore the grab and keep attacking, she's low on HP anyway
>get one-shot on the same turn again
>"Am I rushing things and not noticing an attack with an evade tell?"
>go through a training montage
>stock up on items that might come in handy
>grind some more SP and make sure my corruption is gone
>3rd time is the charm, this time I'll double check every single turn for her next action
>there was never any tell for the grab, it happens again
>but this time I noticed I am supposed to defend myself after getting grabbed
>guard, guard, guard, guard, guard
>still alive but my situation keeps getting worse
>1 turn away from imminent defeat, the game still wants me to guard, try a different struggle action this time
>get KO'd anyway
>now she has drained a bunch of my levels and is considerably stronger than when we first met
>seriously considering resetting her level and looking up a guide
>"one more, just one more try"
>go over everything at my disposal again
>grind some more money
>spend multiple days on the gym to get beefed up
>day of the final match, go to every facility that could provide me a one day buff
>it is finally time
>she's pulling out moves I've never seen before, but everything is easily handled
>just keep at it and pay extra attention for any hints on how to escape if she tries to grab me again
>with a final lightning strike, she's put down
>fight was so easy it could have passed as a tutorial boss
>because she never tried to grab me this time
What the FUCK, I am not satisfied. This game's difficulty is all over the place, I don't feel like I really beat her as much as I got lucky instead. I hope there was actually something really obvious about that fight I completely missed out of dumbness, but oh well, I guess it is over now. I wish there was some way I could fight her again without having to create a new save file. I'm glad this dumb tokage has animations without the scaly form, I'm not usually a fan of tsunderes, but she can be pretty cute.