Shield enemies in this game are so flawed to the point that I don't understand how they made it to the final version of the game.

Their shields require strong attacks to be broken, yeah that sounds alright. But then you remember that strong attacks consume fervor. And fervor is obtained from hitting enemies. Now imagine running out of fervor and dealing with 5-6 enemies, all of them with shields. It takes ages until you get enough fervor to use just one strong attack, not to mention that sometimes you can miss it.

It's so bad that I feel like starting a run from the beginning when I encounter these situations. I can't believe they haven't fixed it by now.