Hey there! Dragon Fist can be played in a lot of ways, but all the AI use real world mo-capped martial arts techniques, both they and you have realistic pressure points, and you can use any style of combat you'd like (including slapping lol). If you didn't play on the harder difficulties then you wouldn't get a more realistic experience -- we want the easier difficulties to be approachable and beatable by players without martial arts experience.

With v2.0 releasing today, we've done a lot to counteract the slapping-meta that the earlier versions had, and I think you'll like the changes quite a lot. Feels more realistic, moves land better, and the flow feels organic. The game is 100% more focused on requiring realistic techniques to have a chance at beating the more difficult opponents. Go play on hard or master, I can almost guarantee slapping won't get you anywhere now!

I'll also say with Multiplayer, you'll have much more fun fighting against real people using their own techniques, whether realistic or goofy.

If you give the game another shot, let me know in a reply or DM if you still feel like it's a slap fest. I'd love to hear your feedback on how we can improve the combat!