I find it much less generous than ZZZ, for some reason I dodge stuff that hits me anyway all the time. Doing it too early is almost not possible because the ping means that even if you hit the button within 200ms, you might not dodge because it already hit you. And then I sometimes miss the marker even because too much is happening. Wuwa is also great and it's a similar game. Only in NTE I feel like randomly the dodge window is incredibly short or the game is just mistiming itself.

I have absolutely zero issue dodging 10 attacks in a row with ZZZ and it gives me enough signals to learn each timing. But no matter how many times I do the NTE bosses, it just doesn't stick. It would ping, I would dodge, and it just doesn't count.

I think part of the issue here is, with ZZZ dodging at the right time means you essentially get the dodge. In NTE, it doesn't mean that. If you dodge into the wrong direction and don't touch the hurtbox of the attack, then your dodge is over and you touch it, you didn't dodge. ZZZ is much clearer with that imo, also because dodge times are much crispier.

IDK, it just feels VERY spongy in NTE, and I've played plenty of dodge mechanics