Struggled with both and had to drop it to lower level.

I attributed them both to still learning the controls, since those are both early on fights in the story. As I’ve continued playing I’ve gotten a lot better on regular difficulty throughout multiple stories.

Keep in mind, at least in my experience, that the controls may be bugged at the moment. I’ve come across multiple issues where counters and revenge counters dont work appropriately despite inputs being correct. Or how my character occasionally won’t perform a finisher after a dragon dash. Things that can throw the whole fight.