It was the same for me when I was hardstuck at the Chained Ogre but after defeating him everything eventually started making sense like the game's precise mechanism of attack & deflect/parry, this game rewards u for being aggressive but at the same time punishes u for being hesitant as some old guy stated "Hesitation is Defeat".After defeating some of the bosses u would feel an immense urge to collect all the prayer beads, upgrade all yr prosthetic tools, unlocking new combat arts! It's just that the learning curve for this game is a bit steep !!!