And some parts (especially in the epilogue) require to do a very long acrobatic sequence.

yeah I thought that, you cant fail

lol freakin magic, always saving you!

quote z fighter

^The game isn't meant to be challenging, but more of an experience.

When Elika saves you from an enemy, she also restores the enemies health- so you're basically back to the beginning of the boss fight, and also when she saves you from a fall or corruption. The "not dying" is SOLELY a cosmetic change, the only difference from dying being the absence of unnecessary load screens and a "you're dead!" screen.

^this, I was to tired of never ending loading screens every time I died in Ninja Gaiden, I'm really happy that this game doesn't make you go throw that.

If any of you get the chance, it is worth reading the collectors edition guide to the game, there is a section on the designers opinions and a Q&A

the designer says that they did not want the player to feel like they had failed and wanted the game to be an almost cinimatic experience, thats why you can talk to Elika and stuff, its like one big movie

the idea was also to mean that new players were not punished for being ner and would be able to continue, whilst the hardcore gamers would rarely see Elika save them and would also rarely get hit in combat

defcon1

quote Ammy and Issun

AaI~ okay, this game is fun and all, but seriously, why cant you die? Some examples:

If you fall you get saved by elika.
If you get caught in corruption you get saved by elika.
if you get hit twice and press the wrong button she says "Survive!" and bam, you're saved.

it doesn't make challenging.

Didn't stop me from enjoying the game. Had fun from start to finish.