As before, I love your artstyle! And I think this is a great improvement from the last time, just needs the difficulty tuning. I think if you made a version of the timing bar that's translucent and closer to the center of the screen it would be easier. I like how the enemies move to the rhythm. I like the strong and rhythmic song choice. I also like how missing the timing isn't the end of the world and you still throw a weak projectile out. Unfortunately I think it can be exploited by mashing the button so an occasional strong attack comes out. I wasn't able to make it very far, but I'll be sure to come back, as the conversations between Song and Alucard were very funny.