there's actually some bugs regarding enemy bullets not despawning properly. the game is a little more evenly paced with that fixed. aside from that, yes, the bullets actually are raycast based, and thus hits them directly before the bullet gets there. a patch will address that in the future to make it feel a little more fair. Our intent was to actually make the game challenging, farming is optional but there are also several exploits that can get you through faster. I'm not sure if its because its in the context of a game jam, but a lot have complained about the steep climb in difficulty. maybe I should've put on the label calling it "souls like" :)