Content from Last 48hrs

Oh it's worse than that. You need to get an A rank or better on Hardcore mode. So they really make you suffer before improving the quality of life. Once they do though, it's suuuuuch a relief. The downside is that she clanks everywhere she goes instead.

See that falls into "if you're gonna make a game suck less later on, or on subsequent playthroughs, why not just make it not suck the first time?" for me.