Well that's a bit of a downer. Reloaded and was surprised to see that all of a sudden my proc rate for counterattack had dropped by over 40%. Turns out the game didn't really think I might want to keep using my necklace with +40 proc rate and just made it dissolve.
Some what of filtering items besides just level would be really helpful. Even though I have it set to only show me Epic level items, the vast majority of the ones I get are useless. Perhaps some filter on the raw stats of the item?
For anyone having a hard time, the shadow clone special is amazing after you buy the increased health. I found that even on hard, I could mostly ignore clearing the mooks then just kill them fighting the daimyos by using them as often as possible.
Biggest issue I have is that you can't keep the camera in a different position while you're launching your ninja, meaning you just have to kind of hope you get it right.
Games where there's going to be a story really should be released all at once. Usually by the time the later pieces are put up, I've forgotten what's going on and I've lost interest.
The last level is pretty dumb when multiple of the shielded capital ships spawn, and the shield generator of one is protected by the shield of another, effectively rendering the ships invincible.
Thank you for the note. Fixed as of version 0.67 this afternoon (July 6)