Fledging i have to disagree with you. It is not a "button mashing game." Take note you whiners, DON"T MASH THE ATTACK BUTTON!!! Slow down your hit rate and keep the enemies in the air! It is like 5x's easier once you understand how to do this. I easily get 40-70 combos all the time.
To hell with the "Too hard=This sucks" That is one of the lamest things I have ever read. You guys need to accept that a challenge is a good thing, and playing a game where you don't even have to think or try hard is the "Sucky" game.
I'll admit Waldolf is a nasty son of a *****.
Meh this is somewhat difficult, but one really easy way to deal with the minion is to keep them up into the air. This is mostly easily done by smashing back into a wall and then repeatedly hit them in mid air. HOWEVER, you must slow down your attacks to time it right to keep them aloft. I can get through almost the entire game without losing health this way.