I think I kinda ruined Crow for myself by sparing the bosses, since it turns out that makes the game into Hard mode. But now I'm at the final boss and hard mode is kicking my head in and making me not want to play it any more. i get to the third form of the boss but I don't know wtf is happening and you die in one shot and then have to do it all again which after about 5 goes is a bit much. Meh. Way overhyped IMO.
Yeah, that last boss in Crow hard mode is a motherfucker.
Probably took me a good dozen tries.
Hard mode period is a big departure from the rest of the game in normal .. big spike in difficulty in the last couple levels.
and don't know if you've tried, but :
in 3rd form when the boss is totally exposed and the screen goes all black/red? you have to slash the shit out of the boss ... repeatedly. not just one swipe like every other attack you've made in the game. if that makes any sense