To all the 1-star reviewers, this is a souls-like game (as in Dark Souls). It is meant to be frustrating at times, especially in the beginning, but that only fuels the immense satisfaction of understanding the combat and thrashing a boss on your first try. It gets way easier, sometimes it just takes getting killed a few times to figure out your openings. You just gotta git gud.
There's ways around everything, like if you die in a yokai infested area you can get all your EXP back with an item.
I love the grind, came from 600 hours in Monster Hunter World to Nioh 2. But this game is so exhilarating compared to MHW. My blood gets pumping every time I meet a boss the first time.