Just bought Metal Gear Rising. Great game. 5 euro on steam rn because of holiday sale. It's been on my wishlist for a long time and I wanted to see how I'd compare to Phil. I decided to play on Normal instead of Hard first, just like Phil, and have reached the following conclusion:
The man is literaly mentally impaired. It is beyond me how he managed to die so many times especially during boss fights. Locking on, controlling the cuts in blade mode, general combat. I had no problem with these whatsoever. There were parts where I felt like the game was actually TOO EASY on Normal.
Next up, I'll try DMC, however I will no longer play on the same difficulty as Phil did. Instead, I'll do a harder one.