At the time of the prior response, I was having problems with that sand boss A2 had to fight. Once I beat it by relying on the pod's long range shooting and not trying to engage it with sword strikes, I was able to get the job done. The game is so insanely bleak; if yu have the chance, check out the back story for that female resistance leader that's in the camp from the beginning of the game. It's pretty wild how the music is far and away the best aspect of the game. I hope it drops on vinyl eventually. Some of the best I've heard in many years.