I realize part of the appeal is the unique control layout, but I just bombed out of a level I know how to play through like a million times in a row, on account of my apparently less than stellar work trying to draw the hangglider, which isn’t even a main attack move.

This really sucks, as the game is fun as hell, and has a good sense of humor and comedic timing. I can live with difficulty, it’s just that frustration over controls is the WORST.

What I’m (pointlessly) suggesting is that it’d be nice to have some kind of icon-based/hotkey/scroll through way of choosing what to draw.

Man. Kind of riled up here.

While it's not the most consistent system it works well enough most of the time and it never got confused with me drawing a triangle for the glider. The stick really is the way to go with this game. It's a shame that that's the most ideal way to play it, but it is.

I don't really know how you'd implement a hotkey. you'd be endlessly cycling through all of the powers ( there's nine or ten by the end I think.) at that point you might as well just look at the screen and draw what you want precisely.

@gunstarred: Yeah, I don’t know why the glider’s giving me such a hard time, I can draw the rest just fine. How about a "GLIDER" button on the touchscreen, then? That’d be something. (I’m not actually suggesting they do this)

By the way, I tend to use the stick to draw with as well, just can’t operate both the left stick, face buttons AND a stylus. I guess maybe Kamiya has three hands.

That would be like asking for hotkeys in Okami. It misses the point.

@hailinel: Yeah, I know. *sighs* Just struggling to enjoy what's otherwise a fun game.