Frostlord
Super Freak
No you're not the only person that notices the difficulty in many part of the game. My biggest problem in this game is the inconsistent spike in the difficulty. Even playing on hard isn't that bad until certain points where you can't help but die. I'm almost dreading the Trial of Archimedes on Hard.
It's stupid, I can't even get past the hecatonchires on hard. I can't imagine trying to play the rest of the game if the start of it is this hard.