Kamiya was off his rocker when he made this. No save point in the middle, a gauntlet of bosses that vary in difficulty but the first 3 weren't too much of a struggle. Another Joe took a bit, and I thought overcoming him was the biggest victory. But Fire Leo... I'll never complain about a boss in any game I played being bullshit again. Fire Leo took so many attempts my deaths jumped from 25 to 40! 15 deaths to that big lug! And all it took to make him meet his demise was that attack after you recover from a dodge. That one hit did so much damage I ended up delivering a wallop to Fire Leo.
Gonna save the last episode for tomorrow, cuz The Magnificent Five took a magnificent amount of time.