So... Zurks...

So I got to the first "Zurks are chasing me" part of Dead City and it basically killed my enthusiasm for a game I was really loving. I've rerun it several times, zigzagging and using the meow button, and no go.

I imagine I could get through it eventually but I really really really dislike gameplay like that. I've played and enjoyed action games many times — stray reminds me of Portal or something in the Half-Life universe, but where you're a cat — but for some reason just running for your life from hordes repeatedly in that way just sucks the enjoyment completely away for me. Maybe if there was something more strategic or planful about the action I might like it more? Basically I don't want to zig zag run repeatedly until something "sticks" at random.

I guess I'm writing partly to vent, because otherwise I love the game, but I'm also wondering whether the Zurk encounters get better or more tolerable or something? I got it on Steam and am wondering about a refund, which I qualify for. I can't remember having such mixed feelings about a game before. I love the game completely except for the gameplay involving the Zurks at that point.