Yeah, the game is very easy, especially the second time round. I had most of my stats way above half way just after the Hobbe cave the second time round, plus I got one of the legendary weapons very early on which makes things even easier. Not sure about the bow, I never really used it unless I had to. I just equip the biggest, scariest looking weapon I can (generally a great axe or sword) and destroy everything with it. I must admit, I was a bit dissapointed with the amount of weapons and armour in the game though. I mean, what's there is very cool, but there isn't enough, and the different types of each weapon look almost identical. Having said that, the ledgendary weapons are awesome and definitely have a feel of uniqueness to them.