Thank you very much!

The most time was spent in creating a good feel for the player while playing. Even though, as you mentioned, I didn't do the animations.

I can see that it feels like that he has too much hp. It's difficult to get that right, when you don't have new players playtesting it.
I might update the game later on.

Here's a video showing how I beat him:

Thank you very much for playing and your comment! Appreciated and grateful, that you liked it.

The theme actually didn't unfold. I had to cut the story short because I ran out of time. 
The Ferryman doesn't let you pass without a taler. Or if you beat him. If you don't, he'll send you back alive and says something like: "Go and get me my taler, then we can talk." A few moments later the player should respawn and responds a few jokes like, "well, I didn't see this bus coming, I guess! Thanks for letting me suffer a lot more!" And repeat with other stupid jokes.

At least there are some undead foes which are summoned from the dead.. :)

Mind you if I ask, what was the challenge with the controls?