GemCraft Chasing Shadows 1 - Will All These Restrictions Actually Make the Game Hard?

The sad thing is, I won't find out whether the game will still be pathetically easy or actually impossible until much, much later.

GemCraft Chasing Shadows Series:
Episode 2: https://rumble.com/v14em10-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-2-starting-to-feel-the-heat.html
Episode 3: https://rumble.com/v14j1wu-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-3-some-amount-of-progress.html
Episode 4: https://rumble.com/v14nojt-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-4-obtaining-the-curse-spell.html
Episode 5: https://rumble.com/v14rs23-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-5-collecting-some-important-skills.html
Episode 6: https://rumble.com/v14v8fv-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-6-preparations-complete.html
Episode 7: https://rumble.com/v14yw9w-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-7-preparations-were-not-complete-after-all.html
Episode 8: https://rumble.com/v153iuk-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-8-back-on-track.html
Episode 9: https://rumble.com/v158sog-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-9-getting-absolutely-destroyed.html
Episode 10: https://rumble.com/v15c4d2-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-10-still-not-enough.html
Episode 11: https://rumble.com/v15hwxy-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-11-grinding-levels.html
Episode 12: https://rumble.com/v15kv35-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-12-almost-there.html
Episode 13: https://rumble.com/v15pgs2-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-13-the-finale.html
Bonus: https://rumble.com/v15tlkj-gemcraft-chasing-shadows-bonus-unlocking-red-gems-and-restrictions-off.html