HELLO AGAIN BACKLOGGD!! I have returned after finishing this game months ago. I had never previously beaten a Souls-like and this was a very accessible entry with tons of exploration and adventure-game like fucking around that I like to do rather than solely crawl through the dungeons. But after living in this world for so long and learning to enjoy the combat I'm ready to give another a try soon! I got decently along in Bloodborn and the first Dark Souls, but this was the first I was able to complete. I pretty much used the Bloodhound's Fang for my whole playthrough and using other curved greatswords to two-hand for that ridiculous damage, and this strategy got me through pretty much every boss in the game. I had fun using other weapons too, but a mimic and myself both getting massive bleed and using that bloodhound step?? Pretty good to feel that destructive in a game this punishing. Melania's katanas are pretty awesome too.