Karl_ wrote:...I think you should stream what you want. If you want to play the opening again that's up to you, the important thing is that you're having fun.
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Absolutely, man! I've only tackled those early areas twice and they're cool to work through.
Karl_ wrote:...For what it's worth you can always mix it up a bit when you start a new character. Change your build (different weapon instead of a sword? a bit of magic?), or take the Master Key to open some locked paths early, or have a poke around Darkroot and/or the Catacombs after beating the Gargoyles. It's totally up to you though!
Yeah, on my 2019 run I was a Knight character; which I believe is a slower option with a stronger defensive ability. In my second run - last year - I was... I think... a Warrior; which was a wee bit quicker. I had the Master Key on my second play, too!
I didn't get to the Darkroot basin on my second play; I did during my first run but I couldn't work out how to hit the butterfly boss.
Even just talking about this makes me eager to give it another go! I plan on deciding upon my "games to focus on" list first, though.