Let’s jump right in. Shaw did some exploring in the academy and killed the Red Wolf of Radagon.
Then she climbed up the rooftops and did some more exploring. She cast a fine shadow when climbing up a ladder.
This deadly marionette was stuck in the rooftop, but still able to attack, he couldn’t go far though. Shaw died at the end of this rooftop run, and when she respawned and came back, the dude was still stuck in the roof.
Then there was whatever the hell this thing is, 10/10 production design for something that serves absolutely no purpose. Why not? It’s little discoveries like this that encourage Shaw to continue her quest.
Poor Thops, looks like he died doing what he loved, sitting down and being bald.
Not shown:
- A fight with one of those scary iron maidens on wheels.
- Dodging giant ball bearings, à la Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Handily defeating a dude named Moongrum.
- Dying a bunch of times; losing a bunch of runes.
So finally, Shaw made it to the boss room. Lots of books in here, but something was moving at her feet.
WTF?
Here comes the boss I guess, cradling a prop from Death Stranding for some reason.
Easy enough to defeat, but wait, what’s this, a cutscene in which the boss is still alive??? This could only mean one thing, another phase.
Shaw fought valiantly, but…
No Stake of Marika and a bunch of unavoidable damage (at least for Shaw) to get back to the boss fight. It’s time to rest for the night.
