u/Forhaver

I beat Nine Sols, Hollow Knight, and Blasphemous, loved them, but they left me exhausted at the same time. Even Metroid Dread had an unexpected amount of difficulty. They all gave me the Sekiro feeling of, "Am I satisfied with victory or glad it's behind me?"

I feel like Ended Lillies captures the vibe of classic Dark Souls where it's got some difficulty, but it's not busting my balls on every boss or putting me through some insane obstacle courses. As a parent of 2, with a full time job, progression has been smooth, the vibes immaculate.

Bloodstained RoTN was fun and laid-back too, but very janky and crashed a lot. Had a lot of mechanical fluff.

Is the sequel Magnolia good? Any other similar Metroidvanias? Preferably without the recollection mechanic too?

I am tight on money, raising a family of 2 kids and wife, working 60 hrs a week, so I only referred to my mother who is a nurse. She prescribed me steroids for flares. It was the only thing that would fix flares no matter how many eczema creams, vaseline I used. I researched protopic before, but she told me to save my money on an allergist, we already know what im allergic to, etc. she said i "probably have hashimotos" like she does.

Very embarrassing time. In-laws always commenting on how fat and puffy my whole head looked. Coworkers getting smarmy telling me I look like I had been stung by bees or ate spaghetti. My kids called me "monster face". I am a slender man so it was a shock to see I had grown a double chin and thick cheeks in 3 months. I had to call off work and sell all my rare childhood gamecube collection to make up the financial difference because my eyes would get so swollen I couldn't drive. I'd be crying in crippling pain after taking cold showers. Ice would help a little.

My mold allergy is 150x the average person so we thought the house was contaminated. Took time off work and overhauled the entire house. Inconclusive.

When I met with an actual allergist he said he had wished he met me sooner. Said my face looked gnarly and felt bad for me. Gave me Protopic. Awaiting results from patch test. He laughed and asked who my doctor was when I said I had been on prednisone this entire time. The protopic dissipated all redness and swelling within a night. It burned, but in a nice way.

My face is slowly deflating again, 2 weeks off prednisone, the protopic twice a day has gotten rid of redness (which would turn purple sometimes) and I can finally sleep and eat and work in peace. My mom shrugged it off and said "he's an allergist, not an optometrist, I didnt want you to use protopic near your eyes, but whatever works". She had told the family I had been getting fatter due to my wife cooking too much and said prednisone moon face only happens after years.

Anyways, small victory, they are going to find out what chemical or product is causing this reaction once and for all. I am glad I never stopped seeking answers myself rather than trusting a family member full stop.