20hr’s Into Play-through 2
So I had originally beaten the main story within 90 in-game days. It was an exhilarating rush and I was totally in nonstop mode! So much by the time I beat [Redacted] in the [Redacted] and [redacted] in [Redacted] after [Redacted] picked up Kliff on [Redacted], I felt wrong. I loved the gameplay and the setting, and for once since Elden Ring—I said “What’s one more play through before a NG+,” and Greymanes, when I tell you I haven’t left Hernand like the meme’s now, it’s been immaculate. I’m now three weeks in-game and haven’t liberated Lioncrest Tower in Chapter 2–my goal is to fully explore from Sunset Valley to Odeck before even stepping foot in Deminess’s fog on map. If anyone has recommendations on gear and ways to manage inventory before getting camp established—let’s start some comment-threads!
I’ve basically as far north and east as the extra-large inventory bag pickup, and the House of Healing, I got the “Claw” fishing rod—being the furthest south-east so far, and I’m just now going to Sunset Valley for the Golden Tench!