megadoomer
Continuing my Bloodstained: RotN playthrough, I beat the lava boss and got the Invert power-up, which should open up most of the castle to me. There are some iron maidens that I can't get past, but that's about it.
megadoomer
I also got the Luck Plus shard, though I feel like it's mostly useful if I farm for it. (So far, it only gives me a luck boost of one)
Doctor Ansem
The hand pushes those Iron Maidens.
megadoomer
Oh, okay - I figured I'd need to use something like Alucard's mist form.
megadoomer
If I buy multiple copies of the store discount, do they stack?
megadoomer
There's a hallway of spikes on the roof of the castle's entrance that I can't get through. I'm assuming that I need a certain power, but I'm not sure what that would be.
megadoomer
Found the Aegis armour to get around the spikes (had to look up how to get past that), so I'm ready to head to the next area.
megadoomer
I've entered the Oriental Sorcery Lab. How many sorcery labs does this one castle have?!
megadoomer
I've also crafted a sword described as being "capable of sundering all things in the universe", and even then, I doubt it's the strongest sword in the game.
shinotenshi22
^^
shinotenshi22
The Oriental Sorcery Lab is fun.
TemporalWolf
Re: the store discount, yes, they stack. But there's also a limited number of 'em so you can't just stack 'em until everything's free.
TemporalWolf
That said money becomes real easy to grind pretty soon
megadoomer
I reached a second fight with Zangetsu.
megadoomer
And I beat him - that was easier than last time.
megadoomer
I got his sword, but no other power-up. I'm going to head back to the main area to take advantage of having soy sauce, but I think I've got to fight Gebel now.
megadoomer
I also found a bonus boss called the Carpenter (it was behind a blue door), but I'm not ready for that yet. (Or I need to stock up on healing items)
megadoomer
I beat the 8-bit section! I read somewhere that the Directional Shield shard blocks the boss's fire attacks.
TemporalWolf
Carpenter and other bosses behind similar doors are Backer designed I believe
megadoomer
I beat Gebel, but I got a game over.
TemporalWolf
There's a hidden thing you gotta do with the fight. My suggestion is to read the description of Zangetsu's sword as literally as possible.
megadoomer
So I have to cut (or damage) the moon?
megadoomer
Is there anything special that I have to do? I used Invert to get up there, but my attacks aren't doing anything.
TemporalWolf
Nothing special other than damaging Gebel until the moon becomes vulnerable
megadoomer
Looking it up a guide, it says to attack the red moon instead of attacking Gebel, but the moon is yellow.
TemporalWolf
Keep an eye on it during the fight
TemporalWolf
It changes
megadoomer
Never mind - I got it. I had to take it slow.
megadoomer
The boss door closed behind me when I left, which is unusual.
TemporalWolf
You should investigate that after a save.
megadoomer
Oh, THAT'S where Iga is. I got the DLC, but I hadn't found him yet.
TemporalWolf
Yup. Iga is a heck of a fight
megadoomer
I'm going to have to stock up on a lot of healing items for the bonus bosses, aren't I?
TemporalWolf
Yup.
megadoomer
I'm going to take a break. I think I know where to go next (I remember a red moon near the first Zangetsu fight, given that I had to pass through that area so often), but I think that's enough for now.