Darkest Dungeon....

A short post for a long process; Just like taking those last few hitpoints from the last boss herself. 

The last two Crimson Court boss dungeons are ones I've spent a lot more time on. Thankfully this last week week or so saw the end of the Countess.... Finished with eight and a half minutes of combat(progress, progress, progress). Progress in the NG+ save has been slow at my own request. It's been so long since I defeated the Baron! Even longer since The Miller! My own fear of the tasks ahead causing more delay than the doing of their completion. Fear of a grind, fear of RNG. If not fear than a repulsion of the game due to those negative feel, a revulsion of defeat; As strong a demotivator as victory is a motivator. I did it before I can do it again, hedge bets and pile in!

As with most boss fights(and combat in general) it's a matter of survival, that being healing. Which in turn is RNG based(what isn't). Maybe I've been lucky but I've pushed some groups under stress and wasting effects to the limits and gotten away with it. Anyway The Countess is defeated. I've also taken some time to defeat the Garden Guardian a few times for the extra trinkets. Something that I should probably persist with for another 10 runs! It's doable, just time consuming. 

Whats left to 'really do'. One boss the Sleeper from The Farm. That boss will be a grind. Again the fear of that long process 'may' delay things. Especially after just finishing the Crimson Court. Burnout plays a factor. As much as I love the game I need a break as much as any of the Heroes on the roster.

If(When) I do defeat The Sleeper I'll consider the save complete. That'll be two saves and two full runs completed, 'normal'(Stygian) and 'hard'(NG+, Bloodmoon; NG+ is technically completed). After that there's just easy mode.... 'Radiant'. That is along way off.... I see a break if I get back to the game and a further longer break before I do return for Radiant.... Trying not to apply pressure to gameplay.... Fun in accomplishment from a long journey needs to be savored.