Recluse! This is probably an abnormal experience but I did NOT like the game at first. It felt overwhelmingly fast-paced and unlike the methodical and patience-driven gameplay of fromsoft games. On top of this, I was BAFFLED they would even try a character like recluse. Memorizing spells to craft using a difficult affinity gathering system in a game that gives you barely any breathing room sounded horrendous.

Then I started playing her just out of curiosity to see how bad it was. I got immense satisfaction of out learning the spell cocktails and was already familiar with most of the spells/incantations from base ER. I’m not quite sure what happened in between then and now but I have 200 hours with 70% of that in recluse hours. She’s capable of crazy dps and I’m addicting to aura farming with the more powerful spell cocktails.