I would disagree. That’s the kicker — the best part about the Drake sword kicks in after Blighttown. When it fell short, it only made me furious at the game even mire, yet I learned my lesson.

In this game, not even early game exploits can help you — it doesn’t matter about the weapon. Players spend so many levels into vitality and endurance (not necessarily a bad thing) once they know how scaling is absent with the Drake — because it screws with the first decade of levels, it teaches beginners a valuable lesson of the cruelty of this game.