Iron Keep #2

This area has a proper Souls feel to it - it's tough, progress can be slow and there are plenty of treasures that require some figuring out to get. I again fell for the Mimic! but in the process found a detour up and over the foundry part of the level.

The initial knights had stopped respawning by the time I'd gotten proficient at making it to the end. The last hurdle of turtle knights (or Ironclad Knights to give them their official title) mixed with flame spewing ornaments proving particularly tricky. The orange messages were again invaluable as they helped me locate a ladder to a bonfire right before the boss.

The Old Iron King is a lava minotaur who is a bit like a less dangerous Ceaseless discharge in that he leaves his arms for you to swipe at following his attacks. A few co-op sessions and I had him sussed with only his sweeping palm attack causing any bother. Defeating him gave me my second large soul and opened up another primal bonfire back to Majula.