I keep forgetting soul flay exists. Experimented a bit with a long sword and shield combo and it works fairly well, despite the annoying withered health mechanic. Tried parrying a bit but as usual my timing is bad enough that it’s just not worth it.
I’m two bosses down and onto a third now. The second was much easier than the first, and the third I only tried once but got it down to 5% before her pet dogs got me.
Agreed about the colour palette, I’d prefer a bit more variation just to help me tell one part of a level from another, but I can get lost in my own house so that’s probably a me problem rather than the game.