I find progression in this game more confusing than any other souls titles, any suggestions?

[C O R P S E Y]

Maybe I'm missing something.

[Gargoyle]

Originally posted by C O R P S E Y:

Maybe I'm missing something.

There are a few times where progress can be confusing, just remember to use your journal for both the Mournstead overview map and then the local maps. They both use landmarks to help guide you through the levels.

[C O R P S E Y]

This game has maps and a journal??? OOF.

[Gargoyle]

Originally posted by C O R P S E Y:

This game has maps and a journal??? OOF.

Maps are viewed via the Journal, they can be founds usually at the start of each new area if you look around. There is also a tutorial tab for reminder of other stuff.

[76561199548677014]

There's a handful of places that are notorious for halting progress, but really the map design is pretty amazing once you get familiar with it. It do be confusing, though. If you're stuck you can let us know your general area, what vestiges/bosses you're at etc. and we can point you the right way.

[C O R P S E Y]

I've beaten the bosses through the Unbroken Promise, looking in my boss log I'm guessing I've done them in order. Any idea where I go next?

[Gargoyle]

ooof, ive already played thru the game once...and dont remember a place called Unbroken Promise xD

[C O R P S E Y]

Originally posted by Gargoyle:

ooof, ive already played thru the game once...and dont remember a place called Unbroken Promise xD

That was the last boss I defeated

[Gargoyle]

Originally posted by C O R P S E Y:

Originally posted by Gargoyle:

ooof, ive already played thru the game once...and dont remember a place called Unbroken Promise xD

That was the last boss I defeated

Harrower Dervla and a kid?

[Thndslz]

Yes @Gargoyle. Unbroken Promise is Harrower Devla fight.

After Depths i usually do:
Fief of the Chill Curse
Manse of Hallowed Brothers
Tower of Penance
Abbey of the Sisters
Empyrean
Upper Calrath (Revisited)
Castle Bramis

[Gargoyle]

ah okay, and that looks like my playtru rotation as well.

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by Gargoyle:

Originally posted by C O R P S E Y:

This game has maps and a journal??? OOF.

Maps are viewed via the Journal, they can be founds usually at the start of each new area if you look around. There is also a tutorial tab for reminder of other stuff.

I saw those maps, I was ...
Ok, I am better off without it

At least it follows the "no map" of vast majority of souls-likes

[76561199548677014]

Manse of Hallowed Brothers
Tower of Penance
Abbey of the Sisters
Empyrean

These are all reached from Pilgrims Perch. Go to the Memorial vestige, turn right into the cave, go down to the room with the big cage in the middle where you probably already fought the bellhead mini boss. Work your way to an elevator that will take you up to these zones.
(note: don't summon random coop for empyrean until after you open the doors. if guest opens chest with key you'll be softlocked)

Fief of the Chill Curse

The door to this is in the tuorial area, it's kind of a standalone zone that doesn't connect to anything.

Upper Calrath

Up the elevator after skinstealer boss. Talk to winter and byron beforehand if you haven't done this part yet, or it will not end well for her. (when you return after empyrean, you'll have to enter via skyrest bridge)

Castle Bramis

End game reached from Calrath once all else is complete.

[EF_Neo1st]

Originally posted by mayhemgamingandstuff:

Manse of Hallowed Brothers
Tower of Penance
Abbey of the Sisters
Empyrean

These are all reached from Pilgrims Perch. Go to the Memorial vestige, turn right into the cave, go down to the room with the big cage in the middle where you probably already fought the bellhead mini boss.

That is exactly what I needed to find (I had found it today).
I wandered through places there and never got "into that specific entrance" but found the bellhead miniboss and went along.

To think I been lvling up some 20 or 30 levels looking for stuff through the whole game and it was kind of at my face the whole time...