When do I know I have hit zero sanity?

[Thelookoutpoint]

Also is that when I go back to the impossible geometry room?

[Pugware]

Yes, and you can see your Sanity by looking at your watch :D

[Plaguewielder]

The insanity thing is driving me, well, insane too. New Perspective and The Monolith are the only achievements I have left to unlock and I'd really like to get them all because I enjoyed the game tremendously.

I'm on NG+5 using the same file every time, have all endings and am lv 63, yet still haven't hit rock bottom sanity yet and I have no idea why. What am I doing wrong? I'd seriously like to know verbatim what makes you lose sanity if you didn't mind. I believed that the more powerful/higher rank I became, the lower my sanity would become, especially because with an increased level I started to see those red blobby creatures covered in eyes that make odd noises, create mist and seem to be invincible like the ghosts. Then on further upgrades I saw red "balloon" creatures also that enflame the ground.

I've been looking at my watch and have no idea how close I am. When I die it says "Lavender" and the hand is around the 25-minute mark. My title screen has a red mist around the throne as well, if that's any help. If it's not too much trouble can you please tell me what I should be doing by now? I'm loving the game but I don't want to play it ten times or it'll lose its flavour for certain.

[Pugware]

The watch reads like a countdown, when you start you are at full 12 hours, than as sanity drops you get closer to 0 sanity and full 12 o'clock again.

One sure way to loose sanity is death, but that only works above a certain level. Parries and stabs take you further down. The best way to loose sanity fast, and with no limit.... is the blessing :) Keep buying it and you'll be sure to go insane fast.

That's what the blessing does, it has a single effect it takes away sanity, evil right?

[Plaguewielder]

My sincere thanks for your response =). I appreciate how quickly you wrote back also. This is very helpful indeed; tells me exactly what I needed to know. It turns out I was way off then, thinking it was mainly just level that mattered! Always wondered what the priest's blessing actually did, too. My guess originally was that he increased the drop rate of Yth stones from something other than a butler, but the reality makes sense when I look at it now.

Thanks again, and you really have made an excellent game.

[Pugware]

I dont know about excellent, but thank you :) Glad you liked it.

[Plaguewielder]

I used the last of my vitae hoard on the priest and became fully ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ crazy, which let me get the last of what I needed. Worked like a charm.

On a final note, you should give yourself more credit; I found the game to be a lot of fun and challenging at the same time. Considering you're a one-man developer I think you've done a fantastic job on the game, personally. You managed to pull off the Souls-like experience perfectly in such a small project without it feeling like a ripoff. Pixel-style games can be wonderfully unique and original when done right. Sometimes less is more =).

[Pugware]

Again, thank you. It really does uplift my spirits when I see players enjoying it.