The game’s final area is notably smaller than the previous ones but makes up for it with less dead space. There is a slight issue with reused assets though where the caves and mines are concerned and it’s actually possible to skip like 75% of the area by heading straight for the crown instead of bothering with the tribe quests (which I’ll probably take advantage of on any future playthrough). The quests are pretty well done though and should be checked out if you’re at all interested in the roleplaying aspects.
Reached the point of no return at level 74. Attributes ended up at 32 Per, 20 End, 10 Str/Dex/Spr, and 5 Pra with the highest substats being One Handed (100), Athletics (72), Evasion (68), Light Armor & Theft (58), and Handcrafting (53).
Weapons were still the same as earlier (+10 is more than enough for a critical-focused build) but I mixed up my armor choices a bit. Since I was already mostly 1-shotting enemies I decided to slightly compromise between effectiveness and appearance and ended up with: Crow’s Mask, Ashen Veil Cloak, Perceval’s Tunic, Winged Cavalier Gauntlets, Tainted Priestess’s Leg Covers, and Sir Gawain’s Weathered Sabatons. While for accessories I’d been using Amulet of a Novice Ogre Hunter, Swordsman Amulet, and Poison Ring for ages.
Skill selection ended up being the entirety of all three Perception trees (this was completely unnecessary and only done for completion’s sake), all of the Statuses tree and Armor’s Inner Strength node in Practicality, all levels of the Parry tree’s Parry King along with the Movement tree’s Athletic Build node in Dexterity, and finally one point in Strikes of Luck, Invigorating Dance, and Symmetric Combat in Strength’s One Handed tree. Pretty much nothing survived two charge attacks.
Final thoughts would be that the epilogue slide presentation is surprisingly robust, if a little buggy, and I think I want to do at least one ‘evil’ playthrough on the Kamelot side to see if there’s any notable reactivity to the ending sequence. Will likely be magic-focused to gauge how effective it is compared to critical dual wielding (stealth ranged is obviously overpowered without my having to do a full playthrough).