I read a review about Peaks of Yore which went something along the lines of: yeah, it’s a game which will make your hands sweaty

They’re not wrong

Also I got super confused because I bought the DLC at the same time and wondered why the tutorial climb was insanely difficult but then I figured it out

Got the arms of a demigod from how you can be at terminal speed yet grab onto a rock and you swing off em just fine

‘Got bones of rubber,’ says one of the NPCs.

Yeah, and clearly no nerves because that would burn for like weeks to months

Birds getting upset because they moved in right where you want to climb is both a funny and infuriating hazard, because of how it goes trying to keep em away, plus I expect them to be vindictive enough to do that if I tried

Crimps scare me, even though I’m pretty sure you get 2 to 3 times the window to make your next move

Ropes being a way to balance difficulty of a climb as well as a limited resource to manage is nice—you get a little breathing room in case things get tough, but not too comfortable because you don’t wanna run out before you reach the top.

Anyway, I’ve barely scratched the surface of this thing. I really wanna play more Peaks of Yore.