Holy shit lmao. I'm 3 minutes into this and the reminder for Bearcycle dev got you to turn down the game audio for the recording, making it so I can actually hear you over the game. A miracle.
Okay, just finished watching it. You did fantastic! Definitely one of my favorite players to watch so far, simply because you took the time to observe your enemies and surroundings, and started figuring out strategies to deal with them, such as approaching the double spike guys with your shield up. I know that right now a lot of them seem to boil down to back up and shoot with the crossbow, but even with that I was happy you were able to start incorporating dodges into your arsenal, and the foes still gave you a hard time. Even though you didn't beat the boss, you got through just about everything there was to do. Also, you came very close to finding the gauntlets. If you go back and watch at 1:23:40, you'll see that you were hyper focused on the axe guys, and didn't even notice they had been standing on the gauntlets. As for the greaves, those are pretty well hidden, and although you got close to them, you never entered into the zone they're in.
The main thing I learned from watching you is I need to make it so items on the ground sparkle so they're more obvious. Thanks for playing!