Not Quite Blind Playthrough (Elden Ring)
I've embarked on a playthrough that's a bit different, for me. After perfecting the Greyoll poison cheese and rushing the Mohgwyn bird a few times, I decided to play it slow and perhaps more as intended.
My character at the moment is a blindfolded vagabond, relying upon the guidance of grace and my meta memory of the game. She's been lucky with early drops, so sports the brass shield and the guardian's sword spear. Not wielding it, but I think this is the first run where the bloodstained dagger has dropped for me from the demihuman at the rope bridge.
I'm definitely getting better, though by no means 'gud', as she's progressed to level 30 without much trouble, just by exploring the early game.
One unexpected decision is that she's not collected any map fragments, so there are no markings of ruins or mines or other things to explore until she stumbles upon them. That's a game changer, since even if I remember vaguely where something is, she can't just place a beacon in a known spot and beeline toward it — the fog of war dominates.
Although not rushing anything, she did find her way to the Roundtable hold after marking the Smouldering Church grace (but not resting at it!) and to the Bestial Sanctum after defeating the Mariner. From there she could see Lenne's rise in the distance, so does have access to that minor rune farm if she wants it.