1st Act: Weapon crafting & farming lizard tails
2nd Act: Gawain dying to common mobs & dodge rolling more often than walking
Last act: Final battle where Gawain is joined by two random ethereal characters we've never seen before to help him fight
To take the heat off, everyone should check out this trailer to Excalibur (1981), which no doubt had a great influence on Berserk, and eventually Dark Souls.