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I didn't find the status system to be well explained, so I'll do it here: hitting an enemy with a status effect causes an icon to appear above their head. You have to fill this icon before the status effect actually takes hold. Sounds obvious but I thought I was inflicting the status effect and then it was depleting, but it was actually just filling up.

Speaking of which, status effects and precise targeting of weak spots are key to the combat in this game. You can just kill an enemy by firing arrows at it, but it will take forever.

Fast traveling requires an item, but once you get into the main world, merchants start selling a reusable one.

Don't neglect hunting animals, that's how you upgrade your various inventories.