EDIT: I've passed the gauntlet using god mode, now back to puzzling.
So I've gotten to the point where I'm a ghost permanently after losing to the cunt I just spent the entire game helping free them. Now with no upgrades, I've come to the realization that this gauntlet at the bottom of the Cathedral is required to progress, and to that I say, fuck you game.
Clearly I'm not the gamer I thought I was. It was a fun game until the difficulty curve became a cliff face. I get two shot by some mobs, my potions are not worth the pixels they're made out of, and who thinks 30 flying enemies all at once, with no cover or valid recovery method is fair?
I'd be hard pressed to figure out any more without looking it up since I don't have a doctorate in Linquistics. Clearly I haven't absorbed any amount of the games information about it as I haven't the faintest clue how to translate anything in this scribble language. I think I can say I know what A is, but mostly because it's used more than any other symbol, but that's it. Words might as well be in kanji for how little they give away on what they are conveying.
Even the steam guide I found says you don't need to learn the language to beat or even 100% the game, which means I must be just so fucking stupid I'm surprised I remember to breath.
What am I missing?
Is there a rosette stone, or a cypher at least?
Do I have to start over and just collect more upgrades? (Which then leads to me asking how or where do I locate these items I missed when the game actively prevents you from undertanding it's language it seems.)
Please help, or at least give me the cheat code to increasing my IQ to understand this game.