By the way, have any of you tried beating the final boss with no parries or flasks?
Trust me, it's the more epic and intense way to fight him.
I didn't use flasks during my fight because I didn't know I could hide behind a boulder for time... oopsie, I didn't use parries because from the vids I saw... it looked so boring... fighting him 1 on 1 like with no tricks made him easily one of the most memorable boss fights in any game I've ever played.
I have to give props to Dark Souls for that, they really have some of the best bosses ever.
(Also, Gwyn basically made me the god of dodging, I had to learn to dodge like 5 moves in quick succession because I didn't have enough weight to use a shield)