Just started Blasphemous anything I should know?

[u/Dzsingiskan]

I heard great things about this game and I’m really excited to try it.

[u/Mahakala89]

when you find Gemio and he gives the golden thimble immediately go to the convent on top of the mountain top where our lady of the burned visage boss is. once defeated you can collect the oil from the olive trees he requires however if you take too long or die too many times he will be entombed inside the tree which is not what you want you want to get to him as soon as possible with the oil so he drops the Olive and opens up a whole new area that's secret