@has3210 - Yeh, the amount of time it's taking to review the game is getting a bit ridiculous. Hopefully this means GS has and still is putting a lot of thought into this one.

In response to tyrosxps' comment, yes, using your silver sword to fight the Kayran will be more effective, despite what the guide says. In the latter it actually states that you should use your "steal sword", which gets me wondering how legit this guide really is (typos aside, it's not very helpful anyways). Back on topic though, seeing as the only time you actually have to "attack" the Kayran is when you're slashing his limbs off, I'm not sure how much of a difference using the silver sword will make.