I 1000% suggest a guide for this game. This is one of the most cryptic games I have ever played. Having random moments like equiping a specific set of items, going to a certain part of the map, and crouching, and waiting 5 seconds. With extremely little guidance to tell you to do this.Im playing that game with the retranslation and a guide, and i already got dracula's heart, but i dont know if its right to play that way
im playing bisqwit's retranslationI usually play the Simon's Redaction hack. It de-mystifies the hints and adds quality of life features such as fast day/night transitions. However, some people consider it to be far too easy like this, so I'm not sure whether I should recommend it or not.