Dark Souls and doughnuts – what video games taught me about vegan cookery

I time my dodges carefully, angling just right to catch the boss as he lunges where I'm no longer standing. Then I jump back, down an estus flask and restore my health, staying a whisker out of reach. But this time I've miscalculated. The game forces me to watch as my outmatched, under-levelled character meets the business end of an axe in a frustratingly long cinematic sequence. I start again, this time favouring the monster's unarmed side.