HUNTERS GET OFF MY BRIDGE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBloodborne thread[/thread]
>>379077637
Kind of a weird pointless boss locked into a dead end.
Alright let's get the bait posting out of the way.
24 fps
Linear
Ayy lmaos
Gehrman is the only good boss
DaS1 is better
DaS3 is better
/v/ only likes it because it's exclusive
/v/ only hates it because it's exclusive
BB is not a souls game
DeS is still better
Never ever
>>379077797
And NEVER, EVER going to be on PC
>>379077693
This is a video game thread, not a video game general.
Dark Souls 2 was better.
>>379077797
BB is not a souls game though
>>379077694
You get insight to summon help for gascoigne just by encountering it. It also teaches the player that saw weapons and fire work well against beasts.
>>379077637
*POWERS UP*
How do I beat the fire beast boss in the chalice dungeon that takes away half of your maximum health?
>>379078028
die
>>379077694
cut content shortcut is behind him.
So originally, there was a point to the bridge.
Wouldn't surprise me if he originally dropped a key that allowed you to open the shortcut from Cathedral Ward.
>>379077797
Am I the only one that likes the aliens? Theyre adorable
>>379079316
Not as adorable as you. ;)
>>379077797
You're missing "10 days"
>tfw bought a PS4 basically for Bloodborne
>bought a year's subscription to PS+ with it
>enjoyed the game, did the DLC
>PS+ ran out
>couldn't justify paying a monthly subscription just for online, when I'm not guaranteed to actually use it all the time
>now I never even touch the game anymore because chalice dungeons are garbage and unfun without co-op, and the main game doesnt hold much fun either because I can't jolly co-op there either
Bloodborne would be at the top of my "Fromsoft game" list if not for the paid online of the PS4. it really kills the game and it's longevity for me.
Though honestly, part of the issue is compared to DaS1 or 2, Bloodborne really feels like it is severely lacking in customizability. And while the DLC may have solved it's lack of weapons, they are still all locked behind endgame content. Which means if you want a particular weapon, you can't actually run the game with it unless you are a madman and rush the DLC at low level as soon as you beat cathedral ward. Bloodborne's variety problems tend to stem more from most of the interesting stuff being endgame content.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBGqKwWhrOQ
>>379077797
don't forget
>Chromatic Abberation
>>379078481
dodge.
>>379078481
stick relatively close to him and bait his attacks. if you can get him to do his biting attacks that fives you a chance to dodge and retaliate
>>379077637
How come Ganon in BotW sounds just like the cleric beast?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgbNrSh2heQ
>>379077797
you forgot kino
anyone on a new character? I'm shit and could use some help with cleric beast.
>>379079602
Just wait anon, we will summon him
There's no way a guy who spam posts the same image over and over again like that is off 4chan for more than 5 minutes at a time
>>379081150
You're joking.
I SAID GET OFF REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>379081659
I'm not. I don't have any firebombs and i'm out of echoes to buy more. I keep dying to the big group in the pit near the starting point. Ijust regained use of my hands after 4 years so i'm dealing with hand-eye coordination on the level of a 5 year old.
>>379081707
Shut the fuck up!
>>379081823
Huh. Good luck with that. Anyway, you can just run past them. If a few catch up you can kill them one at a time.
>Can't decide on whether I want to do a SKL build for the Rakuyo or an Arcane/STR build for the HMLS
Which one would be more fun lads.
Rate my dude. Couldnt get a screenshot at the time of playing.
I just beat the reborn one ( im pretty sure i didnt miss any optional bosses before him, on my first playthrough so idk) and the whole game so far takes like 10 minutes per area and 2-3 tries per boss. The only hard things are the npc hunters whose guns are fucking BORKEd and have crazy amounts of health.
When does this game get hard?
>>379077928
>>379079096
BB is not a souls game, though.
BB is BB.
>>379082778
The Base game is pretty easy.
The Old Hunters is the toughest Souls content by a considerable margin
>>379082592
Didn't you just ask this in the general with the exact same image?
>>379080082
Too colourful, lower saturation and contrast.
>>379082778
You're almost done. It's a lot shorter and if you know what you're doing you can beat it really easily. You now have to fight two of the easiest bosses in the game followed by the GOAT.
>>379078481
after 40 vit and best fire resist stuff, you can survive a charge. i think you'll need a resist rune too
>mfw Cleric beast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHQ0qPIYuA
>>379082905
is it harder thanbuttfuck outskirts?
>>379082745
Van Helsing/10
Amalia is hot
>>379083196
I unironically find this somewhat unsettling. The first few screams sound painful. Makes me feel the same way asOrphan's weeping
>>379077637
tfw you're trying to be a good boy and you really have to go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3nR_4F1anI
>>379083408
its just loud nigra dontcri
>>379083408
>I unironically find this somewhat unsettling. The first few screams sound painful
a-anon....you do get the joke don't you?...
>>379083410
Jesus Christ, the second one got me
>>379083497
Apparently not. I've been hiding in bbg/vg for awhile.
>>379083254
horsecock valley is hard for entirely different reasons
DLC is just extremely tough with super tough enemies and challenging level design and bosses.
Horsecock valley is literally you getting lost in a blizzard for 5 hours with infinitely spawning ice reindeer that shoot lightning and hit like a truck.then dying to the shitty boss and doing it all over again
>>379083408
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQuBrIF1dic
M8...
>>379083580
Scream is from a pornstar cuming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4jH0WeV67I
p.s lower volume
>>379083615
Yeah I find that unsettling too actually. Shoulda known
>>379083706
Fuck me I'm retarded. I've heard that plenty of times, don't why it didn't connect. Maybe I'm fucking deaf
>>379077637
AWAY
AWAY
>>379077797
>Half finished game is better
>Uninspired sequel with ugly washed out colours is better
>>379078115
>It also teaches the player that saw weapons and fire work well against beasts
>saw weapons
means fuck all if I picked axe like a real man, you pantywaist
>>379083881
YOU
ARE NOT WANTED `ERE
>>379083807
eh I get how it can catch you off guard and be mistaken for in-game. Especially with the music and sound effects
>>379077637
>>379083881
YOU PLAGUE-RIDDEN RAT
Dark Souls will forever be inferior without voice-acted mooks.
>Grant us eyes
>>379079972
If you can't work your way through the chalice dungeons you didn't love the game that much. I loved the gameplay so much I went through every chalice dungeon just to get the the Pthumerian Queen
>>379083254
>finish das2
>start collecting shit and killing bosses i missed
>fuck that zone and fuck killing that boss
>>379083963
Probably doesn't help that after one run through I turned music up and other volumes down. All the screeching and screaming really does drown a lot of the good tracks out
10 days
Doll is for headpats
>>379084071
Frog, or as some say, Frogm.
>>379083410
fucking kek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-fZkvflaYo
>>379077637
Got to borrow a PS4 from a buddy and finally play it a couple weeks ago.
Great game, but totally overrated. I'd put it right in the middle of the Souls series. Not worth buying a console for, but definitely worth $60. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if they ever came out with a PC version, since many of the problems with the game were due to the PS4.
>>379078115
>summoning
>ever
>>379082960
Yes, the two replies I got were
>HMLS is fun but the farming is insane
>HMLS is trash
I seek more diverse opinions, clearly
>>379084347
So you expect everyone to fight the same bosses alone over and over on their fifth or sixth characters to farm for gems because if not they're casul?
>>379084441
I would go with Str/Arc and HMLS because you'll also get tools and frankly I find Arcane more fun. The response calling the weapon trash was from some Vileblood filfth anyway. The farming won't be any worse than anything else really.
How do you find 30% gems in the dungeons? Is it in a specific dungeon?
>>379084073
I tried. But then I got stuck at chalice Rom, (Rom will never NOT give me trouble) and figured it just wasnt worth it for more bell maiden spiders clipping through doors. and in the end, I dont really pvp that much in bloodborne, so I dont really NEED chalice blood gems either.
that said lets not pretend they aren't shit. they were a cool concept but awful in execution. They just aren't fun, which is, yknow, what I play the game for. Co-op makes it slightly more bearable, but that doesnt make them fun. they are a chore for an optional area
>>379084073
>if you're not good at the game you don't love it enough
What the fuck anon
>>379084073
Fuck story chalices they're an absolute slog to get through. The real meat is what's behind all of them
I never understood the BB hype.
It's ok but DeS and DaS 1 and 3 are much better games.
>>379078115
I always figured he was receiving that first point of insight so you could access the doll.
Considering most new players would miss the sewers or just not use the madmans knowledge even if they found it
>>379077797
Agreed. 'cept it's not a Souls game.
> people who summon NPC`s or other people on their first playthrough
What am I suppose to be farming?
>>379085270
Blood gems?
>>379085481
I just started the game. What's that?
>>379085270
>>379085481
http://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/10/best-blood-gems-setups.html
>>379085053
Not gonna waste hours of life on one boss, mate.
I even summoned for VA the first time ever stepping into her fight. She looked hard during the stream I was watching.
>>379084951
literally fucking die if you called ds3 good
PVE
> 1. Dark souls 1
> 2. Bloodborne
> 3. Dark souls 2
> 4. Dark souls 3
PVP
> 1. Dark souls 2
> 2. Dark souls 1
> 3. Bloodborne
> 4. Dark souls 3
Replayability
> 1. Dark souls 2
> 2. Dark souls 1
> 5. Bloodborne
> Dark souls 3 has no replay value
>>379085846
Where's DeS on your list? I'm with you till now.
After playing (almost) every game in the soulsborne series I can safely say
3 > BB > 1 > 2
Three is the most complete game, without any obviously unfinished content.
Bloodborne is really held back by Chalice Dungeons instead of of actually interesting content, and Gems are really dumb because they make you swing between overpowered for most of the game ( I only ever play NG, so I don't know if this is true for NG+ and beyond ). I literally beat the game and was thinging 'that's it?' because I didn't feel like I had even played it that long, nor was Murgos Wet Nurse an obvious climax. Did I mention how terrible Chalice Dungeons are? And you have to do it with every. single. character.
One has an entire rushed second half, retards who think One is the best are only rating it based on nostalgia
Two is just a clusterfuck of annoying design decisions. You can't play it like any other souls game, it should have been a different IP entirely maybe then in it's sequels it could become polished.
>>379085754
> FUCKING SUMMONING FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU FIGHT A BOSS
> WATCHING SOMEONE ELSE PLAY THE GAME YOU ARE ALREADY PLAYING WHILE YOU ARE BOTH AT THE SAME PLACE
> "she looked hard"
FUCKING GET OFF MY FUCKING BOARD FAGOOT REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>379077637
I CAN'T LEAVE, YOU BLOCKED THE EXIT
>>379085950
i havent played demons souls yet, my bad
>>379084073
Fuck you. The Chalice Dungeons are bad. Full stop.
>>379085654
Stuff you stick in your weapons that provide little buffs like a small % of bonus damage or boost the skill scaling amount or the rallying effect.
There are different types of them, and drop with random effects from certain enemies. You'll get the tool to use them once you progress far enough.
>>379085754
Ok I'm all for jolly co op but that's pretty faggoty. So faggoty this almost comes off as bait.
>>379086158
Eh Ok. Do it when you get the chance. It's pretty gud
>>379086219
i think it is bait desu, just the way he structured the sentence kinda tips me off to it
>>379083254
If Dark Souls is so good, how come it can't make such a simple concept--wandering through a blizzard--fun?
>>379082892
are you suggesting it should not be compared to the game series that inspired it?
>>379083254
I never played the DLC for 2, why is Vengarl's head there? Wasn't it in those dumb fucking woods?
>>379086435
> beating that dumbass 2v1 boss after all that suffering wasnt fun
> getting the best pvp greatsword in the game wasnt fun
> ring of the living wasnt fun
> bob-sledding into a blizzard inside of a fucking coffin wasnt fun
k
>>379085707
THANK you so much. I'll see if the dungeons work and not outdated like the ones posted on other wiki pages and forums
>>379082778
It's not hard, don't believe what you hear. It's a more punishing game than many, but it's not hard.
>>379086695
It's up to date, it's the one we post in the OP of the general every thread and still use to farm.
>>379086559
its actually just his body, and its a summon sign.
hes really tall compared to other npc`s, but you shouldnt summon for the double cats anyway
>>379081823
there's a shortcut, you know. when you're on the cleric bridge past the werewolves, go to the left and into the house. it connects back to the starting lamp and you can get to the boss in a minute.
>>379085846
>DS1 best PvE
holy shit, can I have what you're smoking? DS1 PvE was trash.
So who was kosm's babies daddy?
>>379087346
Anyone who says DS1 is the best souls game in any category beyond lore is just a nostalgiafag, you can safely ignore their opinions.
>>379087627
I'd argue it has the best world design (like interconnected areas) but agreed on everything else.
>>379087346
> DS1 PvE was trash
nigga i bet this is your favorite souls game
http://www.kongregate.com/games/SoulGame/swords-and-souls?acomplete=sword
get outta here boy
>>379084517
who are you kidding you need their help shitter baby
>>379085754
lol you're a faggot
>>379087627
It's the best in every category and if you think otherwise you're a fucking idiot, not even worth debate with any retard that believes differently
>>379088161
>It's best in every category
Objectively wrong.
>Graphics
Needless to say
>Combat
Sure hope you enjoy circle-strafing and backstab spam
>World
Entire second half of the game is a rushed piece of shit. even 2 is at least complete despite not making sense.
>Soundtrack
Haha.
>>379088492
Still better than Ds3
>>379087942
Whatcha doin, doll?
I really REALLY should play this game more. The farthest I got was Vicar Amelia after 10 ass busting tries then stopped at the forest to the left of the chapel.
>>379089086
atleast finish the forest areas boss
>>379077797
shut up beastly idiot
>>379088659
Also objectively wrong.
There is literally nothing DS1 has that 3 doesn't improve on besides lore and world connectivity.
Even for how broken covenants in 3 are, 1 still manages to be much worse.
>>379089086
I found amelie quite easy
just chop her legs with charged R2 with double handed axe a couple of times then you can do critical attack
>>379089261
poise
>>379089086
Use fire paper for Amelia and don't give her any breathing room at all or else she heals. When she falls down and lowers her head you can use a visceral attack.
>>379089340
Fuck
>>379089340
this and the soundtrack but i do agree with the other anon everything else is better.
>>379083602
>infinitely spawning
Not after I was done with that place.
>>379086554
It's not a suggestion. BB just simply is not a 'Souls' game. You can compare it all you want, nobody is stopping you doing so.
It should be said that BB is a stark contrast to actual Souls games in both gameplay- and setting-wise, so there is little merit in trying to group them together.
>>379089274
>>379089374
Guess it'd help to mention that I did in fact beat her in those 10 tries. Never did pull off a Visceral attack on her, but I've caused her to collapse from a few charge attacks I did.
>>379089570
From the things we can actually measure objectively, like graphics and ease of control, yes, Ds3 is indisputably the best. Personally, I prefer the combat speed and world of Ds1. Ds3 got a little excited with their anime weapons, and if you like that, that's fine. I'm just partial to more basic stuff.
>>379084073
Beat the game multiple times
beat the game BL4 up to NG+5
will never touch chalice dungeons
will never touch PvP
fuck you chalice dungeon cock gobblers
>>379089924
The combat of BB isn't THAT different from souls. It's an entire game built around a dodge heavy playstyle from souls. It's very well polished and modified to be it's own thing, and obviously BB is not a souls game, but they have enough in common for them to be talked about at the same time, ESPECIALLY seeing as they were designed by the same company
>>379087395
Moon Presence.
>>379090146
I would have touched the PvP if I didn't have to grind the best gems out of the dungeons just to have competitive damage
>>379083956
axe is the healslut of weapons you meagre discard
>>379077637
GRANT US EYES, GRANT US EYES! PLANT EYES ON OUR BRAINS TO CLEANSE OUR PC IDIOCY!
PS4 > PC
>>379077836
Read the full post next time fag
>>379090552
I touched the PvP. With main-game, offline gems. If you know how to play, it's possible to compete. But it's not very enjoyable. A lot of on-the-fly gear switching to gear more geared towards countering this speficic set of gear your opponent has. English is fun. Gear.
>>379090314
Oh, obviously, however there are major differences in gameplay between BB and the rest of the games, such as firearms, rally, trick weapons, blood gems, the list goes on.
I have no issue with people comparing the games, I just think it's important to differentiate between Souls games and Soulsborne.
>>379084225
what are frogs?
>>379089261
lmao spam roll haha just never stop rolling! XD
Why is creating a decent looking female character impossible in this game compared to the Souls series?
>>379091191
and drink 10 etsus while doing so. unpunishable xDDD
Dark Souls 3 is shit, let's face it.
>>379091103
then we agree
weird
DeS, DaS and BB were the only good Souls games
>>379091191
>>379091462
haha why dont you just walk around the enemy and backstab them xDDD
whoops I parried the final boss to death xD
everyones favorite boss is actually 2 shoved into one room but it's okay because ds2 was worse about it
Bloodborne is a souls game, it was good, it's the best one. Deal with it.
>>379091489
It's nice to be able to have a reasonable conversation about these things, isn't it?
>>379091605
but dark souls 2 is as good as dark souls 1
>>379091809
Guess we can do that about all of the games. Why not do the sane thing and just stop right here.
Why does everyone meme about Ludwig when Orphan of Kos is the much better boss?
>>379092529
>animation cancels the boss
>sperging retard second phase
>can be backstab cheesed in both phases
>better than literally kino
nah
>>379092529
Music. And memeblade.
>>379092938
But Ludwig has a sperging retard first phase and can be cheesed just by hugging his ass (like all the other beast bosses).
>>379092972
>over the top references are okay when Bloodborne does it
>>379091191
>>379091462
>>379091809
cool it you sperg.
>>379093181
>1 reference to kings field
vs
>67,310 references to every fromsoft game
hmm...
it's almost like... there's a difference
>>379093181
Ludwig has a donkey kick attack that does shitloads of damage, and it activates pretty much the moment you get behind him, so no you can't just hug his ass.
Posting worst boss
>>379093349
I only beat him a few days ago and the strategy worked just fine. Hell if anything it was even easier to do in the second phase because he actually moves a bit slower and has much more choreographed attacks.
I've been thinking about picking it back up, but then I remember I left off at Ludwig. Maybe it'd be better to just start a new game than try that learning curve.
>>379093394
The fuck is that thing and how do I gain an audience with it?
fuck
u
c
k
Upper Cathedral. Not because it was hard, but because it was too spooky and I was already stressed out enough that evening.
>>379093394
More like Sanctimonious Beast.
Whys the game shit the bed so hard in the second half? rom seems to really be the start of a harsh down turn. I'm on wet nurse now, pretty cool fight, but everything in between was super frustrating. Does it get better or worse from here?
>>379094437
Yeah the second half of BB is as bad as all of DS3, what I like to do is just go into DLC after Amelia and restart the game after Kos/Laurence.
Cleric Beast -> Papa G -> Sell Gasgcoine's outfit for Cathedral Key -> Amelia -> Shards/Twinshards/Chunks -> +9 -> Ludwig -> Failures/Maria -> +10 -> Kos -> Laurence -> Restart
>>379094437
There's only one more boss after Wet Nurse and he's pretty easy. It'll probably only take you three tries at most to beat him.
>play the game way way after the DLC was released
>decide to download it before finishing the game
>hear that I should really beat Hunter's Nightmare on my first playthrough
>eventually fun as hell, but really just a huge distraction
>return to the main story seriously overlevelled and taken out of the urgency of the plot
>completely forget about the Chalice Dungeons and now they are a guilty bloodbath
This game was great but kind of incohesive.
>>379094845
>>379094747
So I'm already that close to the end of the game? Damn this really feels rushed.
>>379093394
always dodge to the right and he turns into a cakewalk. Or just poison him
>>379094747
>Yeah the second half of BB is as bad as all of DS3
Real talk tho, why was DaS3 so bad? The game being as dissapointing as it was is made me buy a PS4 for BB.
>>379093896
He's in the forbidden woods and the chalice dungeons. For the forbidden woods, react as you yourself would if you came across the situation and had a weapon and common sense.
>>379094991
maybe if you played the game blind instead of having others tell you everything you wouldn't feel that way :^)
>>379085707
>>379086818
Just got %27.2 triangle gem. My weapon's total damage is 500 now. Thanks. I'll keep farming for that %32.2 gem, but not sure what's the chance of me getting one without crappy penalties
>>379095475
I think he meant difficult, not poorly designed.
>>379095475
It's probably because Miyzaki/Fromsoft was just forced to make the game for money. No passion was put into it, they just phoned in references to pad the game's already pisspoor length. It does a really fantastic job at bosses though.
Any of you lads want to help me take out lawrence?
Why is larence such a shitty boss?
How am I supposed to kill him at 15fps, and infinite hp?
>>379096356
Just summon Sick Fuck Valtr
Will Phantom Wail have any connections to BB?
I really love the eldritch aspect of Bloodborne, but with the new title it sounds like Miazaki's going full astral plane.
Is he /ourguy/?
>>379097260
>Mayan/Aztec theme
>Human sacrifices, gore, cannibalism everywhere
>Snakes, snakes, and big snakes
No.
>>379080082
>>379083018
Fixed
>>379084647
Cursed Fetid Rotten Dungeon Watcher grinding
Does anyone have that picture of DaS with chromatic aberration out the ass to make fun of BB?
>>379097982
Yes I'm doing this thanks to this anon >>379085707
Got myself useful gems.
>>379097840
I don't know what to think of this.
>>379077836
My impression of this was that the Moonlight Greatsword drove its wielder insane and warped his body beyond all recognition.
So at what point should you do the DLC? I'm doing my first playthrough right now.
I just killed the ayy lmao boss.
>>379087942
thumbnail looks like this guy
>>379098367
Other folk have said that Eileen's statement of "fear is what separates us from the beasts" or whatever is important b/c the guidance from the sword made Ludwig fearless on hunts, letting him get really into it. Also he probably merged with his horse and had enough insight to make him into something particularly disgusting and non-werewolfy
WHAT'S UP FUCKER
Gladly. I don't have to kill you and leaving you alive gives me the coolest area to host invasions.
How many levels of insight you on, senpai?
How long did it take you to beat her?
>>379084347
I always summon real human beans on my second+ playthroughs of souls games simply because i feel that they will be waiting forever if i dont.
>>379097763
>HOW
>MAJESTIC
>>379098367
The beast scourge is what destroyed his mind and body. His sword was a magical, arcane weapon he discovered a long time ago which he used to smite beats as he led the common people of Yharnam against the beast scourge.
Its blade is inhabited by tiny beings of light that transform the sword into its Holy Moonlight form when its wielder is in great danger or is hurt or scared during battle. 50% of the way through the fight, after sustaining great damage, Ludwig collapses to the ground and the Holy Moonlight Sword appears before him like it used to during the hunt. Seeing this reawakened Ludwig's human consciousness and reminded him of himself as a hunter, and so he gets up and finishes the fight with his old trusty blade.
The line "you were at my side, all along" refers to the fact that even though his church hunters, comrades, friends, family, and even his own human self are lost to him now, the one thing that never left him through it all was his sword.
Sources: Descriptions for the blade and the guidance rune, along with other Ludwig-related items and weapons in the game.
>Lady Maria set
>Rakuyo
>Evelynn
Only proper build desu.
>>379100210
>The legendary large sword that reflects moonlight. Widely known in association with Moonlight Knight Bito. It's one of the few Revelations from God. The blue crystal blade is composed only of light, so it's impossible to block with a shield.
Is Ludwig's sword actually the same sword from Demon's Souls?
>>379099863
3 attempts. Also, kill yourself.
>>379095479
>common sense
I don't play these games enough to possess common sense. Not anymore at least.
>>379099856
Probably 99. Why?
>have so many games I want to finish
>keep going back to Bloodborne
>>379099150
I'm a subscriber to the theory that those who try the hardest to suppress the scourge succumb to it in the most dramatic ways. The high ranking members of the church like Laurence and Amelia are good examples of this. I think Ludwig was so devoted to the eradication of the beasts that he, through sheer force of will, suppressed the scourge inside of him for longer than anyone ever had. When it got to the point that it could no longer be contained, it transformed him into an unparalleled monstrosity the likes of which have never been seen.
>Those big shark giants in the fishing village
Cuntiest fucking enemies of all time. ESPECIALLY when you fight two of them to get that one weapon
>>379100373
The sword originated in King's Field.
>>379100649
I am doing this right now with Nier: Automata. I want to finish it but I can't stop playing Bloodborne even though I'm on my fifth consecutive playthrough of it.
>smallest and least amount of areas out of any Souls besides Demon's
>can sprint through pretty much area except for forbidden woods in 30 seconds flat
>pitiful amount of weapons, many of which are entirely useless in their transformed variety
>bosses are easy and balance is way fucking off; the last part of the game is literally some of the easiest shit ever (Micolash, The One Reborn, Wet Nurse)
>incredibly limited enemy variety; towards the end of the game they obviously ran out of time so they put a bunch of eyes on certain enemies, or just straight up reused bosses like the shadows of yharnam in mergos loft (I will defend the crows with dog heads/dogs with crow heads tho)
>armor is fucking useless, shouldn't even be in the game
>only one blood stone in the game unless you do autistic muh chalice shit
>chalices, by the way, are mundane as fuck
>hunters dream is boring and all the survivors go to Oedon Chapel where they are fucking useless and just babble boring shit
>stats are fucking useless, builds are literally STR, DEX, or either of those with the combination of arcane
>SPEAKING OF ARCANE, THE MAGIC IN THIS GAME SUCKS
But h-h-hey, at least it's an exclusive, right? Sony wins again...
>>379099863
First time playing, like six tries, now I shit on her everytime.
>>379100379
>kill yourself
Dude, chill.
>>379078481
Bop it on the nose after baiting out one of its bite attacks. A long weapon like the axe helps.
Also learn to tell when its going to dash. It generally commits to a direction after it starts glowing.
>>379101040
Yeah, me too. Gotta get that plat trophy, so running cd atm
>>379100721
I've also heard that vicars and important people may have had access to more refined blood, since I doubt that they found so much in the chalices or that every vial in the game came from Ebrietas. Something like stabbing someone up with the good stuff and using them as a source for more, but progressively worse down the chain. And I do like to believe that insight had something to do with Ludwig; that second mouth full of eyes isn't something typical to even the big beasts
>>379099863
Hardest boss for me on the first playthrough. I can proudly say it took me 2 tries to beat her on NG+
>>379102271
Read Redgrave's "The Paleblood Hunt"
He really worked hard with the community to make this. Vaati as always stole quotes and ideas from Redgrave to make his Bloodborne lore video without even giving the man any credit.
>read a couple lovecraft stories
>lore suddenly makes sense
guess I gained IRL insight
I actually defeated Orphan of Kos on my first try which made me really proud of myself for a few minutes.
>>379102718
Why does nobody call him out? His fanbase too big in amount of normies?
>>379081150
If you legit need help with central yharnam I've got an sl4 character hanging around.
>>379081823
If you still need help anon I'm down
>>379102718
That text was really fucking good actually. I didnt even expect a game's lore to be so deep. Do you think that it was really Miyazaki who wrote that masterpiece?
>>379102838
Redgrave has small followers, while Vaati has nearly 1 million follower. They give him $$$ to make his souls videos and all he does is lurkgasp redditand /v/ in search of lore topics to base his videos on, so what do you expect from his fanboys? He once had 15K on his Patreon account.
>>379087395
Gherman
Thats why Orphans crying sounds just like his
>>379102718
That's that super-long, really detailed google doc, right? I did and it was great. I don't watch Vaati's since he sounds awful.
>>379103412
He works with a team of writers so I assume they all had a hand in creating it.
>>379084071
>the dog faces near the end
>>379078481
Assuming you´re thinking of the watchdog, it´s been a while, staying to his side and breaking his legs wprks well for me. Just keep in mind he likes to do aoe´s here and there and you should be fine
bone ash set + ludwig's holy blade
anything else is trash, specially the dumb memewheel
>>379091436
Arguably the easiest one to make qts in is DS2 because of how cartoonish the faces are. To me at least, BB is easier to make decent looking females in than DS3
>>379077928
It takes a strong man to believe this.
The REAL list in terms of everything averaged out overall;
1) Bloodborne
2) Dark Souls
3) Demon Souls
4) Dark Souls II
5) Dark Souls III
>>379106315
1) Dark Souls
2) Bloodborne
3) Demon Souls
4) Dark Souls III
5) Dark Souls II
fix'd
>>379106315
>>379106497
1) Bloodborne
2) Dark Souls
3) Demon Souls
4) Dark Souls III
5) Dark Souls II
>>379106315
>>379106497
>>379107179
>DSII is bad
When will this meme end?
>>379107332
I want it to end too
>>379106315
>>379106497
>>379107179
>>379107332
A true KINO opinion coming through.
1) Demon Souls
2) Dark Souls II
3) Dark Souls
4) Bloodborne
5) Dark Souls III
OC
>>379103412
>the chapel dweller was the one who impregnated the whore
Bullshit
>>379107554
Demons is the worst though, cmon man. It's definitely the roughest around the edges, although I can see someone having it as their favorite if it was their first Souls game and they were blown away
>mfw ordered PS4 just to play bloodborne
Joining the master race
>>379090146
>>379090552
>PVP
Fight clubs and random duels are alright I guess, but all the best pvp action happens at twink levels, where no one is following any silly duelist rules. I'm talking about unbalanced, dirty fights where you can heal and where the invader uses the enemies / environment to his adantage.
Just make a super-gemmed up twink that can take out your average beckoner and his two cooperators out all by himself. At those low levels, you sometimes start seeing anti-twinks who bluff as weak cooperators, just to hunt and kill over-gemmed invader twinks like you. Or you can become one of these anti-twink cooperators yourself.
Everyone is ganking in groups of two or three and worrying about super twinks coming to invade, but many don't have the gems to do damage because it's so hard to get them at that level. It happens all over the game, in almost all areas from Hemwick to the Fishing Hamlet. The desperation and intensity you feel during those 2v1 or 3v1 fights make for some of the most exhilarating moments you can have in BB. A lot of people have no idea there is this much activity in BB area coop (outside the SRRC), because at higher levels people seem to only summon for the bosses or odd password-only sessions.
Unfortunately, you have to *make* a twink to compete, and that is hard as fuck. Usually requires help from some friends (unless you are good enough to farm gems from depth 5 cursed dungeons at level 50-60 by yourself). But you get out of it what you put into it.
Basically, the game is much more fun if you try to stay really low level (doing your damage through your gems) all the way through the game, and summon your low level twink friends help you do it while constantly battling invaders along the way
I want to do a playthrough with the Beast Cutter, is it fun?
>>379108875
very much so
>>379077637
wHY the fuck are we still talking about this shit. I literally platted it in 10 days. fucking asses. I'm done posting and trying to convince you all. Bye forever.
>>379109009
How dead is the online scene now, does anyone even try to pvp?
>>379085846
You got everything right PvP DS2 is 1 and BB is second DS1 PvP was good awful
>>379108875
It's immensely satisfying to get off a double r2 combo for that enemy dirtnap
Knocking enemies through the floor is pretty common with it
>>379107554
Lol
BB
1=2
DeS
3
>>379108656
>Not pic related
>>379082592
Why not both?
If they make a BB2 what do you want from it.
I want more shit like beast embrace claws and milkweed parasite its fun to be the monster
>>379109805
More and better dungeons.
>>379100616
You are like a little baby. Watch this.
>>379107554
>1) Demon Souls
The fact that you don't even know the fucking game's name makes your entire post extremely suspect.
Never mind the blacked race traitor.
No, your whole post is shit, and you're shit. Is everyone who says "kino" as much of a failure as you?
>>379109805
Literally add more trick weapons and alot of arcanes, maybe some guns that have moves sets or something like spinning and just shooting a hail of bullets
Where were you when lego made a Bloodborne hunter?
>>379110808
Where is this from?
>>379110893
It's one of the most recent lego collectible minifigures.
>>379080663
It's a pig squeal. I started noticing it in a couple other games too.
>>379109996
They're just trying to fit-in in the community since DeS is considered the BEST and PERFECT Souls game and HOW DARE YOU insult it or say it's not perfect Same goes to people who say DSII is bad.. I played all Souls games and I'd rank DeS as the lowest, worst souls game. I have mixed feelings about DS1 since the first half is great, but the rest of the game feels rushed and awful. Dark Souls 2 "after the patches and DLCs" is better than DeS and DS1, it even hasoriginal and new ideas when compared to DS3
>>379111258
You're a retarded faggot if your trip wasn't an indicator already.
>>379111381
Not an argument
>>379108875
Yes, I did an old hunter cosplay build once, it´s pretty good. iirc the wepon does only blunt damage, so instead of pys %up gems you should go for blunt ones
Vicar Amelia is ugly.
>>379112234
>implying
>>379109190
I got invaded twice times yesterday while going through the nightmare frontier, and didn´t wait too long on being summoned in a few chalices. So midgame there is online activity, don´t know about high lvl (100-120)
>>379112529
The only thing I'm implying is that she's an inhumane beast that needs to be purged.
>>379108105
fucking idiot, that is not the chappel dweller, that is amygdala, you fuckhead. Fuck off to reddit already
>>379108105
>Oedon
>chapel dweller
>>379090501
Whoa dude, really?
who /stakedriver/ here??
>>379113197
I always wanted to try the stake driver, but it's just too short for my taste.
...
>>379113197
>>379077797
You forgot one:
Dark souls 2 is better
>>379112618
Micolash shitposter, please, contain your shitpost.
>>379113606
Not a shitpost if it's the truth.
>>379113327
Honestly, I love it. In my experience it seems to be some anomaly in the game. Like, you'd imagine basically a wrist mounted knife to have disadvantages in BB, right?? But on so many bosses that seem to divide the population of people who played the game (namely Amelia and Rom for example) I thought were a breeze. Perhaps it was because I rode their asses to compensate for the short reach and most attacks form the were focused, I don't know.
At the end of the day, the weapon was my girl and I don't understand the lack of attention it gets.
>>379080082
I think it suits the whole dream theme.
>>379083956
Saw spear is in that area...
>>379112572
Past 110 the game's basically dead save for Hunter's Nightmare and Fishing Hamlet.
>>379109996
You sound upset anon.
Holy fuck a cockroach just slipped into my PS4. I'll take a picture
"Dude let me in, c'mon man its not funny anymore."
>>379115238
So I guess the rumor was true all along. Had to unplug. I didn't want it to be toasted in my PS4 and mess it up.
>>379115668
are these guys supposed to be church hunters or what
>>379115668
>don't you believe in fairies?
>>379116559
I think they're just regular clerics. All the church hunters are either dead or you kill them.
>>379115668
What area is this?
>>379109098
Took this long to get
>>379079602
>>379118884
Why bother giving him a (You)
>>379118985
At this point 10 days is just another Bloodborne meme.
I doubt if the original anon even posts it anymore. Motherfucker was insane I wouldn't be surprised if he offed himself.
>>379109098
10? I did it in 9. Trash game
>>379094991
The base game is short. There's a lot of optional stuff
>>379116559
Undead servants like those in the chalice dungeons I guess
>>379117110
Research Hall. If you knock the one in front of the room with the elevators down he tries to go through the door to the room with the decorative old hunter set.
>>379119973
explain
>>379123210
why is eileen near the first lamp in central yharnam?
>>379086435
Because the DLC co-op routes were literally designed by interns at the behest of Namco.
>Finally make a Skill build
>It's fucking retardedly fun
Holy fucking shit, I feel sorry for all of the STR fags using their slow ass boring weapons like LHB, Wheel and Boxcutter.
Nothing beats dodging amongst a group of beasts twirling your Rakuyo/Blade of Mercy as blood sprays everywhere.
>>379088492
2 isn't even complete, the final build was made in 6 months from scraps of a previous build because Namco thought it was too different to the first game. The reason it makes no sense is because they had very little time to rewrite the lore to fit the new rushed layout. The four Great Souls only happened because they needed an explanation as for why those routes ended on that particular boss; for example The Rotten wasn't the reincarnation of Niro or whatever but just an artificial guardian of the entrance to Shulva, which was also cut then reimagined for the DLC. The original plot was always just the Crowns plus the Shards of Manus but Namco didn't like it so what we got was CYCLES LMAO and a game even more cycled in development than DaS1. DaS3 was clearly rushed too but we don't know to what extent since they've been super hush on that one.
Rate my character
>>379124593
inneardassing...
Who's the poo poo pee pee of Bloodborne?
>>379123986
Don't forget the cane and the saif.
And be nice to str, it has claws and beast cutter
>>379084073
this tbf.
>>379107332
When it becomes a good game, you stupid contrarian fags.
Is Bloodborne kino or ludo?
Here's why I believe it has both elements despite being more akin to more ludoscrophic works (ludo). First we must differentiate the two as well as drawing comparisons between them to a more recognisable standard (flick).
Flick - Something that doesn't require much thought. It's easily deciphered, consumed and processed.
Kino - Something that has many objectively thought provoking qualities as well as shrouds of abstract filler layered amongst it all. Think, the Mona Lisa.
Ludo - Something that has no objectively superior qualities yet it still resonates with the deepest confines of our soul. You can almost smell and taste the reciprocation of artistry seeping from the inner workings of the title. Think, Rembrandt – Self-Portrait with Two Circles
Bloodborne's kino details come moreso from the layering of each shots. The religious imagery as well as the thought provoking color work. The ludosphere comes from how it is all intertwined.
Everything from the Cleric beasts howls to the shrieks and moans of the locals "Away, Away!". It all invokes feelings so profound that many seem to make the amateurish mistake of thinking it's more kino when the reality is that it's more ludo.
The doll for instance, is a clear example of ludo. While clear, it's still not objective (as that goes against the very definition of ludo). It just is. The way the doll speaks, the voice, the tone, the chocolatey sound of it all. Even the wording of "The doll" makes the viewer sub consciously think of life altering questions, "Why are we here?".
Pure ludoscropy, it's happening before our eyes yet many of us don't really notice it.
>>379125758
You need to go back
>>379125758
wtf i hate 4chan now
Why are angry old men so fun to make?
>>379085846
>no DeS
>DaS2 better than anything
Memes
>>379125586
What if other games had a boss like fume knight?
Post your confessions.
I summoned for darkbeast paarl. He was just too damn annoying and I wanted the fight to be over with. I swear I didn't summon for anyone else. Not even Ludwig or Orphan.
>>379078115
>>379077694
i've never noticed a summon lantern for gascoin. anyhoo, you get a type of badge from cleric beast which allows you to buy the kirkhammer and some other stuff, so he's not totally pointless.
>>379126194i only just recently killed gehrman solo for the first time
Any good BB merchandise out there? I feel like I should express my love for the game with material goods.
>>379124593
AYYO HOL UP
>>379126194I've done about 9 playthroughs of BB and it's mostly because I really liked the preset I stole online
>>379126194
I didn´t know chalice dungeons carry over through ng cycles so I ended up really overleveled on my first fight with Gehrman and Moon Presence and defeated them back to back.
It took me 30+ tries to beat Orphan of Kos(m) for the first time. I was playing for 8 hours by the time I got to him and was too stubborn to at least take a break
>>379126793
I didn´t knew you could summon for him
>>379127768
You have to trigger the fight and then bold hunter mark out to summon.i know this because i watched someone else fight him
>>379125758
Don't forget how that one horse guy said random stuff about his shiny sword. Truly one of the most ludo moments in video games.
>>379126194
I summoned an npc for Amelia the first time.
I used beast pellets on Orphan.
I cant beat the shadow fuck bois on ng+
HALP!
>>379128694
Kill the candle guy last.
When he's alone you can cheese him by hitting him once and chasing his dodge.
>>379128694
Use the rifle spear.
Boom.
Easy ass fight.
I was using the Hunter's Axe with little avail.
>>379077637
Just so you guys know -Y2Kev over on GAF basically just confirmed BB2 for E3.
inb4 NeoFAG or some other pointless post, etc.
>>379127768
>I didn´t knew you could summon for him
Not only can you summon for him but covenant rules apply. I got summoned to someones Hunters Dream as a pvp invader once. The other summon was very confused when the host got killed.
>>379102838
>Why does nobody call him out?
people did but now all he does is link to the person he steals from in the credits
>>379126194
<a>I had no idea what happened plot wise after beating the game and dlc a few times and had to watch gay YouTube videos to understand it</s>
>>379127210
there's some crap shirts here and there
I just have my demons souls ghosts and goblins shirt and I feel it covers all the bases
>>379129423
Those youtube guys don't get it either. They just told you their headcanon
>>379124449
tell me more of your dark souls 2 development secrets
was fucking Nashandra a patchwork job too?
>>379129105
It's obviously 99% confirmed
>>379129734
I didn't even get basic stuff like what mergo or queen yharnam were
>>379129105
Video games have been saved!
>>379127992
I think I tried ringing the resonant bell in front of the boss door with my second character and wasn´t able to. Probably because I haven´t unlocked his fight at that point
>>379092529
Eh, the non-gameplay parts of Ludwig are significantly more exciting than Orphans and I like his gameplay better too. I recently did a playthrough with base vitality and enjoyed beating Ludwig much more than Orphan despite them both taking a while(Maria took the longest surprisingly though). Orphan feels like he's designed with the expectation of you getting hit and then getting it back often while rushing to take him down, while Ludwig is just about learning his attacks properly and punishing them. One of these is way more fun to attempt at base health, even if he CAN one shot you.
Orphan also has more shitboxes than he has any right to, especially since Ludwig's are basically perfect.
>>379095361
Thank god he can be poisoned. Took me 16 tries to beat him. He ended up dying during my death screen.
>>379129105
Link to thread anon
>>379129105
>Y2Kev
The same guy who said TLG wasn't happening?
>>379129105
link?
>>379130068
Whatever you can come up with for what those things are is as valid as anything else, and anyone who tells you otherwise is peddling fanfiction as fact. There's no one truth to uncover.
>>379131129
I think one of the devs said it really wasn't going to happen if people weren't so vocal about it.
>>379079972
>Bloodborne would be at the top of my "Fromsoft game" list if not for the paid online of the PS4
Doesn't BB let you do online shit without PS+?
>>379131406
No why would you ever think that?
YEEEEEEOOWWWW
>>379129105
Well if it does happen, I hope people realize that it's not going to be directed by Miyazaki(and might even be developed by Sony). He literally said that he's not going to be making a sequel any time soon, if he was working on it he would have to have been lying then.
It could still be good, maybe, but it's not going to be as good.
>Want to make a new character
>It's always either a "Fancy man" with a ponytail + Skill weapon
>Or a Vampire Hunter D knockoff
Being unoriginal is suffering
Which BB boss had the most obnoxious screeching?
>>379129105
Not making Bloodborne 2 would probably be the shittiest financial decision you could make, I can't think of any reasons why they wouldn't just make it
>>379131694
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3nR_4F1anI
I recently bought Bloodborne with my PS4Pro and I fought and killed the Cleric Beast first not knowing he was an optional boss. The screams still disturb me.
>>379131679
Now you'll see why they call me...Revolver.
The Doll is for ________.
>>379129590
Do one with amelia and one with orphan and we're set.
>>379131993
pretty good anon
Is there any place I can respec and/or redesign my hunter?
>>379131679
>D
Patrician taste, mein nigger
>>379132145
The "new game" option.
>>379132091
leveling up
awoooooo
>>379132192
Fuck
>>379131679
It's not your fault anon, BB doesn't allow for that much character variety anyways.
>>379131751
BB didn't sell that well
>>379131679
Yharnam Hunter Garb + the Cainhurst Helmet, Gauntlets, and Leggings is what I typically wear
Looks edgy as all fuck
>>379129105
Why wait for E3?
>>379082778
I'd say the base game is the easiest of all souls games. DLC and the dungeons are by far the hardest in the series tho
>>379109098
Wow, 10 days? You suck ass famalama ding dong. The game was made to be beaten in 4 days, and finished 100% of the game in 6 hours only using a trackball controller.
Left or right?
>>379132687
It always makes me laugh how all these fake BB2 posters look all edgy and bloody when all the original Bloodborne covers and stuff are clearly more subued about the blood and gore theme.
>>379132635
Cainhurst Helmet, Yharnam Hunter Gloves, Gehrman Outfit and Charred Hunter Trousers for me.
>>379132503
2.7 million is pretty fucking good for a console exclusive gothic horror RPG. It definitely took Sony by surprise
>>379132687
What is this?
>>379132471
I honestly think BB is has one of the worst character creator implementations in years. Not that there's anything wrong with the creator itself, but because the game uses certain shaders for in-game and it completely leaves them out of the creator. So more often than not your character will look way different in-game than in the creator.
Imagine the shitposting if Bloodborne 2 gets anniunced.
This time not only would the PC crowd complain, but also half or the BB fanbade who abhored the idea of a sequel.
>>379133117
a game about witch hunters in the civil war era. I don't remember the name, but that should get you enough to search it
Anyone got the photo with the Arcane build?
>>379132927
>Original bloodborne cover isn't edgy
>Guy with a saw cleaver standing in front of a city that is straight out of a linkin park clip
>>379133261
>>379133169
I for one welcome the shitstorm. I already have my goldface folder readied and waiting
>>379133117
Greedfall.
If Bloodborne 2 is happening expect it to be shit. All the Souls sequels are shit, Miyazaki doesn't like doing sequels.
Pray for a spiritual sequel instead.
>>379132091
being tall.
>>379133386
>Not the updated one
Thanks anyways anon.
>>379132927
right looks better desu
>>379133430
>Bloodborne 2 will be shit because i think every fromsoft souls sequels are shit so it will be shit
Good reasoning. Plus Dark Souls 3 was the best Dark Souls. Stop sucking DaS1's dick because of ''muh nostalgia''.
>>379133371
Now imagine the same guy with some BDMS outfit and a steampunk knife standing in front the same city but the moon is read and the streets are on fire and tell me it's not twice as edgy.
>>379133371
>a linkin park clip
Linkin Park has victorian cities in their music videos?
>>379133740
Is this a JoJo referance?
>>379133424
Thanks looks interesting though.
Dude it's a knife that becomes a bigger knife lmao
>>379134319
those blades do not fit correctly
>>379133261
This one?
>>379096760
>tfcute
>>379133430
I'm sick of hearing people say this
>>379133430
I want more Armored Core instead.
>>379132503
They stopped counting sales (the 2.7 million recorded) before the DLC even came out. The game's fan base now is pretty large since the game has become so cheap
>>379103653
Oh shit.
I don't want that to make sense.
Too lazy to color it. I hate drawing hands.
>>379094012
Those fucking blue eyed werewolves, and that squishy feet sound of brainsuckers on the hunt for delicious insight.
>>379103653
Orphan's crying sounds like Gehrman's because Orphan is the nightmarish manifestation of Gehrman's guilt over his role in the brutalizing of the fishing hamlet.
Anyways rate my digital avatar. I tried really hard to get her to look like me, but I fucked it up pretty bad, couldn't even get the neckbeard or double-chin to show up at all.
>>379136228
Nice female you.
>>379130569
Orphan is easy, you just dodge / stay out of range of his tantruming combos, waiting for him to exhaust himself of his stamina, and carefully hit him a couple times before dodging away from his counterattack slap. There's no reason to get into his range while he's still swinging unless you want to trade blows and rally
>>379093394
Don't dodge right, dodge into him. Slash him one or two times and back away before he does his turnaround move.
If he is doing a huge AOE hurricane smash just stay out of range until he resumes normal attacks
>>379077797
dark souls 2 confirmed>BB
I kind of want to do a beast playthrough. How good are the claws in PVE?
Fastest way to get Beast Claws?
>been trying to make a decent looking female character for 3 days
>no sliders I ever use look like the pictured character
I have never run into such a fucking wonky character creator than in this game. Most creators I just edit a preset and go, no matter how good I think the character looks in the creator they fucking ALWAYS look like complete shit in the game.
>>379094845
>3 tries
Speak for yourself. He's one of the top 3 hardest bosses in the base game. For me, the only one harder was Paarl at low level
>>379137254
Not that guy, but I guess it's just personal differences. I thought Wet Nurse was one of the easiest bosses in the game. I've never had a run where it took more than 3-4 tries to beat him, but again I guess that's just me.
>>379136871
Get it from a dungeon. I'm sure there's a dungeon glyph somewhere that has the Beast Claws. Search for it
>>379136871
Amelia->Amygdala->get enough ritual material to go into the chalice Amygdala gives you->beast claw
>>379136727
I'll tell you after I do my run. I can tell you they're saw-tier fast but don't have good crowd control. So either work around that or have a backup weapon.
>>379131679
My old man hunter looks like Roland Deschain (book version, not Idris Elba). It's fucking bad ass
>>379137418
We're talking about Gehrman. First time I played the game, he kicked my ass so much I went back and levelled up like 15 levels. When I got back to him it was like nothing had changed; he still pushed my shit in. As an end-boss to fight solo, he is the perfect difficulty for your average player.
>>379077637
Just got a PS4 yesterday and decided to get this because it comes from a bundle. How do this game work? I just reached my first lamp post (it transports you to hunter's dream or something?) and then I stopped there because I'm still finishing Horizon Zero Dawn. Any notes that I should take down before I continue the game?
>>379138106
Lamps are checkpoints, you respawn at them and can go back to the Hunter's Dream to level up and upgrade your weapons. You should really just play and figure the game out for yourself, that's half of the fun of the series. Don't give up just because something gets frustrating, just learn from how you messed up and keep trying.
Good luck.
>>379138093
Oh sorry, didn't follow the comment chain back. Gehrman is a bitch for me - I know some people think he's super easy, but I've never been able to do it. Personally I'd put him in the top 3 hardest of the game. While bosses like Gascoigne were super hard at first, the more I played through the game the easier they became. Gehrman never really seemed to get easier for me, still a huge pain in the ass.
>>379138106
The one piece of info I think most new players should really have is that you can't start leveling up until you've seen the first boss (or gain 1 insight, but don't worry about that right now). Essentially, you won't be able to spend your blood echoes to level up in The Hunters Dream until you've seen the boss (just fight him once, win or lose it doesn't matter). After that, you can use the lamp to go back to The Hunter's Dream and spend your blood echoes at The Doll at the bottom of the stairs to level up.
>>379138106
If you're still getting used to the controls, go into the PS4 settings menu and go to Accessibility options. Make a configuration where the circle button funcionality is swapped with the L1 button functionality. This allows you to dodge/roll/sprint without ever having to take your thumb off the camera stick, so you always have camera control. It is so much better to have L1 be dodge instead of circle.
>kick this fuckers ass easy first time around
>install the patches
>fucker wipes the floor with me on a different play through
>>379138315
>>379138568
>>379138610
Thank you for the input! I'll probably get my ass handed before getting the hang of this game but I'll try my best.
SHHCHLUUUUUUUUUURP
Post
>yfw Bloodborne 2 E3 announcement
>>379139501
>>379139501
>>379099689
>WHAT'S UP FUCKER
NOTHING MUCH FUCKER
>>379078481
oh boy good luck with amygdala
>thosethree huntersinhypogean gaol
>>379139501
No. New IP instead.
>>379078481
His weakness is that after you break one of his limbs (or his head), it will start flaming and he will take like quadruple damage to that limb each time you hit it from then on. Just watch out for his defensive explosions and shit he does after he gets up from you breaking one of said limbs
>>379140309
Finally killing them 3 on 1 was infinitely satisfying
>>379140309
I love luring those fucks down into the lower parts one at a time and taking them out. NPC hunters can be fun fights but that gank is unreal with the cannon action happening.
The BB art and fanart gives me boners. Post more.
>>379140765
I really want to kill these fuckers without cheesing them but fuck man.
>>379140792
>almost kill one
>CANNON STRAIGHT FUCKING OUT OF NOWHERE
>>379129105
Fucking source?!??
>>379078481
Learn his patterns and dodge. Never get greedy. There's no real way to cheese him, you just have to never make a single mistake.
>>379099856
>>379140765
You should try twinking: >>379108724
Ain't nothing like that feeling
>>379140871
>I really want to kill these fuckers without cheesing them but fuck man.
If you can take out whichever of the 3 gives you the most trouble the fight quickly becomes very winnable. The problem is picking off that first one. You can do it anon.
Why didn't you protect her smile, /v/?I killed her in the end, once she snaps after giving birth in the sewer.
>>379141051I literally could not recruit or find any NPC's to bring back save for the suspicious beggar and seeing the praying lady in Hypogean
>>379132279
I unironically enjoyed Micolash's fight. It was great, it felt like BB's Maiden Astraea in a way.
Kos or Kosm?
>>379141174
Did you knock on the doors/windows anon?
>>379141312
Kosm clearly
>>379129105
Please no. If DaS 2 and 3 are anything to go by, I don't want a sequel. Just let it rest and be remembered for what it is. The lore is done, the story is over, there is no need to fuck it up.I will still buy it if it happens.
>>379141312
I WANNA GET MY EYES INSIDEKOS
>>379112234
Please leave, this is a thread for those with taste.
I found Bloodborne's usage of imagery to be really sublime. It's by far my favorite video game from the perspective of theme and tone. It's hard for me to say if this is because the game objectively did a really good job with this stuff, or if it was just because I was sort of "primed" for some of its imagery.
A few years before Bloodborne came out, I briefly got into some slightly /x/-ey stuff. Some meditation stuff and tarot, so nothing too wild. But in these things, I encountered some imagery and metaphors that I'd later see in Bloodborne, particularly regarding bodies of water and the moon.
In one of my meditation sessions, I was walking on water, and then the water gave way and I fell beneath the surface. Somebody I spoke to about this mentioned that in some cultures and dream interpretations, water surfaces represents the divide between the conscious and the subconscious.
In tarot, the moon is one of the "Major Arcana" which basically means it's kind of a big deal among the cards. The card represents fears and anxieties, believing in illusions, and a guide through dark places.
(cont.)
>go to fishing hamlet
>the jars have fire in them
>throw oil urn
>kill nearby shark giant
>>379141312
My heart belongs to Ebrietas
>>379141536
When I played through Bloodborne, a lot of the game's imagery tapped into this so well, and it really enriched the game for me. Ludwig's story isn't sad just because he was a noble figure who became corrupted and must now be put down. Ludwig is a man who put his faith in a corrupt institution because he needed something to believe in while immersed in the incessant trauma of the hunt. He genuinely wanted to believe that the Healing Church was good.
Ludwig's 2nd phase cutscene, then, can act as a metaphor for his relationship to the Healing Church through the imagery of the moonlight sword. The church was his guide through the hunt, its virtue the illusion Ludwig believed in, because he needed an anchor to prevent him from completely losing his mind on the hunt. Which, of course, he eventually did before having some lucidity restored by seeing the moonlight sword.
This is an excellent use of metaphor, and not just "Oh, look, it's really clever, it's referencing the tarot!" It serves to lend an emotional weight that would otherwise be lacking, and to give depth to his character without heavy exposition.
Ludwig is just one example of this, albeit a particularly good one. I got so much out of this game because of its use of imagery like this to communicate ideas without having to spell it out, and it never felt like it was trying to be clever, or pull one over on you. It used its metaphors and symbolism to deliver substance with efficiency and emotion. And I'm not sure if the game is the magnum opus of genius, or if I'm just reading too much into it because I read about tarot on a website a few years ago.
>>379141589
>go to fishing hamlet
>get eaten by giant man shark
fixed
>>379132687
>BB
>game know for aesthetic
>sequel got pig ugly cover art
yeah right
>>379141589
You don't need to throw any oil urn.
Just use the monocular to manually aim your gun at the fire barrels and fire as the giant is rounding the corner
>>379141664
you can cheese all of the shark giants you meet, anon
>>379140309
I never had a problem with these guys, I just lured them up the stairs so I would fight them roughly 1 at a time.
The only hunters I died more than once or twice to were the rifle-spear/blunderbus hunter and the Crow of Cainhurst, who I didn't think was as hard as people made out given that you can drain a good chunk of their health through getting them to use the life-draining chikage thing.
>>379141174
Most of them are behind doors you knock on, though you should be careful about who you tell to go where.
>>379141918
>tfw send an NPC toIosefkaeven when it was kinda fishy.
Never again.
>>379141353
>Did you knock on the doors/windows anon?
I knocked on a bunch of doors in the beginning of the game but just got a bunch of fuck offs and whatnot. I know you can meet Gasgoicne's daughter.
>>379141918
I already know thesuspicious beggar'strue identityfucker dissapeared on me permanently iirc
>Bro-oping BB with a friend(don't fucking jump down my throat, we both got pisspoors off the same sale at the same time, we've both solo'd different area's when the other was busy before)
>We down Orphan of Kos in his game in 2 attempts
>Except now in mine he's shit on us like 10 times
>Both of us are basically at the point that we can i-frame through most single attacks
>He will sometimes just decide to go hyper fucking aggressive and 100 to death me or my bro
>I've almost killed him myself one time my bro got fucked up early
>Then there was another time where he had a sliver of health left when he murdered my bro and I proceed to die without getting a hit in because he chained no-recovery-lag attacks for a solid fucking 20 seconds(I fucking counted it on the replay), immediately doing a dash attack or sprint after me if I got away
>Suddenly me and my bro just can't connect to each other
Welp, might step over to a different part of my backlog for a bit.
>get 2 bros together for a night of co-oping through NG+4 DLC after months of not playing the game
>summon them on my main char, he's overleveled, they're not
>everyone running around like motherfuckers since I'm the only one with enough health to survive a hit from anything
>every boss hits harder than the shit you find in frc dungeons
>despite having 99 VIT rapehorse and laurence still manage to 1hko me
>even living failures ended in a party wipe
We've only made it to Maria. Haven't killed Laurence or Orphan of Kosmyet.
How much madness and suffering are we in for?
>>379142060
I was also talking about the little girl and skeptical man.
I always sent the beggar to Iosefka, but I tihnk he stays outside the Church if you send him to the chapel.
>tfw no game will ever compare
>tfw this game left an empty void that will never be filled again
>what next /v/?
>>379142215
Laurence is apeshit at NG++, good luck.
>>379126194
fighting orphan of kosm always make me sad
>>379137254
just run around the arena until the fog phase ends asshole
>>379142215
>first playthrough of DLC was on NG+6
Only killed Orphan by cheesing with Augur.
>>379142060
>I knocked on a bunch of doors in the beginning of the game but just got a bunch of fuck offs and whatnot.
That little back-alley area early on has a woman and the skeptical man. They'll talk to you once you know about the cathedral and iosefka's place. The skeptical man will, of course, go to the opposite place you tell him to.
>>379141647
I think it was great too anon, like the shadows of yharnam boss. The name has a dual meaning to it and I felt so blown away by something so simple. That and the contrasting but connected duality of blood and kin. I really feel like the game has a lot going on beneath the surface and yet, as always, a person with a strong enough will and enough strength can sweep away all the arcane and all the mystery and through sheer force of will can force reality to bend to their desires for better or worse. I think that's the ultimate end of bloodborne too. A new god being born that is born of the blood of humanity, of humanities will, and it imbued with our characteristics will lead mankind into a new age, one not tied down by ancient gods.
There are some like Ebrietas who for whatever reason may have been trying to help us, and perhaps there's more going on with the Kin and those like them than we see, but its clear mankind is likely going to breach that barrier into godhood and those who have made themselves an enemy of mankind are going to feel our wrath, everything else will be decided later, but first and foremost we will settle our scores.
I feel like there also comes a point in these games that you realize all the horrible shit that is happening and things like the survivors dying really can and do get to you and it hurts, but at the same time you have the sudden realization of how far you have come, and even though they may never know everything you did, you realize that you aren't going to stop until you get some kind of resolution, and you are going to carve your way through everything in your way until you are dead or you get some answers or you find somewhere that you can stop killing.
>>379142495
talking about Gehrman, not Wet Nurse
>>379126194
Didn't play Bloodborne blind. Used saw spear + paper + BBP on most bosses for my first playthrough.
In my defense, I was a moderator on a Souls forum and didn't get a PS4 until several months after BB released, so avoiding spoilers was basically impossible for me.
>>379077637
Is the wheel of logarius a good weapon or is it purely meme tier?
I just like the idea or smacking beasts around with a big wheel but I don't want to waste my precious bloodstone chunks upgrading it if it's going to blow the big one.
>>379126194
>Post your confessions.I'm not good at parryingI have only accidentally pulled off backstabs and can't backstab intentionallyBB is my only souls game I played apart from DeS which I lost interest at False King Allan
>>379126194
I blazed through the chalice dungeons with a friend that had already finished them because I couldn't stand them. They are shit stain in an otherwise amazing game.
>>379093478
This is my favorite NPC
>>379142838I summoned for Ludwig, I try not to summon for bosses and this is the only one I've summoned for in the entire series, but I just feel dirty.
>>379094012
Every single time I play this game I forget that area exists.
I never felt anything about the doll, I found it better when she was dead, quicker to access the level up without any speech tied to it. Fuck you DeS for the same thing.
>the doll bleeds white when you attack her
???
>>379099689
Imagining this guy, the jailer from 3 and the eye alien from bloodborne at the same time makes me wanna kill myself.
>>379143074
even the doll, should it please you...
>>379143074
After being used as a fucktoy for who knows how long, all that cum inside her has to come out some way.
>>379142671
TONIGHT
GHERMAN JOINS THE HUNT
>>379126194
I still haven't bought the DLC for Bloodborne.I don't know why I haven't, it's not like its expensive or anything.
>>379143150
That's what I wanted to hear
>>379143074
She ain't of this universe, niggggger
>>379143082
>>379143082
this makes me want to get a romhack of DeS where enemies get mixed in different ways
>5-2 but there are prison keepers with giant aggro ranges and thief's ring effect that will sneak up on you while you fight giant depraved ones
>>379143248
I wasn't too impressed barring ludwig and mi'lady.
The reoccurring invading hunter dude is a fucking pain in the ass on NG+, lol 1/4 of your health and he has a poise potion and infinite stamina.
>>379143337
You get the key to the dudes cell before you get to the area he starts invading, just go back to the church jail and kill him.
>>379143413
Oh fuckery doo, I've only done the DLC once, I didn't know you could put a stop to his antics.
That's nice to know.
>>379143413
>run basic pistol entire game
>get to his cell
>he says his shit
>shoot him once with the pistol
So satisfying to watch him gurgle
>>379084687
Tonitrus makes it easy
>>379108724
>>379140982
It was a pain in the ass, but making it through all the chalices at bl43 for four different twinks (str, skl, blt and arc) was totally worth it. Constant invasions in the frontier.
>>379077693
FPBP
>>379087346
bait harder fag