>big bad hyped up for the entire game is actually a frail weak shell of what he once was
>repeat for 5 games and get praised
BRAVO FROMSOFTWARE
>Big bad just stands around and smirks
>Repeat this until the switch
BRAVO NINTENDO
Bloodborne didn't do that though
That wasn't the case in DS2 and BB
>>384355697
Vendrick sort of was
>>384355315
>>384355960
But that is not so. Gwyn isn't hyped up to be the big bad. Just a dude who did what he could for his kingdom. Same with Vendrick, except we're told Vendrick might know something about the curse.
>>384356320
Yeah that's why I said 'sort of'. He wasn't villainised by the npcs, but when you finally see him as a shambling, vacuuous hollow it definitely subverts your expections.
>>384355697
>what is vendrick and gehrman/mergo
>>384355960
>>384356496
>vendrick
>big bad
>>384356496
>gehrman
>either big bad or teased
>mergo
>weak shell of what he was
I just want a new armored core game.
>>384356496
Gehrman is the exact opposite of 'big bad who turns out to be weak'.
He's a wisened 'mentor' figure who turns out to be way more powerful than we were lead to believe.