Still not something that can be answered. How would anyone know if it's a contender against games coming in 3 years?
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Still not something that can be answered. How would anyone know if it's a contender against games coming in 3 years?
Lakerchick4life
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I ordered the physical copy from Dell so will have to wait til release day(Or the day after) to get my hands on it..for those who have already downloaded the game, what do you all think so far?
I couldn't care less what reviewers think, as I've said over and over, the way they play and think about games is simply in no way how I play and think about them.
Anyway, I kind of expect a lower score from Polygon. Not necessarily because they're biased, but because they're stupid. They panned the hell out of Alien Isolation, which in my opinion is the best horror game ever made and the best game of any kind in 2014, for reasons that made no sense to me as someone who played and finished the game.
Those of us who are downloading the game can't play until monday night at midnight when it unlocks. The only people playing are the ones who bought it in stores who broke the street date.
theSlacker
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Grimløck;156977017 said:
Yes, the review thread that will be up tomorrow will have enough of that.
I couldn't care less about the metacritic scores, most of the time they're wrong and meaningless.
I bought it from the us store to play it one day before, not because it was cheaper. If I can't play it in 1 day and 8 fucking hours then I'm going to be very sad.
wait, no. please someone confirm that this is not true.
I bought it from the us store to play it one day before, not because it was cheaper. If I can't play it in 1 day and 8 fucking hours then I'm going to be very sad.
A decent overview of wepons and starting classes here - http://www.craveonline.co.uk/gaming...your-starting-class-and-weapons-in-bloodborne
Citizen_Insane
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This. It's boring and unnecessary. Just wait til the review thread pops up tomorrow. The metacritic score does not affect the quality of the game. If it gets a lower score, it's still going to be the best game released this generation so far. Nothing changes that.Grimløck;156977017 said:
When i purchased The Last of Us last year from the US store I was able to play on release day/Tuesday on my UK account, so I don't see why this would be any different.
Just read through this, thanks! I'm thinking of starting with lone survivor and then focusing on vitality, endurance, and skill.
If a game like TLOU came in the beginning of the PS3 life span I would knew it would be a GOTG contender because if the game is memorable then it would definitely be one contender for GOTG. It's not like this gen will have +100 game that have +95 so if BB is great then yes you can at least predict it's going to be contender for GOTG. But after all I think the point of his reply was to find out if the game is really great or not and he used GOTG to know how good it is.
My current through for Bloodborne based upon watching 7 or 8 hours of carious streams.
This is a love-letter for Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 1 fans. Take various elements from both, things like a nexus like hub and streamlined inventory system, along with may monster encounters that feel pulled from both sources, even down to various sound effects from Dark Souls. It is very much the game the creators of Demon's and Dark Souls 1 wanted to make.
The combat is certainly a shift from Dark Souls, so if players were put off by the punishing difficulty of the Souls series, they will find not rest in Bloodborne. It looks more unforgiving than any of the previous game. Not sure if this is a blessing or a curse for new players.
On a slightly more negative note. From need to really push the series. Really damn pretty and detailed to look at, but still plenty of corridor zones to wander through. Lightning is really dark and miserable, which adds to the overall feel but its grey, grey, grey all the time, especially when the night-time is around. Its nice to have some beauty to look at to distract players from how bleak life actually is.
Bosses, while they do look fantastic, are still fights in small/medium sized arena rooms. They really need to check out Monster Hunter 4U and see how to expand zones to gives bosses something more to do than get circled by the Hunter. Smashing a few pillars just to show off destruction is little more than eye-candy if they don't actually build an interesting mechanic to it.
I am sure the game will do massively but I hope From take a little rest from making Souls game with just thematic changes and a few combat tweaks. Interesting to see what feedback they get from Bloodborne players and Souls fans alike.
Own personal thoughts! Still want t play the damn game though.
This is a love-letter for Demon's Souls and Dark Souls 1 fans. Take various elements from both, things like a nexus like hub and streamlined inventory system, along with may monster encounters that feel pulled from both sources, even down to various sound effects from Dark Souls. It is very much the game the creators of Demon's and Dark Souls 1 wanted to make.
The combat is certainly a shift from Dark Souls, so if players were put off by the punishing difficulty of the Souls series, they will find not rest in Bloodborne. It looks more unforgiving than any of the previous game. Not sure if this is a blessing or a curse for new players.
On a slightly more negative note. From need to really push the series. Really damn pretty and detailed to look at, but still plenty of corridor zones to wander through. Lightning is really dark and miserable, which adds to the overall feel but its grey, grey, grey all the time, especially when the night-time is around. Its nice to have some beauty to look at to distract players from how bleak life actually is.
Bosses, while they do look fantastic, are still fights in small/medium sized arena rooms. They really need to check out Monster Hunter 4U and see how to expand zones to gives bosses something more to do than get circled by the Hunter. Smashing a few pillars just to show off destruction is little more than eye-candy if they don't actually build an interesting mechanic to it.
I am sure the game will do massively but I hope From take a little rest from making Souls game with just thematic changes and a few combat tweaks. Interesting to see what feedback they get from Bloodborne players and Souls fans alike.
Own personal thoughts! Still want t play the damn game though.
Jwebster24
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No that's not true I buy all my games from the US store and I can play them on the US release day on my UK account.
Online is active for reviewers.
DealWithIt
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It is? Do they just have a special way to send an extra patch for reviewers? How do you know?
Yeah, some nice combat work.
I don't see many players mixing the weapon skills though. I thought that was a key thing being able to mix those fast swings in with the hammer mode?
I imagine that will need practice and we need players who champion those high-skill play styles in PVP.
I believe the patch already out is the one enabling online, it's just not enabled server side. So they might be able to enable it server side for review copies only.
So, how is this game looking contentwise so far? Aside from the Chalice (which seems quite extensive) and NG, is there still a considerably vast world to explore with many bosses, subtle lore, different weapons etc.?
Chalice sounds cool and all, but I'm not sure if that is for me. Dark Souls first playtrough was perfect for me. I had no big difficulties, there was a good amount of challenge/mastery and it was truly awesome to discover the world and it's dangers the first time around. I am the type of game that enjoys that the most, exploring that deadly, mysterious and dark yet beatiful world.
Chalice sounds cool and all, but I'm not sure if that is for me. Dark Souls first playtrough was perfect for me. I had no big difficulties, there was a good amount of challenge/mastery and it was truly awesome to discover the world and it's dangers the first time around. I am the type of game that enjoys that the most, exploring that deadly, mysterious and dark yet beatiful world.
great, thanks.
Agreed. Will take time to nail down the tricks of combat. It is nice to see a mix of weapons over various streams. Need more pimpcane action though.
pixellated_man
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Yeah, I agree about not putting too much stock on scores for a game like this. I mean, we can already ascertain from the video streams and feedback from people who have the game already that it will be great (if you like this type of game) regardless of what some reviewers say. Its a proven formula that doesn't deviate that much from previous highly regarded games by the same developer.
Personally I'm really looking forward to it, even though I've never played a souls game before.
Loading times are not that big of deal. I doubt most reviewers will care much. It's just the only thing that boarders have to complain about right now.
I don't think Sony is stupid enough to not give the reviewers one of the most important elements of the game because this will hurt the game meta and then will the hurt the sales.
EmilioLargo
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Thanks for clearing this up
. Pretty naive of me to think the full game would only be 5 GB.julesodies
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Lol are you serious? I prepared the craziest stash of Red Bull and junk food but went to bed crying when CoD didnt unlock at the Australian unlock time.
Giriath_89
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The Chalice Dungeons will be awesome for the community.
I wish someone would stream that. *hint hint*
Newtype-001
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pixellated_man
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The chalice dungeon sounds like being one of the most innovative new additions to the souls series. I can't wait to read impressions from fellow gaffers on this aspect.
Usually reviewers can link their consoles to special servers for testing online functionality.
the variety of bosses, mobs and locations won't disappoint. at least not from what we've been told these says.
now? Not sure, mobius was doing the Chalice but I have no idea if he's still alive or when he's going back to stream the game.
edit / nvm, I just saw the stream posted in this page.
Fred Fredriksson
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i heard somewhere that one needs ps+ for coop and pvp, is that right?
Night Angel
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Yes. You need + for every online feature except downloading additional chalice dungeons, iirc.
boredofcanada
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Been playing since yesterday and there are a few rooms I've been to that I have no idea how to go back to. The world is also an enemy in this game. It's a gigantic maze.
GarciaHotspur
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The chat is so... damn, people are really annoying
Pegasos123
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i have a question for the area
the dude
now the loot lies at a place which cant be reached. have i fucked it up?
old yharnem
on the tower who shots at you has fallen of the ledge