Bloodborne Reviews Thread
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Dynasty8
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Get it and conquer the game. It feels damn amazing figuring out a pattern and beating a boss that was kicking your ass an hour ago. You can always get GAF to help you out too...but I wouldn't miss out the game cause it's too hard. Just be prepared to die A LOT.
BenHargrove
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Most of the GAF community love the Souls series. If it's nothing that interests you, I'd probably think twice about purchasing it. That said, I'm really glad I got into this franchise.
DirgeExtinction
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GOTY? GOTY.
The good thing is that the game will have a high re-sell value on eBay. I am definitely passing on this game. The lack of checkpoints will do me in. Glad that was confirmed for me. Damn. Was really looking forward to giving the series a try, but I know better.
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I'm glad reviewers are enjoying it, can't wait to play it tomorrow.Just to set some things straight...
- From a Dark Souls player, this game is pretty easy. Harder than the average game, but much easier than Dark Souls, especially Dark Souls 2.
- The load times suck, but a patch is coming to fix that.
- The Regain system isn't all that it was cracked up to be. Dark Souls players won't even notice it's there most of the time.
- Boss are super easy, especially compared to Dark Souls.
Any questions I'll be happy to answer.
I'm also working on a guide for anyone who needs help: http://www.usgamer.net/articles/bloodborne-tips-walkthrough-and-boss-battle-guide
- From a Dark Souls player, this game is pretty easy. Harder than the average game, but much easier than Dark Souls, especially Dark Souls 2.
- The load times suck, but a patch is coming to fix that.
- The Regain system isn't all that it was cracked up to be. Dark Souls players won't even notice it's there most of the time.
- Boss are super easy, especially compared to Dark Souls.
Any questions I'll be happy to answer.
I'm also working on a guide for anyone who needs help: http://www.usgamer.net/articles/bloodborne-tips-walkthrough-and-boss-battle-guide
Poimandres
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Or, it could be that they didn't actually enjoy the game that much and think it's a fair score?
It isn't. There are several examples of load times already.
I quite enjoyed Tinashe's new mix tape too. Though it's not on any level close to TPAB.
Crimsonclaw111
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Is the performance good? Consistent framerate?
It's not uncommon for some funny reviewer to be the token "nah, it actually sucks!" guy. Or at least I get that impression sometimes, lol.
I expected kendricks album to be in the 90s but I didn't expect that crazy high score. Still like madd city better.
C'mon, you're a Hotline fan....maybe not as punishing but you're used to it.
Lumination
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I'll never understand why we regressed to consumable health potions. I thought Dark Souls (1 not 2)'s Estus Flask system was perfect. No grinding, and it maintained difficulty to a point. You could even upgrade them for another avenue of progression.
Either way, cannot wait to pick up my steelbook edition tomorrow! I've been waiting for this since Dark Souls 1.
Either way, cannot wait to pick up my steelbook edition tomorrow! I've been waiting for this since Dark Souls 1.
jimmypython
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This is good to hear! and also hope they would change the loading logo screen to some art/tips/lore etc.
Lion Heart
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I think I was wrong on the scores 
Thought 86ish meta.
Man I hope they patch the load times, that would be really appreciated. Would be also cool if they could add weapons via free patches and DLC over time, although I would never expect that.
Thought 86ish meta.Man I hope they patch the load times, that would be really appreciated. Would be also cool if they could add weapons via free patches and DLC over time, although I would never expect that.
shacklesmcgee
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So the game is amazing basically? Sweeeeet
Michael F. Assbender
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I have no idea who the fuck this is, but I'm subscribed to his channel now.
I love this guy so much, his Dragon Age review was glorious.
Are there any specific boss fights that stand above the rest in difficulty in your opinion? (i.e. ornstein and smough). Bit of a shame if they end up too easy, I felt like I one-and-done'd a ton of fights in Dark Souls 2 aside from Ruin Sentinels and the flame guy.
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shoryukens
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Can someone point me towards a video showcasing these long loading times?
ProfessorMoran
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Fuck yeah let's go.
Witcher 3 and MGSV should be contenders as well. Epecially Metal Gear, with TPP being Kojima's last.
I had no idea people cared what albums scored on Metacritic.
Mr. PlayStation
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sublimit
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Strange. Souls community players like VaatiVidya have been saying that this game is harder than the Souls series at least from what they had played so far...
It does have a check point system though.
Earthanoid
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Impressive scores. It's going to be hard to resist this until I get through my backlog.
Admiral Woofington
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Dark Souls 1/2 may have been hard but I played on easy mode with pyro build in 1 and faith build in 2. There probably isn't easy mode in this one. So I should be decently challenged.
Easier is kinda lame to hear, but not completely surprising, hopefully NG+ playthroughs get much harder, chalice dungeons, and opportunities for challenge runs. Although I have put thousands of hours into Souls games, so it was gonna be easier for me regardless.
L.C.M. Taylon
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dat 7.5
Probably depends on how you play Souls. If you're more aggressive, Bloodborne comes naturally and you get better tools for an aggressive playstyle. If you like blocking and counterattacking, you're going to have a bit of a challenge adapting.
Nothing1016
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It'll be up there. It's main competition will be:
MGSV
Witcher 3
Zelda
With Tomb Raider and Halo being wild cards.
In NG+ Estus becomes broken as fuck. 20 flasks +7? At that point you can tank and fuck up on most bosses in Dark Souls 1 without dying. Dark Souls 2 has broken healing due to life gems.
Healing in both of those games becomes broken once you stockpile souls or humanity.
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So would Batman: Arkham Knight
This year is going to be brutally good.
Ori will have a shot
The checkpoint system in Souls games suck, yes, but it's also part of the fun. You'll quickly learn that you don't have to fight every single enemy you see and you'll end up running through mobs just to quickly get back to a boss. The game has checkpoints, just not right outside of boss rooms most of the time.
Oh my god. /topic
Forgot to add sarcasm tag?
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