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[Ferrio]

Yeah I already created a new character just because the cane wasnt cutting it... literally. It misses when standing right next to the boss :S

Same, too frustrating it's cool but a piece of shit.

 

[CaptainGyro]

Just went out and got a copy woooooooooo

 

[Yoshichan]

Yeah I think I'm gonna reroll. The cane has been cool for group combat but it is pitiful against anything else.

Also, am I going a bit nuts or am I not respawning with stuff anymore?

Huh?

 

[SolidChamp]

It got buried at the end of the last page so I'll ask again: there's coop in this? If so, what's it like?

 

[Baldwin_the_First]

Seems like it. Advice:

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I used pebbles to draw them to me one-by-one. Made picking them off easier.

Damn, I guess I'll try one more time for my souls and then go back to the hub to buy me some pebbles and molotovs. Thanks

 

[ironcreed]

Can just run by them. They don't ALL leash.

I tried that once and got destroyed. There are just too many, but I imagine it will work sometimes.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Anyone know a shortcut to first boss? I can't beat the 2 wolves just before (cane does almost no damage) and I have no interest running through the trash mobs again...

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Bait them down the steps if you have to. They will follow you and just hike it past them. Use the pebbles if you have to.

 

[bananafactory]

Yeah I think I'm gonna reroll. The cane has been cool for group combat but it is pitiful against anything else.

Also, am I going a bit nuts or am I not respawning with stuff anymore?

Noticed that second part as well. At first I'd regain some blood vials each time I died but now I get nothing

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

He didn't have the game(But he's a friendly dude helping out), but I wouldn't know which gesture it is, unless you can unlock gestures...?

I'm not sure, tbh. =/

 

[Rurunaki]

Huh?

Drop rate gets lower the more you kill the same mobs. Which can happen when dying repeatedly to a stupid boss. The atmosphere for the game is amazing btw.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Yeah I think I'm gonna reroll. The cane has been cool for group combat but it is pitiful against anything else.

Also, am I going a bit nuts or am I not respawning with stuff anymore?

You can buy all the starting weapons in the hub area. There's messengers in a pot to the left when you go into the Hunter's Dream

 

[Kensuke]

Couldn't beat the first boss

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Cleric

. So instead explored a bit and found another boss:

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father coigsine (or whatever his name was)

Man, what a rush, beating that guy required me to finally get into the spirit of Bloodborne. I was trying the keep away game at first, but he kept hitting me over and over. It wasn't until I started dodging his attacks sideways that I could finally get some hits in. Amazing fight.

 

[eot]

Trying to stay out of this thread, but I just want to ask: this is not another DkS II, is it?

 

[Sexually Aggressive Uncle]

Just like a boss finding a shortcut. Forgot how good that feels.

 

[Yoshichan]

Drop rate gets lower the more you kill the same mobs. Which can happen when dying repeatedly to a stupid boss. The atmosphere for the game is amazing btw.

Wooow.

 

[Ark]

Jesus fucking Christ. I am so jealous of you all. Us UK plebs have to wait until Friday

Amazing OT btw.

 

[Navy Bean]

Spoiler

run past the two wolves. There should be path on the left with a guy standing in front it a bit further ahead. It should lead into a house. Open the door and and keep going and you should make it back to the Central Yarnham campfire. Good shortcut to the first boss.

Awesome, thanks.

 

[Reebot]

How can you be sure you're done with

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a chalice dungeon? I don't want to premature remove it.

 

[N° 2048]

Holy fuck the detail in the character creator.

 

[serenewarfare]

Damn, I guess I'll try one more time for my souls and then go back to the hub to buy me some pebbles and molotovs. Thanks

Another tip,

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if you take the path to the right and go around, you can get behind the farthest guy with the gun. Taking him out makes things WAY easier.

 

[kobe(beast)]

Spoiler

You know when you get up the bridge where the werewolves are at? Go to the opposite side of the bridge and go down the small steps- there's where you can grab an item look in the back and you'll see the sewers. You can roll down, but keep a close eye on where you fall down to.

Ty SunBros. I see the light now.

 

[ironcreed]

The cane will be a fun weapon once you have beaten it and are a boss at the game.

 

[plasticpassion]

So the game downloaded via PSN and I don't see any updates pending, yet when I try to play online, it says unable because the game isn't fully installed...?

 

[XANDER CAGE]

You can buy all the starting weapons in the hub area. There's messengers in a pot to the left when you go into the Hunter's Dream

Oh I hadn't noticed! Thank you.

 

[Brohan]

So jealous of you guysand gals that are playing right now.

Have to wait till tomorrow evening.

 

[thefatness16]

The game is pretty awesome so far.
Some observations.
Just got through Cleric Beast on my 4th try. Nothing too hard so far. The combat doesn't feel that much faster than previous Souls games. Yarnham is my favorite starting area between any souls game. Dodge switching, switch attacking, charge attacking are great additions to the Souls combat formula. I really like the risk/ reward with the health regen. I find hard to fight against my instincts and just rush in to get my health back.
A few things I haven't liked.
The load times are awful. I hate that I have to go to the hunters dream instead of doing my business at the lamp.

 

[sti4thewin]

welp i just beat it.


LOVED IT SO MUCHHHHHHHHH

 

[Krappadizzle]

Can I not switch r1 and r2? It's bugging the shit out of me.

 

[Gazoinks]

Man, Lanterns are few and far between. I accidentally fell into the bottom of the sewers and had to spend like half an hour carefully figuring out where the hell I was and how to get back to Central Yarnham without dying.

Also I think I'm doing something wrong, because I haven't met the Cleric Beast, but I just got murdered by

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Father Gascoine.

>.>

 

[sheepishlord]

Where do you get the

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bell to help others

 

[Yoshichan]

Almost walked into a lightpole while browsing GAF and walking to school at the same time

 

[-Kees-]

Done for tonight, put in 2 and half hours straight. I'm liking it quite a bit.

Spoiler

Currently on Father Gascoigne put in 4/5 attempts. Got him down really low last time but got caught up on something and just missed healing. Oh well.

So no one has figured out how to get summoned yet?

 

[Reebot]

Follow up question, where do I go after beating the B

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lood starved beast?

 

[Dad]

How on earth do you parry? I thought the gun was just for crowd control or something. I'm new to all this Dork Souls business.

 

[Rurunaki]

The real struggle is the controls. Need to get used to it.

 

[Aeana]

I've always played mages in Souls games, so melee is a bit of a new experience for me. I started with the cane, but I didn't like it that much and switched to cleaver. Doing okay with it so far, although I'm not finding a lot of use for the transformed mode other than using the R2 attack on a big group of enemies.

 

[Draper]

Already rerolling!

 

[void666]

I love the Elder Scrolls games. What that in mind, will I enjoy this game? I've never played Dark Souls.

Those are completely different games. Bloodborne is more about the combat and exploration. There's no open world like skyrim, or quests. I mean, there are quests and npcs. But there's no journal or quest markers. It's very subtle. The story is very subtle.

There's no map. No hand holding of any kind.

No one can say if you'll enjoy it. Take a look at some walkthroughs of the previous souls games if you don't want to be spoiled.

 

[Game4life]

.moved from the last page



Took a video of my first attempt against the Cleric Beast.

Gonna be honest, I find this game so much more stressful than Dark Souls. Very reminiscent of the feeling I had when playing Demon's Souls.

Anyway, here's the vid. I think youtube is still processing it? Hard to tell


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwlQ7WzSXQ

Well done! Damn being aggressive pays of I guess.

 

[ironcreed]

Where do you get the

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bell to help others

Go back to Hunter's Dream after facing the Cleric Beast (even if you die). The doll will be awake and a messenger on the stairs gives it to you.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

You can buy all the starting weapons in the hub area. There's messengers in a pot to the left when you go into the Hunter's Dream

Actually hang on, I don't see them available.

 

[thefatness16]

The cane will be a fun weapon once you have beaten it and are a boss at the game.

I love this weapon. Range, quickness, and with the charge attack it can do some pretty decent damage.

 

[kobe(beast)]

The only thing I have to complain so far is the load time. It is so god damn long for this series where you will be dying repeatedly.

 

[le.phat]

So are there covenants in this game?

 

[Yoshichan]

Actually hang on, I don't see them available.

They show up after a certain (early) point!!

 

[squidyj]

am i supposed to see phantoms when I click on bloodstains? i'm not seeing anything happen.

 

[deoee]

Wait, I don't need to die/defeat Cleric in order to level up? Can I just use Homeward Bone? How much do they cost in the stores? How long does it take to cast?

You can cast it during bosses. It takes a confirmation box an like 2 seconds till you're out. They are like 600 (?) be in the beginning, I don't know exactly because I found mine

 

[F0rneus]

I don't get the Coldblood Dew mechanics. I get some stacks of 3 I can consumed all at once or indivually. But other stacks of 3 I can only consume in one shot.

 

[GenericBadGuy]

Just did a coop session where we 3 vs 1 the second boss. It couldn't even move - stunlocked to death. Coop is indeed easy mode again it would seem. Very nice for those who assist.

If you would like to coop as a bro

Spoiler

, get 10 insight then buy the bell from the vendor outside the house in the dream. The second story one.

 

[ironcreed]

So are there covenants in this game?

Yes.