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[Collateral22]

Six hours until unlock in EU....omg!

It's not out until the 27th in the UK though?

 

[JP]

1 - Other than finding more shortcuts / lanterns, you'll find an item called Bold Hunter Mark, something like that, that brings you back to the Dream with all your Echoes
2 - Nope. Get used to the landscape because that's all you're getting.
3 - I believe there's a few sidequests involved. The laughing door should open a door in the back after doing something, I think.

Thanks, I'm sure I'll get used to my surroundings pretty quickly as I'll probably be spending quite a bit of time in the same areas due to the difficulty levels.

Ah well, once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

How do I get the summoning bells?

I found them in the dream after killing the first boss. Messengers on the stairs will be holding them.

 

[Iva Demilcol]

I played yesterday for about 2 hours. Mobs are more annoying than the ones in Dark Souls 2. I also think that the graphics are not as good as they should be, other than that I've liked a lot what I saw.

Since I'm still not used to the way to control your character I died like three times without knowing how to heal xD.

I want to go home so I can play Bloodborne

 

[bananafactory]

I found them in the dream after killing the first boss. Messengers on the stairs will be holding them.

do you have to kill the boss? I thought i saw people say they summoned help to fight cleric

 

[GReeeeN]

is there a way to check total deaths?

 

[zethren]

To all the people hating on me and Bloodborne-GAF (mostly me, though) on Twitter... mind your own business and fuck off, thank you very much.

edit: or, if you have an issue with me - why hide behind tweets? Send a PM or add me on Steam, let's have a friendly discussion why you dislike me so much.

k?

k.

Wait, what the hell do people have to hate about? Think I missed something

Can't wait to get home to play this. Been so stoked all weeeek.

 

[Nuszka]

Where to go next ? After killing

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amelia

, choices , choices , love it about that game.

 

[Nyteshade517]

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It's an advanced healing item. If you use it, she'll give you another.

so it's

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basically a better Blood Vial? Didn't know if there was more to it.

 

[manny10032]

New to the series. Loving the game so far. but how do you save? is it the headstones?

 

[Tevious]

Played it a bit last night and this morning after waking up. Having fun, but I'm noticing some drawbacks too. Fought Cleric Beast for the first time just now. I was barely doing any damage to him and eventually died. So much for my 16 blood vials. At least now I can level up, but I'm going to have to do some grinding/farming now...

Also, fucking hell, this game has atrocious loading times. I counted 45 seconds. I'm noticing some graphical glitches too. Every time I see the red floor marker thing that says "View Specter", nothing happens. A grave stone pops up and the whole thing disappears. Are these supposed to be the equivalent of bloodstains in Dark Souls? To see how someone else died?

Does anyone know if the distant bell ringing is another player accomplishing something in another world, like in Dark Souls?

 

[Pinktaco]

Oh right.. pressing the PLaystation button while fighting a boss to take a break = back to check point. Fuck that sh11t. Seriously annoying that you cannot even catch a break if your phone is ringing or something like that.

 

[gotstrangepowers]

do you have to kill the boss? I thought i saw people say they summoned help to fight cleric

No

 

[Turbowaffles]

So how's the game folks? Thinking about swinging by GameStop today after work and picking it up.

Never played any Souls games.

 

[boredofcanada]

New to the series. Loving the game so far. but how do you save? is it the headstones?

It saves automatically

 

[super-famicom]

New to the series. Loving the game so far. but how do you save? is it the headstones?

The game auto saves all the time. No need to do anything.

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Yeah I'm just helping other people with this fight because it's so fucking good. I love the area you fight in, and love that he's basically just a souped up hunter using the same moves you are with that one exception. It doesn't hurt that the fight gives me major RE4 vibes.

I was thinking more along the lines of the end of MGS3, I get

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The Boss

vs Naked Snake vibes, mostly because of what you stated lol.

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Are you thinking of the Krauser vs Leon fight?

 

[Giriath_89]

If you're in Old Yharnam, what level are you? I'm level 24 and can't find any co-op host.

 

[RoboPlato]

so it's

Spoiler

basically a better Blood Vial? Didn't know if there was more to it.

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I think it's just so you can have some healing item before the first real encounter

 

[TalentBurke]

How do I know how many bloodshards I need to fortify my weapon?

 

[Stone Ocean]

So how's the game folks? Thinking about swinging by GameStop today after work and picking it up.

Never played any Souls games.

So far it's the best Souls game IMO. There's no better time to jump in.

How do I know how many bloodshards I need to fortify my weapon?

The upgrade screen says how many you need to upgrade to the next level

 

[Revengineer]

Played it a bit last night and this morning after waking up. Having fun, but I'm noticing some drawbacks too. Fought Cleric Beast for the first time just now. I was barely doing any damage to him and eventually died. So much for my 16 blood vials. At least now I can level up, but I'm going to have to do some grinding/farming now...

Also, fucking hell, this game has atrocious loading times. I counted 45 seconds. I'm noticing some graphical glitches too. Every time I see the red floor marker thing that says "View Specter", nothing happens. A grave stone pops up and the whole thing disappears. Are these supposed to be the equivalent of bloodstains in Dark Souls? To see how someone else died?

Does anyone know if the distant bell ringing is another player accomplishing something in another world, like in Dark Souls?

For Cleric Beast - it's a long fight. Learn his patterns and you can lock onto the head to stun/parry.

Loading times ARE annoying. View Specter is the same - it's a red ghost of someone who died. They work for me about 75% of the time.

I think the bell ringing is someone trying to summon a player. It's an item you use to initiate coop I believe.

 

[MSMrRound]

After getting through that part with the mob hanging around the burning beast (central area) and facing two large wolfs on the seemingly bridge-like area, do anyone know if there's a lantern nearby that I can unlock? Currently only two I have is sickbay and central area.

 

[Cloud Strife]

Cleric Beast and Father Gascoigne down! This game is incredible...although I'm finding it a little easy so far.

Love the new souls game feel and smell, and THE MUSIC.

 

[Nyteshade517]

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I think it's just so you can have some healing item before the first real encounter

ok..thanks...just wanted to make sure

 

[Gbraga]

http://gfycat.com/WarmheartedDelayedIndianglassfish

http://gfycat.com/PoorBlandAmethystsunbird

This is really cute

Her dialogue is kinda boring so far, so my ranking of level up waifu is still Shana-chan > Maiden > Doll-chan, but her reacting to me is so cute I might fall in love anyway.

 

[gotstrangepowers]

How do I know how many bloodshards I need to fortify my weapon?

It tells you when you try to fortify. I think the first time is 4.

 

[noomi]

Going home in 15 minutes then it's time for some coop goodness.

Awwwww yissss!

 

[robotzombie]

how the FUCK do you beat

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the blood starved beast. I've been fighting it all goddamn day, parry him constantly, take off huge chunks of damage, and then the thing just jumps out of nowhere and takes me from full health to full poison and a sliver of life and i instantly die because i cant even heal it. Someone please tell me there is some kind of trick. I'm using the pistol and the kirkhammer by the way

 

[A Serious Man]

This game is legit. When you take on six enemies and weave through them without taking a single point of damage? Best thing ever. Can't wait to find the third boss later tonight.

 

[Night Angel]

Oh right.. pressing the PLaystation button while fighting a boss to take a break = back to check point. Fuck that sh11t. Seriously annoying that you cannot even catch a break if your phone is ringing or something like that.

Actually, you died. There is no pause in this game.

 

[Nyteshade517]

It tells you when you try to fortify. I think the first time is 4.

When I went to look around the workshop it said 3 I thought...not 100% sure

 

[Stone Ocean]

After getting through that part with the mob hanging around the burning beast (central area) and facing two large wolfs on the seemingly bridge-like area, do anyone know if there's a lantern nearby that I can unlock? Currently only two I have is sickbay and central area.

No, but you can unlock a shortcut to the second lantern by going inside the house near the wolves, going downstairs and heading out to the left door.

 

[Teknoman]

Anyone connected via the GAF password yet? Also I have no idea where to find any of the bells.

 

[GReeeeN]

is this a game where your weapons lose dmg over time?

i swear when i started i killed the first guy in 3 shots, now its taking 5 shots, same guy..

 

[TalentBurke]

okay seriously, how do I do co op with my friend? I can see his character standing right next to the checkpoint but my beckoning bell is not lit up.

 

[deriks]

I'm not prepared

 

[Grisby]

Gameplay is much faster than a souls game. The fact that enemies have been dropping healing potions like mad really enforce the idea that it's more action-y. Really dig it.

Transforming weapons is bad ass.

Load times suck though.

 

[F0rneus]

The area behind the

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gate in the Cathedral ward you unlock with the seal, is beyond insane. The goddamn shotgun NPC there wrecks me silly. Should I try Old Yharnam first?

 

[Teknoman]

So how's the game folks? Thinking about swinging by GameStop today after work and picking it up.

Never played any Souls games.

Do you like Castlevania?
Do you like challenging semi-fast paced action rpgs/action games?
Can you take inhuman abominations of which you've never seen (i'm not joking)?
Think you can play a game without a pause feature?

 

[Phatmac]

This game is kicking my ass

 

[CMojicaAce]

Just got home with my CE! Time to pop this baby in and neglect society for the next month or so.

 

[Pinktaco]

Actually, you died. There is no pause in this game.

That's an odd feature to have in your game. Phone ringing? Tough luck I suppose.

 

[Moofers]

Somebody said to use the whip for AOE and cane for CQC and go at it like you're a member of the Belmont clan. I really like that way of thinking. That's going to be my initial loadout when I start playing.

 

[Willectro]

Is there any penalty to be over leveled? Do enemies or bosses scale? Is it worth grinding sometimes? Thanks.

 

[Stone Ocean]

That's an odd feature to have in your game. Phone ringing? Tough luck I suppose.

Phone ringing > press start > options > exit game

Game autosaves at every second, you won't lose any progress and will resume exactly where you were

 

[Pinktaco]

I wish second boss didn't come so soon after the first one. I've played the same area all day now..

 

[Nuszka]

Going home in 15 minutes then it's time for some coop goodness.

Awwwww yissss!

Pm me when you get home.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

glad they fixed the camera on the cleric beast, now instead of his hairy ass being the only thing on screen it just pushes the camera outside the bridge so I'm staring a wall. cool.

 

[Finalow]

third boss down, gonna try this npc event and the 4th boss.

still streaming if anyone's interested, http://www.twitch.tv/finalow_