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[mellow]

can I bypass

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Gascoigne?

;___;

 

[Conezays]

Gave it to her.

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She cried. T_T

Yep.

Also, anyone know how to remove blood off your cape? I can't see that gesture in the normal menu via touchpad.

 

[GenericBadGuy]

Second stage of boss 2 what to do? He's too damn fast for me to throw fire on him and his attacks knocks me down followed by a combo that can basically kill me off. Just lost all my health potions so now I gotta farm that as well .____.

The fact that he is so relentless works against him, since you CAN parry the boss. Give it a shot (literally). If you found a certain sidequest item it helps a lot, too.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Yay, I did it. Finally killed my first "Souls" boss. ;o heh.

 

[Somnia]

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That just unlocks more weapons/items you can buy...according to the GiantBomb stream.

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It allows you to buy more things at the vendor in the Dream. Namely the Kirkhammer and maybe an armor set?

thanks!

 

[Toxi]

I am absolutely terrible at this game. Took me like 10 mins to figure out how to equip weapons. Now I'm in Yharnam just killing the same stuff over and over until I get ganked by the ritual dudes lol. I've avoided the brute with the cleaver, he decapitated me once already, fuck that guy

If you're on the dudes around the bonfire, try

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just running past them up the stairs on the left. Most of them won't follow you for a long distance.

Meat cleaver guy is good practice for learning how to dodge attacks.

 

[Tevious]

Very annoyed having to fight the camera at the same time as a boss. This game really needs some patches.

 

[Yoshichan]

Yay, I did it. Finally killed my first "Souls" boss. ;o heh.

CONGRATS!

 

[tintin1029]

i mean you could do whole-game co-op, but you would have to switch back and forth into players worlds/defeat bosses twice

To be fair, this is what I did in Dark1 whenever I did co-op.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

anyone having problems getting it on line mine says i have to play offline because its not done installing yet it says its finished installing in the notifications

 

[Ellite25]

Is it just me or does the heavy attack with the cane seem to not connect with enemies when it should?

 

[super-famicom]

So in the long run the cane is better?

If you plan to put a lot of points into Skill, then yes.

 

[BokehKing]

Went to gamestop on lunch, sold out
Ended up getting a digital code from them

Punched it into my phone right there, wasn't taking no chances

 

[tintin1029]

Yay, I did it. Finally killed my first "Souls" boss. ;o heh.

Hell yeah.

Doesn't that feel good?

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

Now this is so awesome best part of my Collectors Edition:

 

[neoism]

2 words

Victorian dresses

Pls tell me is this hard to get??

 

[Timeaisis]

So...GAF verdict yet?

I was planning on grabbing this over the weekend, but if it's really fucking good I might pick it up after work.

 

[brandonh83]

Is human/videogame marriage legal yet?

 

[deoee]

Now this is so awesome best part of my Collectors Edition:

You should write down some notes with that!

 

[Pinktaco]

The fact that he is so relentless works against him, since you CAN parry the boss. Give it a shot (literally). If you found a certain sidequest item it helps a lot, too.

What item? Can you point me into the direction? and thansk i'll give it a shot

 

[mob_skater]

I've got a Top Hat Messenger DLC that I don't plan on using.

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[XANDER CAGE]

Very annoyed having to fight the camera at the same time as a boss. This game really needs some patches.

If you're fighting Cleric Beast, turn off your targeting computer. Camera management has always been a bit of a pain with large bosses in this series sadly.

 

[rogerroger22]

Very annoyed having to fight the camera at the same time as a boss. This game really needs some patches.

At times its a good idea to take off camera lock. Was having a hard time with CB until I stopped using the lockon. Souls has always had a few cases of that sadly.

 

[DOWN]

Now this is so awesome best part of my Collectors Edition:

I hate collector's editions but this is really cool. I'd so buy it if I were a school principle.

 

[Primeau31]

so uh. there was one shortcut i was missing in central yharnam. i knew it, but didnt take the time to find it. went on through the game.

turns out theres an NPC behind the shortcut gate I had to open.

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her parents went missing. dad first, then mom went to go find him. the little girl wanted me to find a red jewel brooch (i had already used it at this point on my weapon). She gave me a music box that played a tune that her father loved. I remember hearing the music box makes the second boss transform faster and it stuns him occassionaly.

so... Father Gascoigne was the father and ended up killing the girl's mom basically? Fuck. I'm fucking heartbroken.

This is why Miyazaki and his stories are some of the most under rated in gaming. I'm devestated right now.

 

[Giriath_89]

Jesus some of the music. Even in the Chalice Dungeons.

 

[super-famicom]

Is human/videogame marriage legal yet?

Yes

 

[raven777]

YOU HUNTED feels really satisfying.

 

[Mendrox]

CONGRATS!

Yo! I can fight the last boss Yoshi lol. But I missed so many other things that I will take care of them first.

 

[ttocs]

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That just unlocks more weapons/items you can buy...according to the GiantBomb stream.

No, it's a gesture.

 

[rogerroger22]

Holy fuck old Yharnam can suck my nuts, damn you machine gun guy!!!

haha, he drove me nuts for a bit. Figured out the route past him. Tried killing a few times with no luck though, fear I may have to do it solo now as I killed the boss in the area already.

 

[Yoshichan]

Yo! I can fight the last boss Yoshi lol. But I missed so many other things that I will take care of them first.

Jesus Mendrox, you demolished BB! I'll be watching every single minute of your VOD when I'm done!

 

[105.Will]

Finally beat the second boss.

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If thats not a "git good at parrying scrub" tutorial than i don't know what is.

 

[Cloud Strife]

If you're fighting Cleric Beast, turn off your targeting computer. Camera management has always been a bit of a pain with large bosses in this series sadly.

This this this, the boss is waaay easier if you have the targetting off. More room to breath and see where it's swiping.

 

[Frag Waffles]

It seems my spectors are broken. I click view spector and the little skeletons just go into the ground and no ghost pops up. Anyone else having this problem?

 

[Teknoman]

Dont forget to set items to touchpad right.

 

[Zaventem]

Just ordered the amazon.de steelbook version even though i already have a digital version and a JP first print version on the way. Holy fuck it's pretty, after seeing it itt i had to order. Dat auto conversion increase lol.

 

[xxracerxx]

No, it's a gesture.

I thought....

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that the CAPE was a gesture and the badges were for the store.

 

[ttocs]

so uh. there was one shortcut i was missing in central yharnam. i knew it, but didnt take the time to find it. went on through the game.

turns out theres an NPC behind the shortcut gate I had to open.

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her parents went missing. dad first, then mom went to go find him. the little girl wanted me to find a red jewel brooch (i had already used it at this point on my weapon). She gave me a music box that played a tune that her father loved. I remember hearing the music box makes the second boss transform faster and it stuns him occassionaly.

so... Father Gascoigne was the father and ended up killing the girl's mom basically? Fuck. I'm fucking heartbroken.

This is why Miyazaki and his stories are some of the most under rated in gaming. I'm devestated right now.

Wait, I just got past that boss and never found that girl. Where is she at?

 

[Lee Chaolan]

CONGRATS!

Yay, thanks!

Hell yeah.

Doesn't that feel good?

Sure does!

 

[Gsnap]

Really great so far. Just made it to the first

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elevator

past the first boss.

I'm already impressed by how well the area folds in on itself. I keep waiting for the next lantern to show up only to get a shortcut back to the lantern I already had, eliminating the need for a new one. It's great.

And I love the trick weapons. Being able to seamlessly switch between axe and halberd is so much fun. And I think the gun is really cool as a shield substitute. In Dark Souls I almost never parried and always hid behind my shield. Having no shield, but still being able to parry really encourages me to be more active in battle.

I will say that it's absurd how many blood vials they throw at you. It seems well balanced enough right now, though. Enemies are aggressive enough that sometimes I don't even have time to use my blood vials, so it's not a big deal that I've got 20 of them. I've died enough to not feel like the game is a pushover. So I hope that balance remains for the rest of the game.

The first boss was great. His attack patterns were tough to figure out, but not impossible. And it's great that we can counter bosses in this game. Was that even possible in the other games?

But yeah, I really like it so far. Hopefully it keeps up throughout.

 

[bodyofanamerican]

Are the loading screens still just the Bloodborne logo?

 

[brandonh83]

Yes

Doubt I'd make CNN

 

[ttocs]

I thought....

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that the CAPE was a gesture and the badges were for the store.

Yeah, I think that's accurate. The cape thing though is just a gesture.

 

[HairyMonster]

Guys, do you carry around extra armour that you are not wearing or should I stick it in storage? Bought the hunters armour set from the vender in nexus which is better than the starting stuff.

 

[Inferno313]

What's the best starting weapon for a skill based character? I'm new to Souls and picked "Professional" as my starting class, but went with the Axe and Blunderbuss. Which sounds like probably a bad idea in hindsight. I only played up to the first check point. Is it worth just re-rolling and selecting other options if I'm going skill focused?

Also, just so I'm on the right page. A skill focused character would be higher in speed but do less damage? That sounds more of my style.

 

[TimeEffect]

Omg, Canada Post and Amazon said the game arrived an hour and a half ago but it's nowhere!

 

[Ellite25]

Finally beat

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Father G!!!

Also, what is the

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Red Jeweled Brooch?

 

[ttocs]

Guys, do you carry around extra armour that you are not wearing or should I stick it in storage? Bought the hunters armour set from the vender in nexus which is better than the starting stuff.

No need to carry it around.

 

[xxracerxx]

Yeah, I think that's accurate. The cape thing though is just a gesture.

Yeah...and he was asking about the

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badge, not the cape.

Haha, so I was wondering why you were trying to correct something that wasn't inaccurate.