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[bananafactory]

Starting a support group for the few of us left who don't have the game yet

There will be heavy drinking involved, and blood sacrifices

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Bloodborne Faceplate

 

[Mendrox]

You would be an utter fool if you let a video game get in the way of a personal relationship.

Fuck it. It's Bloodborne time. Marry me Yoshi!

 

[Dhruv_hanom]

Thank you my friend, do you know how far is he in the game? 4th boss?

I think he's done 5 bosses

 

[aravuus]

You would be an utter fool if you let a video game get in the way of a personal relationship.

Nah

just dedicated

Starting a support group for the few of us left who don't have the game yet

There will be heavy drinking involved, and blood sacrifices

I plan on being drunk for the majority of the next two or three days. Time will just FLY!

 

[Easy_D]

There weren't any extended FAQs or Wikis during the first week of Dark Souls 1&2. Plenty of people finished those games before everything was just a click away. Main reason one existed for Demon's is simply due to the Western release delay.



Isn't DarkSydeFail fail a bit redundant?

I like to watch his videos with a side of fries.

 

[Sanctuary]

I really think it's fantastic so far with strong level design, unrivaled atmosphere, and very difficult and fast paced gameplay. It's everything a next gen Souls game should be, and I mean that in the best way.

Hmm, I think it's too early to say that DeS has been dethroned in that regard. I'm not going to give into the hype this time, and hope I'm wrong.

 

[Giriath_89]

I WANT TO SO BADLY - but it'll be a lot more troublesome than one would think! Other than the actual trip, I would have to go back to Sweden for two fucking hours in order to do something that I have to do. The deed must be done, unfortunately My relationship is on stake :______________:

I'm sorry Yoshi.

 

[SenkiDala]

Is there a CGI intro in Bloodborne?

 

[Finalow]

Nightmare Edition is great, I'm glad I pre-ordered it.

 

[bananafactory]

Is there a CGI intro in Bloodborne?

I imagine so, every other Souls game had one

 

[Brohan]

Is there a CGI intro in Bloodborne?

I'd like to know this aswell. I remember the DS2 CGI intro being released on Youtube a few days before launch.

 

[Darryl M R]

So what are these souls that people are taking about in the stream? And if you die you lose them? How do you save them?

 

[Game4life]

Hmm, I think it's too early to say that DeS has been dethroned in that regard. I'm not going to give into the hype this time, and hope I'm wrong.

I love Demons but the opening area of Bloodborne alone has more atmosphere than the entirety of Demon Souls except maybe the Tower of Latria. The artwork, the details, the music...... perfectly meshed together.

 

[Giriath_89]

From what I've seen there is CGI, but it seems to be the same as the reveal trailer.

Can someone who has the game confirm?

 

[Fhtagn]

I don't think I want to know this ahead of time but having just played through Demon's Souls again, I hope there's something as psychedelic-horrific as the bright red/dark green swamp of Latria. That part is so genuinely inspired/inspiring.

 

[Yoshichan]

I'm sorry Yoshi.

Nooooooooooooooo

 

[Dhruv_hanom]

So what are these souls that people are taking about in the stream? And if you die you lose them? How do you save them?

If you die, then you need to kill the enemy that killed you to get them back. Blood Echoes are the staple currency of the game.

Is there anyway to store them in the Hunter's Dream so that I won't have to continue to fear that?

Nope

 

[Darryl M R]

If you die, then you need to kill the enemy that killed you to get them back. Blood Echoes are the staple currency of the game.

Is there anyway to store them in the Hunter's Dream so that I won't have to continue to fear that?

 

[addyb]

Impressions after reaching (and beating my head against) the third boss:

Spoiler

- Music is very good, but stylistically it seems very typical Western AAA game music. It's disapointing FROM is moving further from style of Demon's Souls, which was pretty much unique in the game world.

- There are far fewer kinds of items and
weapons to pick up. This 'streamlining' is a pretty smart way to differentiate it from other Souls games, but it does offer far fewer sources of lore, which is, again, dissapointing.

- I've found two 'notes', each of which offer a couple of sentences of background info on the setting. What's weird is that there is no real 'writing' in them (I.e. character, context), stylistically resembling the short tutorial messages from the beginning of the game. Not very From-like. Perhaps they were an idea by some producer guy at Sony.

- Art direction is excellent as always. Some minor framerate dips so far. Some times the background noise fades in/out too fast, like the indistinct chanting from the 'cult church' in old Yarnham.

- Blood-Starved Beast is not that hard movements-wise, but what always gets me is the poison and the instant death attack (or do I just not have enough HP?). With the lack of equipment, unlike with previous Souls games, I can't just essentially nullify poison with rings and high resistance armor...

- Farming for (blood echoes to buy) antidote sucks.

- I haven't managed to make effective use of the firearms against bosses. Does the stun feature work only during certain pre-attack animations or is the timing very specific?

- Handy tip: When dual wielding the halberd-like weapon, the torch still seems to affect the light fearing creatures of Old Yarnham, if it was equipped on your left hand.

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Maybe you could answer my question then mate. Are there any dangerous areas you can visit straight from the get go where you think jeez I'd better come back here when better equipped.

 

[Brohan]

Is there anyway to store them in the Hunter's Dream so that I won't have to continue to fear that?

Well you can spend them but other than that no.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

Is there anyway to store them in the Hunter's Dream so that I won't have to continue to fear that?

use them or lose them. the fear of not cashing in is one of the hooks of the game.

 

[Game4life]

Is there anyway to store them in the Hunter's Dream so that I won't have to continue to fear that?

No you will have to spend them when you return to the Hunter's Dream if you are scared of losing them. Cash in as soon as you return before proceeding with the game.

 

[JudgmentJay]

Is there anyway to store them in the Hunter's Dream so that I won't have to continue to fear that?

No. They want you to fear that.

 

[convo]

Is there anyway to store them in the Hunter's Dream so that I won't have to continue to fear that?

Spend them on permanent upgrades or items. You will always be prone to losing them.

 

[Newtype-001]

Is there anyway to store them in the Hunter's Dream so that I won't have to continue to fear that?

There is no way to store them.
thats the beauty of it. save up before you leave or risk losing them. Btw enemies dont always pickup your blood echoes.

 

[SargerusBR]

Jesus, Wingman is playing like 12 hours straight :O

 

[Xeroblade]

Jesus, Wingman is playing like 12 hours straight :O

All or nothing! I would do that to but you know life finds a way.

 

[Panda Rin]

so...review embargo is Monday at 10 PM est?

 

[Kenzodielocke]

so...review embargo is Monday at 10 PM est?

Shinobi said so. But it seems like there's an embargo for sharing the embargo date, which is pretty weird to me.

 

[GnawtyDog]

Jesus, Wingman is playing like 12 hours straight :O

Can't believe Sony hasn't taken him down. Dude's got some nice weaponry and cloaks now.

Shinobi said so. But it seems like there's an embargo for sharing the embargo date, which is pretty weird to me.

There is also an embargo for talking about the embargo of the embargo date.

 

[Finalow]

this mace weapon looks neat.

 

[MyEpitomeCliché]

Is there a CGI intro in Bloodborne?

Nope.

 

[bananafactory]

so...review embargo is Monday at 10 PM est?

10 AM, I believe.

 

[Finalow]

Jesus, Wingman is playing like 12 hours straight :O

I have no idea why his account isn't banned yet.

 

[GnawtyDog]

this mace weapon looks neat.

Frankenstein DLC. You heard it here first.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

Wingman afk'd at a good shot. This game is very detailed, the character looks very nice and the weapons look great. Impressive.

http://i.imgur.com/EsUuhGF.jpg

 

[convo]

So they call

Spoiler

electricity blue flames in this world, ha i really love that kind of stuff

 

[Panda Rin]

10 AM, I believe.

Shinobi said so. But it seems like there's an embargo for sharing the embargo date, which is pretty weird to me.

Coo coo...

Really nervous for the impressions. been looking forward to this for a loonnnggg time now.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

wingman isn't banned b/c he's playing "Dark Souls" instead of the blatantly obvious Bloodborne.

 

[cerulily]

Is there a CGI intro in Bloodborne?

From streams i have seen, it is the one we saw at it's initial E3 reveal.

 

[convo]

wingman isn't banned b/c he's playing "Dark Souls" instead of the blatantly obvious Bloodborne.

That and it's not getting recorded i guess?

 

[hydruxo]

wingman isn't banned b/c he's playing "Dark Souls" instead of the blatantly obvious Bloodborne.

What do you mean? It says 'playing Bloodborne' on his stream, and the title has Bloodborne in it.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Edit: Nvm.

 

[Ghost Slayer]

Nooooooooooooooo

Yoshichan in beast mode confirmed

 

[Tadale]

I just saw copies of Bloodborne sitting on the shelf at my local Wal-Mart. What a tease.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

What do you mean? It says 'playing Bloodborne' on his stream, and the title has Bloodborne in it.

you're right. last night it said dark souls.

 

[SocksAndShoes]

Wingman afk'd at a good shot. This game is very detailed, the character looks very nice and the weapons look great. Impressive.

http://i.imgur.com/EsUuhGF.jpg

Woah, those weapons look sick.

What sidearm is that?

 

[FaintDeftone]

Judging from the last couple of hours in this stream, the game starts to turn into more of a Dark Souls look with the later outfits and areas. Anyone with fears of the game looking totally the same have been pretty much relieved judging from this.

 

[hydruxo]

you're right. last night it said dark souls.

Hope he doesn't get banned though, I just turned over to his stream a few minutes ago and he went AFK to get food immediately haha