Glitchesarecool
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Dude, dude? You're literally missing out on the coolest boss in that entire game.
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Dude, dude? You're literally missing out on the coolest boss in that entire game.
Twin Tails
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Wonder what delayed it.
I'm certain it's good, but like I said, I'm not going back to Bloodborne. It's already lost me. I have too many games to play to go back to something I've burnt out on.
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Noray
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Yeah. That music, man. That music! The Orphan is dope too though. And Ludwig, he fucking broke me. Couldn't do it solo. I loved it.
BreezyLimbo
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probably had to clear it with the union
Glitchesarecool
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I'm so happy for the PS4 gameplay recording feature. When Ludwig is your boss, you must whip it.
Then he gives you one of the best Strength weapons in the game that doesn't feel clunky as fuck to use and goddamn that DLC was worth it.
Incandenza
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Bloodborne was the only Souls game I've played to completion, and I certainly liked it a lot, but I think it's going to be at least another 6-8 months before I feel like returning to that same gameplay again. I'm surprised people who've played the whole series dont seem fatigued by this one.
I kinda feel like selling my PS4 and going back to complete my massive PS3 backlog, and then by the time I'm done with that, there will probably be a PS4 revision of some kind with so many games I missed out on ready to play. Also, Trails of Cold Steel 2 and Persona 5 both come out on the PS3 so I wouldn't be be missing out on either of my two most anticipated games.
Time to download Catherine.
Time to download Catherine.
stump sock
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play it on easy if you have any interest in actually finishing it
TurboButts
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man Bloodborne was such a good ass game. Crazy that it didn't make Giant bomb's top 10 - and they all liked it! Even Jeff!
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Noray
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Yeah that was definitely the weirdest omission, not even because I love BB and it was my GOTY, but because they all liked it. That aside I think it's a masterclass in world design and narrative, as Souls games tend to be, but I wouldn't expect them to care about that at this point. (Brad's "it all looks the same" negging is insane to me). WHATEVS lol.
nckillthegrimace
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gotta make room for gag picks like grow home
BreezyLimbo
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Just remember that Witcher 'Nobody liked the gameplay' 3 got in the list over bloodborne
Glitchesarecool
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Also thank you Dan Ryckert for getting my fiancee hooked on Stardew.
TurboButts
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Superhot will be this years Grow Home
Death Metalist
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The Dear Leader
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True, it's Dark Souls II's dumb little brother.
Yep. It's fun, don't get it twisted, but top ten material?
:JayZNah:
And DS2 is just DS1's half cousin you don't want to spend Christmas at their house because it's cold as fuck and his dad's too cheap to turn on the heater.
The Dear Leader
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I'm one of those savages that likes Dark Souls II the most, I'll fight anyone irl if need be.
LurkerPrime
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DS2 is far and away the best, between DS1 and 2, at least. DS1 drops the ball in the last half too much, and the online is garbage, which makes it lose a lot of my respect.
Do Souls games actuallly have a narrative, or is it something that people come up with weeks after release when they've finally pieced together all 200 pieces of From's 500 piece story-puzzle?
The DS3 stream did pique my interest in all the theories, I'll admit.
Do Souls games actuallly have a narrative, or is it something that people come up with weeks after release when they've finally pieced together all 200 pieces of From's 500 piece story-puzzle?
The DS3 stream did pique my interest in all the theories, I'll admit.
Yeah it really is :/
TurboButts
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I won't stand for this Bloodborne shit talking. I can't compare it to other souls games because I've only played like 2 hours of Demons Souls and that's it, but Bloodborne got me hooked. And it came right at a time when I needed a game to sink 70 hours into.
skLaFarebear
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DS1 definitely dropped the ball, but DS2 was the kid on the playground that got picked last and never even touched it.
That's because the game still is literally incomplete!
I'm never going to pass up a chance to shit on the Galak-Z release. 17Bit released it as a broken, incomplete mess, promised to finish the game by the end of the year, and almost a year later still hasn't given paying customers the whole thing. Hell, most of the people that played the damn thing got it for free on PS+ at this point I'd suspect.
How is this series still going
Piston Hyundai
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They really should've waited another year with Dark Souls 3.
skLaFarebear
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Why? Namco isn't Sony.
Twin Tails
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Drew should just quit. He has endured all that he could.
For me? Nah. Bloodborne made great strides in changing up combat, but the actual content was lacking compared to DS1. Character builds are boring and standard, play style variety is just OK and gives very little reason to do a second run, boss fights are mostly just OK aside from 1-2 standouts, poor environmental variety in the early game and the covenant system was completely gutted.
I'm up for more Souls, but I want a Souls game that even tries to reach DS1 quality.
LurkerPrime
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Drew must fall so Drew can Rise.
Disagree. Aside from the interconnectedness of the world, I can't really think of any regressions between DS1 and 2. Combat, online, and level design are as good or better than the first.
I haven't played Scholars though, if that changes something.
Wait, that didn't come out recently? Wowser.
Disagree. Aside from the interconnectedness of the world, I can't really think of any regressions between DS1 and 2. Combat, online, and level design are as good or better than the first.
I haven't played Scholars though, if that changes something.
Wait, that didn't come out recently? Wowser.
skLaFarebear
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I have friends that are insane DS1 nuts that say that the BB Old Hunter DLC actually makes the entire package as good, maybe even better than DS1. It apparently fixes every single "problem" the game has.
Still have to give it a run myself, but I already think BB is the best "souls" game no question without the DLC.
Level design, bosses, hitboxes, 90% of the weapons being shitty (though power stance was cool), etc. etc. It's the same tired argument, but it is what it is.
I feel so damn taken by that game. I paid to beta test 17bit's game for them. Either Sony should've created an Early Access program or Galak-Z should have failed cert. I paid for a complete product and got a early access quality mess.
I could've waited for the game to be finished and gotten it for free on PS+ before that even happened.
17-Bit burnt any good will they could've possibly had with me. I hope it was worth it.
TurboButts
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I enjoyed Galak-z at release, but what is this incompleteness we're talking about?
Death Metalist
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LurkerPrime
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I guess DS1 vs 2 comes a lot down to expectations. DS2 gave me a lot more variety in terms of weapons and equipment, which let me embrace fashion souls and a non-horrible online experience that I had a lot of fun with. And boss-wise, I can't help but respect DS2's bosses after I spent an hour duelling Rat Authority with a bow; a huge and intense improvement over chores like Bed of Chaos. The moment-to-moment area design felt about the same to me (without the giant drop in quality in the final third, in DS2's case).
Although this reminded me of DS1's other triumph: corpse physics. So glad it's back in DS3.
That really sucks.
Doesn't Sony have some Early Access thing now? (Hopefully I'm not dreaming that up.) Since unfinished releases, even on console, seem unavoidable, at least labelling them will offer some measure of protection.
There's four seasons with the fifth still in development.
Although this reminded me of DS1's other triumph: corpse physics. So glad it's back in DS3.
That really sucks.
Doesn't Sony have some Early Access thing now? (Hopefully I'm not dreaming that up.) Since unfinished releases, even on console, seem unavoidable, at least labelling them will offer some measure of protection.
There's four seasons with the fifth still in development.
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