The Witcher 3 vs. Bloodborne

Vote for your Game Of The Generation!

  • The Witcher 3

    Votes: 458 51.1%

  • Bloodborne

    Votes: 438 48.9%
  • Total voters
    896
  • Poll closed .
Malakhov said:
Oh well at least witcher is up ahead.

Doesn't change the fact that this is game of the gen:

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It isn't better than MGS V let alone Witcher 3.

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Witcher 3 is at 51.3%, while Bloodborne is at 48.7%.

Honestly, I'm disappointed that the scores are so close, I prefer it when things have a massive vote divide.
 
This one was really tough but looking overall and all aspects of both games I think The Witcher 3 beats out Bloodborne but just barely. If Bloodborne had better multiplayer it would have won my vote.
 
Let's keep pushing. BB can't get this close to W3. We should keep at least a 30+ difference to avoid any surprises.
 
Krappadizzle said:
How have you had an account that long and still not made member?
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I'm still a Neo Member but I think it might be tied to post count. I need to post more lol.

It makes me wonder how many people are excluded from these polls and whether it would have a real impact on the results. I know the reasons why we (new members) can't vote though.
 
DeaconOfTheDank said:
I'm still a Neo Member but I think it might be tied to post count. I need to post more lol.

It makes me wonder how many people are excluded from these polls and whether it would have a real impact on the results. I know the reasons why we (new members) can't vote though.
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I think it's like either 50 or 100 posts in 30 days or some shit. It's been so long, I just don't remember.
 
Gargauth said:
I forgot about this site until like year ago. And I'm not much of a poster, usually I just read.
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Hey it's all good. I get it. A lot of people lurk GAF. It's not uncommon in the slightest. You should give it a shot though and throw your shitty opinions out here like the rest of us. It can make for a good time killer and sometimes result in learning a thing or two.
 
Bloodborne obviously had a larger impact on those that played it than W3 did.
And W3 sold tens of millions more than BB across the multiple platforms.
 
The Witcher 3 is much more ambitious, and surprisingly nails a lot of things that it tried to do

Bloodborne is awesome, but it's Dark Souls with much more interesting lore, better graphics and better gameplay

I give it to W3 then
 
Krappadizzle said:
I think it's like either 50 or 100 posts in 30 days or some shit. It's been so long, I just don't remember.
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You need to meet 2 requirements:

1- You need at least to post 50 messages.
2- You need to be to registered for at least 1 month.

For example the user Hugare Hugare above me, he meets the 2nd requirement, but because he has 23 messages only he cant be a member thus cannot vote, he needs to post 27 more messages for his status to upgrade itself.
 
Mozzarella said:
You need to meet 2 requirements:

1- You need at least to post 50 messages.
2- You need to be to registered for at least 1 month.

For example the user Hugare Hugare above me, he meets the 2nd requirement, but because he has 23 messages only he cant be a member thus cannot vote, he needs to post 27 more messages for his status to upgrade itself.
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I guess if anyone would know best it'd be a new member. Welcome to the Cool Kids Club. I knew I was close, it's just been so long I couldn't remember if it was 100 post or 50.
 
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johntown said:
This one was really tough but looking overall and all aspects of both games I think The Witcher 3 beats out Bloodborne but just barely. If Bloodborne had better multiplayer it would have won my vote.
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This is tough... Can't decide between

How was the multiplayer on witcher 3?

or

Git Gud
 
Probably my two favorite games of the gen. I went with TW3 but only by a smidge. If BB wasn't technically plagued, it would have got my vote. And yeah, I know TW3 had it's share of technical hiccups as well, but won out due to scope and the fact that CDPR actually corrected most of them.
 
The witcher 3 is the best rpg of this gen for me
The story , the atmosphere , the gameplay wasnt as bad as people say ( its not BB level but still )
 
I don't know man, everytime I hear how Bloodborne story is one of the best things I just chuckle. And when the same poster calls Witcher 3 story slow or uninsteresting I just laugh out loud.

I mean, I can understand that you could not like TW3 story or that it was too slow at the start of the game (more so if you didn't play the first and second games). But if that's what you're talking about... How could you find the no-story of Bloodborne more dynamic than that?

Heck, when I started Bloodborne and was thrown in the world with a weird cinematic I didn't know jack shit. Then I started hearing this thing of the hunters and the dream and the night hunt, and I was so excited to know more about it, to unfold what was happening and why was I in there and why was I doing what I was doing...

It turns out the game just gives you a middle finger with the "story". Throws to you a few npcs talking cryptic shit and some others that are just a voice behind a door or a window and if you're lucky enough they'll give you a "quest" that again, you know jack shit about and you will probably forget after going mindlessly killing creatures.

Just in the second half of the game you can start to understand what is happening better. And even then, most of the lore (see how I say LORE, and not story) is just FLAVOR TEXT, and more so, most of the hints and clues just let everything to your own interpretation.

I think if people would be honest enough, most of the Bloodborne fanatics would admit that they couldn't figure out what the heck did they just played story-wise and had to wiki/youtube the shit out of it.


BTW, another thing not related to story that just caughts my attention is just how a lot of people calls for one of the first bosses everytime they talk about Bloodborne (Gascoine) as one really special thing. However, I found some later bosses to be 100x times more interesting. I don't want to get to false conclusions, but I'm afraid some people are just acting as "signal repeaters", more than true Bloodborne players.
 
Witcher 3 is better of course. The feelings I got from this game....can't be described with words. The characters, so believable, the story was great, the graphics good etc.
 
xxxKarma said:
I don't know man, everytime I hear how Bloodborne story is one of the best things I just chuckle. And when the same poster calls Witcher 3 story slow or uninsteresting I just laugh out loud.

I mean, I can understand that you could not like TW3 story or that it was too slow at the start of the game (more so if you didn't play the first and second games). But if that's what you're talking about... How could you find the no-story of Bloodborne more dynamic than that?
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Some people enjoy the obtuse story and lore of the Souls games. A narrative doesn't need to beat you over the head to be enjoyable. The advantage to Souls story telling is that it's there if you want it and easy to ignore if you don't.
 
Krappadizzle said:
Hey it's all good. I get it. A lot of people lurk GAF. It's not uncommon in the slightest. You should give it a shot though and throw your shitty opinions out here like the rest of us. It can make for a good time killer and sometimes result in learning a thing or two.
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Hey, maybe he's the new Gaf legend in the making, but doesn't know that yet himself.
 
xxxKarma said:
I don't know man, everytime I hear how Bloodborne story is one of the best things I just chuckle. And when the same poster calls Witcher 3 story slow or uninsteresting I just laugh out loud.

I mean, I can understand that you could not like TW3 story or that it was too slow at the start of the game (more so if you didn't play the first and second games). But if that's what you're talking about... How could you find the no-story of Bloodborne more dynamic than that?

Heck, when I started Bloodborne and was thrown in the world with a weird cinematic I didn't know jack shit. Then I started hearing this thing of the hunters and the dream and the night hunt, and I was so excited to know more about it, to unfold what was happening and why was I in there and why was I doing what I was doing...

It turns out the game just gives you a middle finger with the "story". Throws to you a few npcs talking cryptic shit and some others that are just a voice behind a door or a window and if you're lucky enough they'll give you a "quest" that again, you know jack shit about and you will probably forget after going mindlessly killing creatures.

Just in the second half of the game you can start to understand what is happening better. And even then, most of the lore (see how I say LORE, and not story) is just FLAVOR TEXT, and more so, most of the hints and clues just let everything to your own interpretation.

I think if people would be honest enough, most of the Bloodborne fanatics would admit that they couldn't figure out what the heck did they just played story-wise and had to wiki/youtube the shit out of it.


BTW, another thing not related to story that just caughts my attention is just how a lot of people calls for one of the first bosses everytime they talk about Bloodborne (Gascoine) as one really special thing. However, I found some later bosses to be 100x times more interesting. I don't want to get to false conclusions, but I'm afraid some people are just acting as "signal repeaters", more than true Bloodborne players.
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Organiser itself is biased against Bloodborne. That's why it's loosing.

Poll was rigged from the start.

jk
 
xxxKarma said:
I don't know man, everytime I hear how Bloodborne story is one of the best things I just chuckle. And when the same poster calls Witcher 3 story slow or uninsteresting I just laugh out loud.

I mean, I can understand that you could not like TW3 story or that it was too slow at the start of the game (more so if you didn't play the first and second games). But if that's what you're talking about... How could you find the no-story of Bloodborne more dynamic than that?

Heck, when I started Bloodborne and was thrown in the world with a weird cinematic I didn't know jack shit. Then I started hearing this thing of the hunters and the dream and the night hunt, and I was so excited to know more about it, to unfold what was happening and why was I in there and why was I doing what I was doing...

It turns out the game just gives you a middle finger with the "story". Throws to you a few npcs talking cryptic shit and some others that are just a voice behind a door or a window and if you're lucky enough they'll give you a "quest" that again, you know jack shit about and you will probably forget after going mindlessly killing creatures.

Just in the second half of the game you can start to understand what is happening better. And even then, most of the lore (see how I say LORE, and not story) is just FLAVOR TEXT, and more so, most of the hints and clues just let everything to your own interpretation.

I think if people would be honest enough, most of the Bloodborne fanatics would admit that they couldn't figure out what the heck did they just played story-wise and had to wiki/youtube the shit out of it.


BTW, another thing not related to story that just caughts my attention is just how a lot of people calls for one of the first bosses everytime they talk about Bloodborne (Gascoine) as one really special thing. However, I found some later bosses to be 100x times more interesting. I don't want to get to false conclusions, but I'm afraid some people are just acting as "signal repeaters", more than true Bloodborne players.
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Yep, Bloodborne fanboys for some reason like to single it out from the other Souls games as something completely unique, meanwhile it follows exactly the same blueprint gameplay wise and story wise. There's nothing unique about it expect for the art style.

And saying it has some of the best storytelling is straight up bullshit. As you said there's absolutely no chance anyone playing the game can understand what's going on without some youtube explanations. So the whole experience boils down to "i dont know what's going on, but the art style is kinda cool so whatever gotg!!"
 
Terenty said:
Yep, Bloodborne fanboys for some reason like to single it out from the other Souls games as something completely unique, meanwhile it follows exactly the same blueprint gameplay wise and story wise. There's nothing unique about it expect for the art style.

And saying it has some of the best storytelling is straight up bullshit. As you said there's absolutely no chance anyone playing the game can understand what's going on without some youtube explanations. So the whole experience boils down to "i dont know what's going on, but the art style is kinda cool so whatever gotg!!"
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The story of Bloodborne couldn't be more different from Dark Souls.
 
Hendrick's said:
Probably my two favorite games of the gen. I went with TW3 but only by a smidge. If BB wasn't technically plagued, it would have got my vote. And yeah, I know TW3 had it's share of technical hiccups as well, but won out due to scope and the fact that CDPR actually corrected most of them.
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I'm the opposite. I adore both games, but Bloodborne takes it just for the addictive gameplay loop, and the excellent (if stupidly obtuse) storyline.
 
FunkMiller said:
The story of Bloodborne couldn't be more different from Dark Souls.
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I meant they way it's presented. The same impenetrable wall of obscurity.

Fans posting pictures of some bosses and saying smth like "wasn't you in awe when you first saw this grand son of the Old One blah blah" look like posers to me. No i wasn't in awe just like you because i didn't understand shit just like you, it was just another abomination for me to slay.
 
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Terenty said:
I meant they way it's presented. The same impenetrable wall of obscurity.
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It's not impenetrable, but if you just want a story served to you just in the game (nothing wrong with that) then From Software games are not for you. But if you do decide to look into the lore by engaging with the Souls community, you'll find a deeper, richer storyline than Witcher 3 serves up - mainly because Witcher rather falls back on a lot of fantasy tropes that you've seen a thousand times before, whereas Bloodborne spirals off into a unique story about cosmic horror and Lovecraftian things from beyond existence.
 
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Terenty said:
Yep, Bloodborne fanboys for some reason like to single it out from the other Souls games as something completely unique, meanwhile it follows exactly the same blueprint gameplay wise and story wise. There's nothing unique about it expect for the art style.

And saying it has some of the best storytelling is straight up bullshit. As you said there's absolutely no chance anyone playing the game can understand what's going on without some youtube explanations. So the whole experience boils down to "i dont know what's going on, but the art style is kinda cool so whatever gotg!!"
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Yeah but some people prefer that way story telling. I love how Dark Souls and even something like Metroid Prime does story.
Doesn't mean I dont like how Witcher 3, other RPGS or how games like Horizon etc do story, but I looooove Dark Souls and Bloodbourne for there story, multiple ending and deep lore. Keep me playing it after years and reading about it.

Its a preference thing. Sekiro does story with a mix and I love that too. But I havent gone back to learn more about it.

Bloodbourne is different to DS with its chalice dungeons, lore and story and the combat is different to Demon and Dark Souls.
Storywise they are more unique than standard games like Witcher 3, JRPGs, Horizon etc.
Id say how Miyazaki does story is more unique than Witcher 3 and most games. But its people preference And what they says whats better, there no official way lol. Its not straight bullshit. There no facts to it.

You gonna go around saying if you prefer Dark Souls story to Witcher 3 is straight bullshit? Cause you'll have alot of people that say Witcher 3 is just not on the same level to Dark Souls because they love it and its there favourite game of all time.

Again would Witcher 3 fans boast how much better It is then Dark Souls? You cant, its preference and a more people prefer Witcher 3 or something like GTA V to Dark Souls or Bloodbourne but that doesn't make it officially better.
I think the Souls games are Special and way better But thats me

Alot of people thought Dark Souls was game of the generation, some thought it was Skyrim, other thought Mario Galaxy or Skyward sword. Yall Witcher fans need to stop acting like Bloodbourne isn't GOTG for the same people.
 
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Kokoloko85 said:
Yeah but some people prefer that way story telling. I love how Dark Souls and even something like Metroid Prime does story.
Doesn't mean I dont like how Witcher 3, other RPGS or how games like Horizon etc do story, but I looooove Dark Souls and Bloodbourne for there story, multiple ending and deep lore. Keep me playing it after years and reading about it.

Its a preference thing. Sekiro does story with a mix and I love that too. But I havent gone back to learn more about it.

Bloodbourne is different to DS with its chalice dungeons, lore and story and the combat is different to Demon and Dark Souls.
Storywise they are more unique than standard games like Witcher 3, JRPGs, Horizon etc.
Id say how Miyazaki does story is more unique than Witcher 3 and most games. But its people preference And what they says whats better, there no official way lol. Its not straight bullshit. There no facts to it.

You gonna go around saying if you prefer Dark Souls story to Witcher 3 is straight bullshit? Cause you'll have alot of people that say Witcher 3 is just not on the same level to Dark Souls because they love it and its there favourite game of all time.

Again would Witcher 3 fans boast how much better It is then Dark Souls? You cant, its preference and a more people prefer Witcher 3 or something like GTA V to Dark Souls or Bloodbourne but that doesn't make it officially better.
I think the Souls games are Special and way better But thats me

Alot of people thought Dark Souls was game of the generation, some thought it was Skyrim, other thought Mario Galaxy or Skyward sword. Yall Witcher fans need to stop acting like Bloodbourne isn't GOTG for the same people.
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I'm no Witcher fan nor do i have any problems with Dark Souls games, in fact i consider Dark Souls 1 and Demon Souls to be absolutely brilliant, especially Demon Souls which i played several months ago for the first time.

My beef is with Bloodborne fans that worship the game as some kind of a unique art piece in the form of a video game, when in reality it's another variation of Demon/Dark Souls. Literally, it's the same game with almost the same mechanics and the same storytelling only with different art style and lore. Where do you get this sense of uniqueness and awe inspiring world building from? Yes, it was cool in Demon Souls and Dark Souls took it further in obscurity, but Bloodborne just does the exact same thing, no?

And this is more subjective, but if we are talking about how dark and depressing Bloodborne is, i'd argue that Demon Souls is a much more dark and depressing game only way more mature in its execution of said darkness.
 
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GymWolf said:
Thats' why both dlc are better than the vanilla game in terms of story\pacing.
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I did both DLC's and ended up with about 88hrs played total, but even though they were good I was still waiting for them to be done.
 
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Terenty said:
I'm no Witcher fan nor do i have any problems with Dark Souls games, in fact i consider Dark Souls 1 and Demon Souls to be absolutely brilliant, especially Demon Souls which i played several months ago for the first time.

My beef is with Bloodborne fans that worship the game as some kind of a unique art piece in the form of a video game, when in reality it's another variation of Demon/Dark Souls. Literally, it's the same game with almost the same mechanics and the same storytelling only with different art style and lore. Where do you get this sense of uniqueness and awe inspiring world building from? Yes, it was cool in Demon Souls and Dark Souls took it further in obscurity, but Bloodborne just does the exact same thing, no?

And this is more subjective, but if we are talking about how dark and depressing Bloodborne is, i'd argue that Demon Souls is a much more dark and depressing game only way more mature in its execution of said darkness.
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Sometimes its the small things that make it someones favourites.

So many games share the same mechanics and look. Resident Evil 1 - Code veronica. Fighting games. 1st person shooters. RPGS and JRPGS.
Sometimes Its just the story and NPC can change it all or art style.

I love Dark Souls And Demon Souls. Dark Souls is a top 10 game for me but I give the slight edge in favouritism to Bloodbourne. Because of the Setting, Atmosphere, Enemies are way different, Lore and mostly the lovecraftness And the combat was different enough. No shields lol.

Not many games do Lovecraft properly, add it with some gothic/victorian setting and the concept of hunters and you have something extra special For me. Plus the random connections to Demon/Dark Souls add to the lore, or makes you question It.

I go between Bloodbourne and Dark Souls as whats my favourite.

What I prefer over Demon Souls is the connected world of Dark Souls and Bloodbourne. That metroidvania level design

Its not like Witcher 2-3 are worlds apart. I prefer the combat in 2, Witcher 3 done way better in Side Quests and NPCs From what I hear.
 
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Can't vote but I'd go for Bloodborne. The Witcher 3 is outstanding in nearly every way, but Bloodborne just has that little bit extra special sauce.
 
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