[PS4] Bloodborne

[Swarley]

All of a sudden my Bloodborne character has turned into Ezio Auditore.

 

[SethMode]

Welp, made this game my bitch today. Beat all of the optional bosses, and got the "true" ending. SOmething about this one really clicked for me after a bit, more so than previous Souls games. I'm guessing it is the more aggressive nature of the combat, and what felt like more of a focus on reflexes over patience. I beat Gehrman or whatever is name is on the first try, which was probably the highlight of my playthrough, skill wise. I was visceral hitting that bitch like no ones business.

Great game, really enjoyed it. The story, as far as I could tell, was nonsensical without digging into it, which I guess is par for the course for these games.

 

[Swarley]

These three Shadows of Yharnam are starting to be a real damn pain my ass. I always seem to get them all down below half, and then some ridiculous set of events seem to take place where they bitch slap the hell out of me.

 

[SethMode]

Man, the brilliance of this game, just like any Souls game (but seemingly more so this one - for me at least), is that despite its moments of frustration it really does teach you on this gradual scale. I'm in New Game + now and bosses that gave me a hell of a time on my first go through seem trivial in a lot of ways compared to what I went through previously. A great example is the Father, who took me about 8 tries on my first playthrough. After Gehrman, the Father seemed like an absolute cakewalk and easy as hell to stun/visceral.

Really enjoy it. It seems like NG+ has less of a reason to exist than previous games, but I'm not sick of the combat yet, and PvP isn't my thing, so I'm still having a hell of a time.

 

[x0xHumblex0x]

just beat Witches of Hemwick after 7 attempts....
not that hard - once you get the 2nd phase and just focus on the those wart looking things.

now i am level 61.
Health - 20
Vitality - 22
Strength - 19
Skill - 20
Bloodtinge - 19
Arcane - 9
(something like that)

have the Ludwig sword and gun now too
:yup:

have all 3 slots on sword too......

 

[SethMode]

Handle had asked in the other thread...I'm going off of memory here but, I definitely leaned into the bonuses from the Ludwig Holy Sword. It scaling at higher levels for both strength and skill was nuts.

Currently I am on NG+ at I want to say around level 100. I am pushing for the soft cap for strength, then will focus on skill. Here and there I have tossed a point or two into vitality, and every now and then stamina or bloodtinge. I found stamina to not be nearly as necessary in this game as in previous ones.

 

[x0xHumblex0x]

Handle had asked in the other thread...I'm going off of memory here but, I definitely leaned into the bonuses from the Ludwig Holy Sword. It scaling at higher levels for both strength and skill was nuts.

Currently I am on NG+ at I want to say around level 100. I am pushing for the soft cap for strength, then will focus on skill. Here and there I have tossed a point or two into vitality, and every now and then stamina or bloodtinge. I found stamina to not be nearly as necessary in this game as in previous ones.

the Ludwig sword is really OP; lol. a little slow but OP. (thanks for the tip mmRed)
i will be focusing on Strength and Skill for awhile - at least until i hit 70.
i wanted more vitality cuz when i use the power swing (R2), it would take a slight pause to wait for another swing.
now i can use R2, R1, R2 combos if needed, without downtime


how much BE it cost to Level when you around Lvl 100??

 

[SethMode]

the Ludwig sword is really OP; lol. a little slow but OP. (thanks for the tip mmRed)
i will be focusing on Strength and Skill for awhile - at least until i hit 70.
i wanted more vitality cuz when i use the power swing (R2), it would take a slight pause to wait for another swing.
now i can use R2, R1, R2 combos if needed, without downtime

how much BE it cost to Level when you around Lvl 100??

I'll have to check. I think that I'm even higher than that, because with runes (I have 3 moon runes, which all boost echos received) and the increased echos you get from enemies in NG+ you get a TON of echos. I think when I stopped playing last night a level up costed about 70k? Your level really stops mattering after a while, because later dudes do so much damage, it boils down to reflexes and timing more than anything else. NG+ is even worse, especially with the bosses.

 

[x0xHumblex0x]

I'll have to check. I think that I'm even higher than that, because with runes (I have 3 moon runes, which all boost echos received) and the increased echos you get from enemies in NG+ you get a TON of echos. I think when I stopped playing last night a level up costed about 70k? Your level really stops mattering after a while, because later dudes do so much damage, it boils down to reflexes and timing more than anything else. NG+ is even worse, especially with the bosses.

when you started NG+, do you remember what level you were?
and
did you do most of the side quests, secrets, bosses, etc??

i know there is lots of stuff to do too so wondering if you feel like you should have explored more before killing the final boss.....

 

[SethMode]

when you started NG+, do you remember what level you were?
and
did you do most of the side quests, secrets, bosses, etc??

i know there is lots of stuff to do too so wondering if you feel like you should have explored more before killing the final boss.....

I killed all of the bosses and found all of the areas, but I still don't know if I did all of the secrets or anything because I tried to not use a guide save for strategies. I don't really remember my level when I beat the game. If I had to guess I'd say 80-90 range?

I did virtually zero of the quests in my first playthrough, mostly because I beat Amelia too early/before starting any of them. If anything, I wish I had spent more time exploring before that fight than before the final boss. The world changed so drastically at that point, I didn't realize how much I was missing.

The final boss is actually optional though, and it is VERY obvious when it is time to face it. You will still be able to do a fair amount of clean up. I don't think any of the bosses go away despite what happens in the world, so you can find them and their areas no matter what. I also went about getting the Blood Rock, which was an interesting experience.

 

[MrBill]

Saw on Twitter this morning that Bloodborne has sold over 1M copies since launch :golfclap:

 

[x0xHumblex0x]

Saw on Twitter this morning that Bloodborne has sold over 1M copies since launch :golfclap:

90%+ of those sales were with customers waiting for HoW release in Destiny
:lol4:

 

[buckeye]

Holy shit on a stick this game is hard.... I have died like 20 times just on the first area of the city.

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[x0xHumblex0x]

Holy shit on a stick this game is hard.... I have died like 20 times just on the first area of the city.

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it gets easier............i promise you that




i am at the Forbidden Woods
:domestic:

 

[SethMode]

it gets easier............i promise you that




i am at the Forbidden Woods
:domestic:

I found that the Ludwig Greatsword super useful there, with the snakes. I still hate the RE4 snake head fuckers though.

 

[x0xHumblex0x]

I found that the Ludwig Greatsword super useful there, with the snakes. I still hate the RE4 snake head fuckers though.

i am really enjoying this game.......
looking for all kinds of hidden shit is really cool.
but
i did have to read up on some shit. some of the stuff is really vague - especially some dialogue

 

[Handleit_44]

Bloodborne

Completed the depth 3 chalice dungeon last night (hunting the Queen bitch down). Can't wait for the defiled chalice! #SaidNooneEver

Fuckin love this game!

Seth, you down to help with these depth 4/5 dungeons? :smug:

 

[SethMode]

Completed the depth 3 chalice dungeon last night (hunting the Queen bitch down). Can't wait for the defiled chalice! #SaidNooneEver

Fuckin love this game!

Seth, you down to help with these depth 4/5 dungeons? :smug:

Hey dude...sure, I'd be down. I'm probably not going to get much free time until this weekend, but shoot me a friend request. I've yet to try any of the co-op with friends in general, let alone the Chalice dungeons.

What level are you? Because I think I'm closing in on 200 at this point, and therefore likely very overleveled haha.

 

[krulmichael]

Finally picked up the game yesterday after about a 2 week break...went through the Forbidden Woods...holy shit was that intense. Got even more intense when I see my Blood Echoes up to 60,000+. Ended up going back to lamp and upgrading before heading back and facing the boss for the first time. Got them all down to like half health until a snake came out of them like aliens. Should've known they weren't as easy as they seemed. I ended up dying shortly after that.

That being said, I got a good feeling about the fight and don't expect myself to be stuck up on them for too long. Forbidden Woods is creepy as hell though.

 

[x0xHumblex0x]

Finally picked up the game yesterday after about a 2 week break...went through the Forbidden Woods...holy shit was that intense. Got even more intense when I see my Blood Echoes up to 60,000+. Ended up going back to lamp and upgrading before heading back and facing the boss for the first time. Got them all down to like half health until a snake came out of them like aliens. Should've known they weren't as easy as they seemed. I ended up dying shortly after that.

That being said, I got a good feeling about the fight and don't expect myself to be stuck up on them for too long. Forbidden Woods is creepy as hell though.

it is freaky......

what level you at