Allright, new game it is! Thanks for the insight, good to hear the DLC isn't too easy or too hard for NG.
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Allright, new game it is! Thanks for the insight, good to hear the DLC isn't too easy or too hard for NG.
I know, right? It's all the more thrilling to see for me personally because this is her first Souls game! I had already played through Demon's and Dark Souls multiple times when I got Bloodborne, so even though I also had a lot of nerve-wracking and fist-pumping moments in BB, it was still a familiar feeling for me.
That (pardon me for saying this) visceral reaction she had is just so pure! Love it and live for it.
I'm not sure if it has been mentioned, but don't neglect the Chalice Dungeons! The levels themselves are a bit ho-hum after a while, but you will find some of the most challenging boss fights in the Chalice Dungeons. There's unique fights not found in the main story part of the game.
If you mean the large mob around the bonfire, it's a really steep learning curve but once you get past that you're ready for almost anything the game will throw at you over the next few hours. You need to learn to separate them and crowd control effectively. You'll probably need to rush the last 6 or 8 and take them down quickly.
Just past that area there's a
hidden shortcut which will take you back from the most recent lantern almost straight to the boss, or you can skip the first boss if you wish and head to the second, who is mandatory.
I don't like BSB on replays because you need to grind for antidotes and healing items if you die.
And some of the best and most challenging regular enemies can be found there as well, like Labyrinth Sage, Evil Labyrinth Spirit, Keeper of the Old Lords, Merciless Watcher, and Tomb Guardian.
I beat the Cleric Beast and Father Gascoigne (co-op with a friend), but have not played it since my hiatus well over a year ago (summer 2016). Going to hop back in.
I started with the cane/whip. Have a made a big mistake weapon wise?
I started with the cane/whip. Have a made a big mistake weapon wise?
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I think they're great for pure dungeon crawling combat joy overall, but the rewards tend to be shit until you're way deep in there, which is a shame. Granted, I never did them along with the game in terms of level progression etc., I kind of started them too late and was way overleveled and bored for quite some time.
NG+ raises the difficulty aka health pools. No difference in enemy placements and so on, you're basically doing the game again with added challenge.
Regarding builds, I don't know about proper recognized builds, but I personally loved going all-in on Arcane on my second playthrough. The gadgets for it later on are really fun I think. I also did Threaded Cane during that same run and loved how Castlevania it made everything.
I'm going to agree with this. Put 3-4 hours into that area (and actually made it all the way to the shortcut back to the lantern before getting killed by a guy I didn't see before unlocking the shortcut) over the first 2 days before putting it down in favor of Nier. Picked it up about a month later and got through that area pretty quickly. Learned to use my gun to parry the big guys with the bricks. Ran past the stupid werewolf fuckers and unlocked the shortcut. Then got shit on by Gascoigne for an hour or two.
No other area really gave me as much trouble as that first area (except maybe Nightmare Frontier) and it was probably because I spent enough time in that first area that I learned when to attack, when to back off, and when to run the fuck away.
Biggest advice I can give to new players: forget your fear and dodge forward (and to the side a bit). I used to always dodge straight back, and you get hit so much more than when you dodge into/under an attack. This also puts you in best spot to counter-attack.
I recently plat, and I started brand new because 1) I hated how my character looked and 2) I wanted a new build. If I were you, if it has been a while, start new. Decide early though what build. I would google to see if you wanna go Bloodtinge/Skill (chikage is damn fun) or pure Skill or Strength build
I want to say like 10% of all players ever faced Abhorrent Beast. Shit's sad cause he is by far the most fun enemy to fight in the game (especially the npc version).
Naw, after picking up a badge later on you can buy all the starter weapons from the store in the hunter's dream. You can try out the other weapons then.
This is the best.
Too bad about the clipping in the gif, but I adore the Doll responding to gestures.
It's such a fun fight too since he's so fucking aggressive, but once you learn how to time your dodges right and dodge into the attacks it starts to feel like a dance a bit.
Experience is definitely key with photography. It helps as long as one pays attention to everything.
I platinumed the game with that weapon.
a great game, enjoyed it (or got frustrated by it) a lot a couple of years ago
i also bought the expansion but... never managed to find how to activate it
tip : the threaded cane may look frail but it has amazing reach, so go for that weapon
i also bought the expansion but... never managed to find how to activate it
tip : the threaded cane may look frail but it has amazing reach, so go for that weapon
Fighting the npc version is one of my favorite personal moments because I didn't know AT ALL, I was shook.
Sweet, thanks for the feedback! I think my initial class was 'Lone Survivor' too, not sure how much those matter in the later game, but I am sure they matter more starting off. I will have to boot up the game when I get home and check.
Thanks for the tips as well. Are you talking about the visceral attack in sword form with R2?
Uh, I mean the DLC is not easy. It probably has two of the toughest bosses in Soulsborne history with the last boss probably being the hardest boss in the series. They are incredibly well made boss fights though and the DLC as a whole is brilliant.
Game of the generation for me so far, good luck to all those experiencing it for the first time, may hop on tonight to be a summon for some of the tougher bosses.
I played last night and did not have 10 insight. I just went to the fountain and bought it for 1 insight.
Defiled chalice, the true Bloodborne starts here. After you master it, not much can shock you anymore in the base game.
I'd go with NG+, provided you're decently levelled. That way you can level up all the stats to use all the weapons effectively.
The difference with NG+ is that the enemies turn a bit harder as well.
I never finished Bloodborne. That's around the time my old PS4 stopped playing discs. Never was low enough on sale to re-buy digitally. This is the time!! Still have my old save. Cloud saves are a godsend. Question is... Do I want to continue or start over? That learning curve is gonna kick my ass if I don't start over. Decisions...
I would recommend a new save if you're like me and hate looking at an old save file and seeing you using certain weapons and skills. It's like, "what was I thinking" lol. If you don't remember much of the game then definitely start a new save file and experience it again like for the first time.
Fear the old blood...
Watching those gifs and with the fact that tlou creeped me out I don't know if I'm ready for this lol.
This weeb prefers the Rakuyo, but again, I've done all PVE up til now.
Although, now that my NG+4 character is nearing level 300, I have no reason not to experiment with everything under the sun. Maybe it's time to finally do what I said long, long ago to a certain someone at Cainhurst and submit to the Vilebloods.
Well, these gifs doesn't show parry/visceral combo, but show how to sense enemy attack and strike in right time :
I had trouble beating this game the first time. A friend helped me. Now I've 500 hours of playtime.
That's what I can do right now
Damn!
I never finished it and started playing again recently. I just continued, but I did go through all the areas I had already been through to get back up to speed and get some blood echoes.
I really want to endure this game... hope i can git gud... i love the art style and atmosphere... but i've such a short fuse.