When i felt that i realized that i had forgotten basically all the chalice dungeons, then i went in there and got so much cool stuff and amazing experiences lol
Bloodborne is absolutely unbelievable. I started the game for the first time about a year ago and didn’t play anything else for the few weeks until I got the platinum and then I was so sad when it was over. I just want more.
I love Ludwig's fight so much. Most of the bosses in this game become more erratic and wild as your fight progresses. But Ludwig does the opposite. After he sees his sword he regains some of his humanity and you two have a proper sword duel. He dies with dignity and that is beautiful.
I love Ludwig's fight ! I love the rythm, I love his music and I love his lore ! and yes I effing LIED through my teeth to him. I lied like I never lied since my schooldays and missing homeworks days... Laurence can go die for soooo many reason though (him and THE F^$^µù^$NG PILLARS OF HIS ARENA !!!!)
And then if you wear church garb he speaks to you after as if you’re one of his followers, so you can send him off with pride or despair over his hunters’ legacy
The thing I love about blood borne is that’s it’s a game first and foremost, too many games nowadays are trying to be 8+ hours movies with a game around it. It’s so nice to actually PLAY a game instead of watching it half the time
My dad got me Bloodborne and Sekiro for Christmas, and I’ve been loving it. I had to watch fightincowboy’s guide to figure out how to go through central Yharnum since I didn’t know what I was doing, but now I’m in the area past the portal door after you go through that school thing where the weird “amygdala” grabs you. Also, the way you described the difficulty is spot on in my experience. If I’m playing Sekiro and I’m struggling to beat a boss (like Genichiro for instance) I can keep dying to him, then randomly the fight just clicks, and I can hit all of the parries I used to think were just bullshit attack strings. It’s weird, but I love it.
Bloodborne literally trending every other week on twitter and people still get high amount of interaction for bloodborne. Sony probably just dont have the money to pay from soft exclusivity.
@@oukeith the problem is that when bluepoint remade demon souls people mad it destroy the original art design. There very few studios that can remake or do a sequel for a very beloved IP and when a high caliber studio like bluepoint got criticized its understandable sony may be hesitant.
The only bad thing I can say about bloodborne is the 30fps, the frame times, no alternative port?!?! And the fact that I didn't play it sooner. It was the reason I got a PS4 besides waiting for KH3. 10/10 such an amazing game. Will play again, it's like the perfect Halloween game. Oh and congrats sir, you get a sub.
@@Kweeshonly when the bosses explode with blood, because it would be sick to experience that without the immersion breaking frame drops that happen every single time bar none
I think how bloodborne feels the most difficult at the beginning and end of the game makes it that much better. I first played elden ring as an intro to the soulsborne games. I usually could complete the bosses in bloodborne first try but they always felt more cinematic than even the elden ring bosses. I also thought the story and lore of the characters and bosses were way more enticing than what I've read of the dark souls and elden ring lore. Very fun and enjoyable video!
Bloodborne was probably the easiest for me. Rally mechanic to heal, instead of rolling you’re dashing so the I-frames are blatant(as in easier to time), the parry is the easiest one and is ranged. Felt really “hack & slash-y” Easiest boss cast of any FromSoft game imo
@@StripedJacket none of the fromsoft games are that hard imo. they only get that reputation because people who literally never play games struggle with them
@@solemaniharami3963 I disagree, Sure there is that overall starting difficulty in souls games, but all in all I would also agree that Bloodborne was easiest in the series. Maybe not as easy as Dark souls 1, but DS1 is overal meant to be an introduction game I feel. Bloodborne is a very intersting and wild world, but it's overall just less appealing to overal people because it's less intuitive. The souls games have a much more simple and understandable mechanics with a lot of room for punishing wrongdoing, Bloodborne a bit less in both regards. I recently went thro Bloodborne and found a lot of the game lacking in real explination like the simple things in Souls games anyone would/could understand. BT/ARC in Bloodborne is no where near as interesting as having the option to do Magic/Faith build. Also did the game EVER tell you what Insight does??
I love the combat in this game. I’m currently playing dark souls but the combat compared is just a lot more boring compared to bloodborne combat wise. The bosses are really good tho
I just finished DS3 and man, I loved it but some parts really sucked. I had to take up to a week break multiple times because it was a slog to get through. Bloodborne I played through 6 times across 4 characters and could play through it 6 more times and enjoy it.
Take it from me man. If you loved bloodborne and want more, play either Sekiro or Elden Ring. Dark souls 3 works too if you uses the theif class. As for the other games? Nah
The original dark souls is just really old so will definitely feel clunky. Same with DS2 DS3’s combat is my favorite since it can be so varied. Bloodborne is great and pretty different though with the Hack & Slash feel, rally mechanic to heal after getting hit, 20 blood vials, ranged parry, and the dash being a lot easier to time since you don’t roll (unless you want to roll) I think only a few DS3 weapons can give you that feeling but personally liked the varying feel both games have. (I like that the Hunter is fast & agile, while the Ashen One can be agile or in the middle or heavy)
@A I just started it the other day. Man I love it but it's a learning curve. Almost beat Oniwa twice but he gets me when I almost have him. I'm going to get him today or tomorrow if I have time to play.
"A hunter must hunt" Played a lot of Games, 36 years of gaming, started with atari, Sega, Master S, Drive, all Nintendos, all PlayStations but my favourite game ever is bloodborne 10/10 !!!
I'm hoping TH-cam pushes this like it pushed the last one. Either way, just keep doing what you're doing and keep covering what you genuinely enjoy. It makes a good watch, and deserves the attention the Fallout video received.
@modi the tone effects the voice acting, I think. Elden Ring is triumphant, sad, you're rising up to be something great and will take it by force. Bloodborne is very mysterious, somber, creepy, you're wandering around and constantly feel like people know more then you do, and something is watching you
No. That honor goes to Metal Gear. Bloodbornes voiceacting is sorta easy to do, because everyones a sinister/insane character. It's good, but faaaar from the greatest.
Loved this video dude. Bloodborne is also my favourite game of all time and at this point I’ve lost count of how many hours I’ve put into this game. Yharnam is just so captivating as a setting and the gameplay is some of the best I’ve ever seen in a video game. I love to hear others talk passionately about this game.
The lore and the idea of higher planes of existence and beings that exist within them that are in the physical world but our minds can’t see it. I love this game
If you want a book that gives you a Souls/Borne feeling, read The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. He did this in the 80s, and Miyazaki was the only game dev to get wise and put that atmo into a game.
I was so scared to play this game for so long, but watched my ex play it and fell in love with it. finally decided to try it a few weeks ago and i'm obsessed. you also perfectly explained that aggressive playstyle we're forced into. Also, the beasts don't move like AI at ALL!!!! Love your video's dude, great quality and wonderful execution (and opinions)!
I think they got really good after dark souls 2 with animating their enemies. In BB, DS3, Sekiro & Elden ring they all feel “alive”. Idk non fromsoft games don’t scratch that itch for me
Another cool thing I discovered while doing my BL4 run is that sometimes an enemy's second attack is easier to parry than the first. Dodge once, parry and Gehrman goes down.
I love this reply. I'm someone in the "every non-Sekiro souls game" camp. I enjoy parrying but not so much that I want an entire game centered on it. I'll take agility and rolling every time.
3:26 I agree with this point for sure. I’ve tried Bloodborne twice I think before now and each time didn’t make it to Father Gascoigne. Before my first playthrough I had played Sekiro and first tried got my PS4. I tried it again after playing Elden Ring. Both times I had trouble getting into the different weapons and combat system. Still besides Bloodborne I’ve only played Sekiro and Elden Ring both a few times and no other full FromSoft games. I’ve started Demons Souls on PS5. After I finish this playthrough of Bloodborne which I am really enjoying now that I am enjoying the combat and found a weapon I enjoy…. I’ll probably move to finish Demons Souls as well. Hopefully I’ll be able to adjust to it as well. But my original point of the comment… I definitely needed to work to learn and eventually enjoy the combat. Once I did… I really started enjoying it.
"Why did Blood Vials go back to being a consumable healing item when they had already invented the Estus Flask?" This bothered me for the longest time. Like you, I could never understand why they made this seemingly bad choice. Recently it finally dawned on me. It's because of Rally, which is unique to BB. Every design choice in BB is meant to encourage aggressive play, including Rally; when you take damage, Rally will encourage you to behave offensively rather than defensively as you would in Dark Souls. And what better way to encourage this even further than to make the healing item consumable? Now, the player will REALLY prefer not to waste a consumable item, so they are even MORE likely to go on the offensive to get that health back for free.
It is still a poor design choice in my opinion. If you learn or/and struggle with a boss you get punished even harder having to farm blood vials after a few tries if you run out of them. This quite often ruins the great boss experience you would otherwise have in this game.
@@englorious thats a possibility, yes. In practice, I personally find it extremely rare to actually run out of them. The game provides you with a ton as you explore, and then I usually buy a few with whatever I have left after leveling up. But for someone who is struggling, it can indeed be pretty punishing.
"I found a few movies and books here and there that have gotten close to giving the same feeling as Yharnam does" *shows a clip of the movie that inspired Miyazaki to make bloodborne*
My Bloodborne starting experience was the same way lol. It was my first From Soft game, so once I lost about 3 times to Gascoigne, I left for about 5 years, tried it again one day out of boredom, having beaten Demon Souls Remake, and wanting to like it like everyone else, and it is now my favorite From Soft game. The OST, the costume designs, the environments, the combat mechanics, the elusive story, the disquieting NPCs... I adore it so much.
About the Chalice Dungeons you go through to reach Queen Yarnham, those actually are handcrafted by actual humans. As for the rest, the Tomb Prospecters community discovered that they were, in fact, not procedurally generated and that there is just a ton of them. Oh, and they mapped every single one of them
Bloodborne changed everything for me. I never understood these types of games, it was too hard for me, I didint understand what todo, I kept going back to it for months and one day it just clicked. Fromsoftware games got me through the boredom of sobriety.
When I first started bloodborne, it was my first souls game. I thought the starting area of yarnham was the whole game. It was so massive, and there was so much to do. I kept discovering more things so you can imagine the awe I felt when I started discovering the rest of the game, I spent hours just exploring the opening area
BB was my first FromSoft game and I love seeing other hunters gush about it. I flip flop between BB and Sekiro as not only my favorite FromSoft games but as best games ever. I think lore and atmosphere goes to BB hands down but Sekiro combat is just mwa 👌 a chef’s kiss. Great video looking forward to more souls content
Totally agreed. In addition to having a super fun combat system, Sekiro also pretty much ironed out every flaw the Souls games had: no annoying boss runbacks, consistent difficulty increase (as opposed to souls where the final boss is often a total wimp), no dumb weapon upgrade system, the ability to re-fight bosses. Sekiro's gameplay absolutely just perfect and I never had a single complaint playing it. But Bloodborne's aesthetics and art direction just blows everything else out of the water and is still overall my favourite game.
i tried playing bloodborne in 2017 and it was so hard for me cuz i couldnt get past central yharnam so i didnt touch it for years. then last year i was like i really wanna try it again and it ended up being my favorite game of all time! also has the best FS story/lore imo. gr8 video!
yupe it's also my favourite games of all time..after bloodbourne i started to love darksoul and elden ring games... first play ,after died soo many times i thought i'm gonna quit playing but turns out i'm obsessed with this games after learn the games strategy and how to become powerful hunter.. the gothic environment is one of the factors that turns me on..
The world is split into two kinds of people when it comes to Bloodborne. People that realise it's a masterpiece, and people that never gave it a chance or didn't play it
I I must have a good 700+ hours in bloodborne, and to this day!! I did not know you could talk to Ludwig's head with the church outfit on for dialogue! Side note, I just looked at your subs, the quality of this was so good, I just expected you to have like 70-100k at least! Oh well, add one more :)
Bloodborne is by no means flawless, I’d say HK is the closest I’ve played to a game like that, but in art I don’t want no flaws, I just want something special. Which is why bloodborne is my favourite game ever and probably always will be
Died 34 times to Ludwig the first run in NG+ (most of us had to go to NG+ to activate the Hunter’s nightmare). Now he’s a breeze. I spent 90% of my time Tomb Prospecting.
Just started it a week ago after 1000 hours of Elden ring. This game is art, love it so far. Absurd they didn’t give it the updated treatment other souls games did.
The insight system is the perfect video game version of the sanity system from the Cthulu games. The more you experience the more you see until you suddenly are seeing the "world" for what it is and it's horrifying.
This video is really well edited and makes me want to play Bloodborne somehow more than I already do. Congrats! Edit: in watching more, congrats on completing the dungeons XD
😅 I love the chalices and Yahargul for their lore implications. The one reborn makes me laugh with it's funny sounds - and the chanting in that area is WICKED
The Shadows of Yarnham are a great boss. They're a prime example of From Software creating a finetuned multiboss AI. As opposed to the Elden Ring multi-retards where for some reason they didn't even try.
You and I have the same story when it comes to Bloodborne. I was horrible at Bloodborne the very first time I played. I knew nothing about how anything worked and started to think I was being punished for dying. I had given up on it for 7 years. Then I picked it back up and started learning about the dodging and the parrying. I even realized that the reason things were getting harder was because my weapon needed to be repaired. Now I still struggle on some parts but, I can beat most bosses the first try.
Great video, just finished my first playthrough and I can't get enough of the game. I didn't mind any of the "bad bosses" you named; instead I appreciated the variety. And for most of those, you have the option of an NPC summon if you want to make them less ganky. The Chalice Dungeons are fun during a first playthrough if you want to go hunting for better gems and loot, but once you get through the main story there's little motivation to play them and they become tedious quickly. My main negative is how few Blood Chunks and Blood Rocks you can get in a single playthrough; it would be nice to be able to experiment with other weapons more easily. But that's true of all Fromsoft games. Oh and no character respec in this one either.
Bloodborne was my first soulsborne game, I remember starting it just stressed and intimidated because of the amount of people talking about how hard these games are. I ended up playing through maybe to before or after rom I just stopped because how hard it was I took some time off and eventually went back to it and I just fell in love with it because of the lore, the story, the cosmic horror behind it, it was just amazing. I’m glad to say that I’m a huge soulsborne fan now and when I went to play dark souls 1 I did it with no shields so thanks bloodborne
I just want to point out the chalices required for the platinum the ones most people do since unlike me most people seem to ignore the root chalice dungeons are not actually procedural. They are set in stone. They were crafted by a person and not random.
My Rom advice: play it like you run the ball in Madden. Hold the sprint button while running through the spiders like Barry Sanders, go in for a couple hits, run away, repeat. It's one of my favorite fights now
I recently played BloodBorne for the first time after playing Dark Souls 1 and 3. I was one of those players with the finger costantly clutching the L1 button, so I was a bit worried about not having a shield. I was so wrong. The game makes it a point to make you feel strong, you are the hunter and they are the prey. The rally mechanic is incredibly good and I actually like the blood vials system, as it allows longer exploration. I ended up finishing the game and obtaining the platinum, having killed most of the bosses on my first try (including defiled Amygdala). All in all, incredible experience, 12/10
It was my birthday yesterday and my gf managed to get me a PS5. I haven't played Bloodborne in like 7 years. I owned it on my PS4, so now with the PS5 I was excited to play Bloodborne again. It worked. Although.. I found the graphics kind of meh, combat felt kind of clunky and the framerate is horrible. Compared to my expensive PC running Elden Ring or something. I just couldn't do it. Maybe I'll give it another shot tonight when I get home from work.. but Demon Souls was free, so I'll probably play that and pray they remaster Bloodborne.
"THE SPIDER'S THREAD" by Ryuunosuke Akutagawa, first published 1918: One day, the Buddha was strolling alone along the edge of a lotus pond in Paradise. The blooming lotus flowers in the pond were each pure white like jewels, and the place was filled with the indescribably wondrous fragrance continually emitted from each flower's golden centre. It was morning in Paradise. After a time, the Buddha paused at the edge of the pond and from between the lotus leaves that covered it saw a glimpse of the state of things below. Now this celestial pond just happened to lie directly over Hell, and peering through that crystal-clear water was like looking through a magnifying glass at the Sanzu River and the Needle Mountain. Buddha saw there, in the depths of Hell, a single man writhing along with the other sinners. This man was named Kandata, and he had been a notorious thief who had performed murder and arson and other acts of evil. In his past, however, he had performed just one good deed: one day, when walking through the deep forest, he saw a spider crawling along the road. At first he raised his foot to crush it, but suddenly he changed his mind and stopped, saying, "No, small though it may be, a spider, too, has life. It would be a pity to meaninglessly end it," and so he did not kill it. Looking down upon the captives in Hell the Buddha recalled this kind act that Kandata had performed, and thought to use his good deed as a way to save him from his fate. Looking aside, there on a jade-coloured lotus leaf he saw a single spider, spinning out a web of silver thread. The Buddha carefully took the spider's thread into his hand and lowered it straight down between the jewel-like white lotuses into the depths of Hell. Kandata was floating and sinking along with the other sinners in the River of Blood at the bottom of Hell. It was pitch black no matter which way he looked, and the occasional glimpse of light that he could see in the darkness would turn out to be just the glint of the terrible Needle Mountain. How lonely he must have felt! All about him was the silence of the grave, the only occasional sound being a faint sigh from one of the damned. Those who were so evil as to be sent to this place were exhausted by its various torments, and left without even the strength to cry out. Even the great thief Kandata could only squirm like a dying frog as he choked in the River of Blood. But one day, raising up his head and glancing at the sky above the lake, in the empty darkness Kandata saw a silver spider's thread being lowered from the ceiling so far, far away. The thread seemed almost afraid to be seen, emitting a frail, constant light as it came down to just above Kandata's head. Seeing this, Kandata couldn't help but clap his hands in joy. If he were to cling to this thread and climb up it, he may be able to climb out of Hell! Perhaps he could even climb all the way to Paradise! Then he would never be chased up the Needle Mountain, nor drowned in the River of Blood ever again. Thinking so, he firmly grasped the spider's thread with both hands and began to climb the thread, higher and higher. Having once been a great thief, he was used to tasks such as this. But the distance between Hell and Paradise is tens of thousands of miles, and so it would seem that no amount of effort would make this an easy journey. After climbing for some time Kandata tired, he couldn't climb any higher. Having no other recourse, he hung there from the thread, resting, and while doing so he looked down below. He saw that he had made a good deal of progress. The River of Blood that he had been trapped in was now hidden in the darkness below, and he had even climbed higher than the dimly glowing Needle Mountain. If he could keep up this pace, perhaps he could escape from Hell after all. Kandata grasped the thread with both hands and laughingly spoke in a voice that he hadn't used in the many years since he had come here, "I've done it! I've done it!" Looking down, however, what did he see but an endless queue of sinners, intently following him up the thread like a line of ants! Seeing this, surprise and fear kept Kandata hanging there for a time with mouth open and eyes blinking like a fool. How could this slender spider's thread, which should break even under just his weight alone, support the weight of all these other people? If the thread were to snap, all of his effort would be wasted and he would fall back into Hell with the others! That just would not do. But even as he thought these thoughts, hundreds more, thousands more of the damned came crawling up from the Lake of Blood, forming a line and scurrying up the thread. If he didn't do something fast, surely the thread would snap and he would fall back down. Kandata shouted, "Hey! You sinners! Who said you could climb up my thread?! This is my salvation, not yours! Get off! Get off!" Though the thread had been fine until just then, with these words it snapped right where Kandata held it. Poor Kandata fell head-first through the air, spinning like a top, right down through the darkness. The severed end of the spider's silver thread hung there, suspended from heaven, shining with its pale light in that moonless, starless sky. The Buddha stood in Paradise at the edge of the lotus pond, silently watching these events. After Kandata sank like a stone to the bottom of the River of Blood, he sadly shook his head and continued his stroll. He must have been surprised that even after Kandata had suffered such severe punishment his lack of compassion would lead him right back into Hell. Yet the lotus blossoms in the lotus ponds of Paradise care nothing about such matters. Their jewel-like white flowers waved about the feet of the Buddha, and each flower's golden centre continuously filled the place with their indescribably wondrous fragrance. It was almost noon in Paradise. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ And that is why the Hunter's Nightmare looks the way it does, with Yharnam's needle-like spires and steeples and its flowing river of blood. It's what Ludwig is referring to when he asks if you have seen the thread of light; just a hair, a fleeting thing, that he clung to, steeped as he was in the stench of blood and beasts. It's what the Caryll Rune "Guidance," of which there are two, one held by Ludwig in the Research Hall's basement, and the other held by a crow at the very top of the Research Hall tower, represents. And it's why there are Nightmare Apostles, Spiders, in Mergo's Loft. Incidentally, the gates of Hell in Buddhism are typically said to be guarded by two Oni: Gozu, the Ox-Head, and Mezu, the Horse-Face... And if Laurence hadn't gotten lost, if he had been in the right Nightmare Cathedral, the one in which is head is located, then he would've been close enough to Ludwig to make them back-to-back bosses, or possibly even a dual boss...
I'd love to forget everything about this game, And experience it again, Truly a Masterpiece. This game came out 8 years ago and still is the best FromSoft game In my opinion There's also a upcoming game that looks pretty simular to Bloodborne "Lies of P" One of the weapons shows a clear copy of the "Whirligig Saw" So this could be great.
Dude! Thank you. I had never played a souls game previously and had just downloaded Bloodborne with my PS Pro account a couple days ago. I rage quit yesterday twice, first after just dying over and over when starting out and then again after dying 10 times in the Father Gascoigne boss fight. Your pep talk really inspired me and reminded me how I always tell my kids that you have to be willing to be foolish at something first if you ever want to get better at it. And I’m not exactly sure what happened - maybe it just took my stress and anxiety away - but I just started it back up a few hours ago and killed my first boss on the first try (the optional one on the bridge in the first area) and then took out the Father on my second attempt. It’s like the game slowed down for me and, instead of being terrified of dying, I simply embraced the fact that I needed to to get better. Surviving the werewolf transformation for the first time was so invigorating. Thanks again!
wow I'm glad I could help. I remember a big thing that helped me was shifting my perspective on dying in the games. Realizing that it's part of the game and part of learning not a failure.
The love I have for this game is out of this world I had only played one “difficult” game prior to the souls games and it was cuphead and it left me wanting more of the same. Then I played dark souls 3 and while I was able to scrape a full playthrough of the main and both DLCs I still didn’t comprehend the full picture of souls games my next stop was bloodborne and it’s the game that made me into the monster I am today.
2:32 I love how souls games don't have a difficulty slider mostly because games that don't have a slider usually have the perfect balance of difficulty and is exactly the way the game was intended to be played
Your points on rally are really good but also it is additionally a tool for skilled players allowing those that know when they can take a hit and keep attacking to both regen health and deal extra damage. It can really make the game feel like a blood bath all out brawl
Seeing so many people playing this game in the last months and appreciate it makes me so happy! It's one of my favourite games of all time, a true classic and it deserves all the love
got this game in the summer of 2016 and never went further than the second boss, I tried several times but the blood not being refillable and had to be grind always intimidated me, after beating several souls like I decided to give it another shot and today I finally beat it and I feel the void after beating it, no matter how much youtube videos I watch praising the game and the lore, the void is still there
Went so deep into the maniac hunter mentality on my first playthrough that i basically steamrolled final 5 bosses without letting them hit me once, just due to how much damage my chikage was doing. It probably did make me way better at this type of game.
Almost everything described in the beginning here fits my experience with Sekiro, my first love in the FromSoft world. I SUKCED AT IT, and I just couldn't understand why.. but when it cllicked.. oh boy.. the dance was on. And I've been hooked on their games ever since. In retrospect, Bloodborne was their first true masterpiece and everything they made after is as close to perfection as you can get. The lore alone of Bloodborne is a masterclass of storytelling when it comes to videogames. Everything is so coherent and vibrant with details! Other studios should really take notes instead of crippling the players with endless boring cutscenes and pointless dialogue.... they don't know how to tell a story that actually fits an interactive medium.
18:08 yeah i can feel why people don't like the healing system, but in my opinion the vials's system is pretty accurate to lore: you're a hunter who continiously takes beasts/monsters's blood, and blood (not the church blood) is basically a medicine for the hunters.
I finished my first playthrough of Bloodborne on Thursday and it was amazing for my first Soulsborne game. I can't wait to start Elden Ring or Dark souls. I've always wanted to play a souls game, and I really enjoyed it! Can't wait to play more.
@@stankmedia hopefully I can handle the bosses and deaths. I don't remember how many times I died in my first bloodborne playthrough, but I'll definitely die more in Elden Ring.
@@lukebarroso449 just a fair warning elden ring can be grindy. What I like about bloodborne is they have the dungeon for specific item or weapons or echoes you may need except the blood gems farm.
@@lukebarroso449 but honestly after finishing elden ring and tried the second time I stopped at the middle as I felt the magic disappeared. I don't know that's just me. It didn't capture the level of story as bloodborne, sekiro, ds1 and ds3 for me. Don't know about demon souls didn't try it yet. Ds 2 was great too hated a ton of its mechanics. The problem with elden ring is that without guide the story can get confusing as it's open world you can get the story mixed-up.
People just need to understand how these games work. There is no auto save like we are all used to. You have areas with a save spot. And every time you die, you restart there. So scour the area for items, kill enemies for currency to spend on leveling up and purchases. then it’s time to fight a boss. Make sure you spent all your money so you don’t lose it all dying to the boss over and over. Once you get it, it’s the most rewarding game series. I never thought I could beat any of them now it’s the opposite. I beat them all, including DLC. You will be learning new things for years to come including story elements. And the people that play these games are a great community.
Your comment about how anybody can beat up from soft game, I agree with a thousand percent. I played Eldon ring for the first time a couple months when it came out and was so horrible at it that I didn't pick it up for a year. And then I did follow a walk-through which helped me get comfortable with the game and pass my fear and like you said, things started clicking and I found myself loving it. So I went from there to play other from soft games and I am not by any means a great gamer. I'm also 44 years old. I'm currently playing Bloodborne now and just beat the base game and I'm getting ready to start the DLC. It is one of the best games and I've actually found it to be easier than a lot of other games from self has made. I think the playstyle is a lot closer to my preferred playstyle which is aggressive and fast but there are other games I find really hard. Dark souls 3 is probably the hardest game I've ever played in my life. But I'm sure there are people that think it's easy. I think the biggest thing that keeps people from jumping in the from soft games is both the fear of playing a game that's going to crush them until they get the hang of it but also there is a community around it with a special group of people that are a bit elitist and think that because they can parry every boss in a game or beat the game without leveling up or whatever the case is they treat other people like crap.
“Ron is designed to annoy you as oppose to making you use any of the skills you’ve learnt so far” holy fuck I couldn’t agree more pretty much the whole fight is just running around trying not to get 1 shot by a bunch of spiders whilst also trying to keep an eye on Ron so you can see when he does his stupid comet meteor attack
Lady Maria was def the hardest for me, she was just so fast. I got stuck on Ludwig too, but it was Maria that made me take like a two week break. I think she was more frustrating bc I would get so close and then too brave and I always died.
For me it was Mergo’s wet nurse 😭 Her battle would glitch and remain in that one dark mode. She’d just insta-kill me too since I don’t upgrade health Outside that I’ve never had problems with that bosses difficulty wise as far as I remember. Ludwig gave me a true battle They were fun & challenging fights throughout though
@@StripedJacket I think I really enjoyed Bloodborne because I came from playing Demon's Souls, which seems to have a cheese for almost every boss. Bloodborne gave me all these great bosses that put up a challenge for me but also didn't make me frustrated or want to just beat them as fast and easy as possible to get it over with. I had challenges but nothing felt insurmountable. And the change from the Souls way of always using a shield into just having a gun and needing to be aggressive really improved the entire experience for me.
I remember the first time I came into Ludwig’s arena and fought him, the music, the boss or just everything about it just clicked (Ive fought him 23 times since then)
10:00 1000% agree! That’s why I personally feel the bosses in Elden Ring DLC are weird cause the fast pace doesn’t fit the mechanism of ER so well, no mention those crazy AOE.
playing this game on lsd really displays how mf depressing and awful the setting is. like walking into the fishing halmet made me want to go outside and cry
I don’t do LSD anymore but when I did and used to play Bloodborne it made my blood pump like no other. It sounds messed up but I felt like the hunter and the thrill of the chase was electric. Just running around slaughtering everything in my path was so satisfying. Luckily I was good enough to still play well while tripping 🤣
After consuming 3 umbilical cords… god I love this game 😭😭 For real though, genuinely awesome video, I hope this vid helps you get the recognition you deserve, this is so much better than most content on the platform
Goddamn I wish there was more too. I've pumped so many hours in this game and it always surprises me an hits the feels hard. Great video dude, love it.
This was my second fromsoft game after Elden Ring. I’d been scared for so long to play them, and tbh, if you’re a gamer in the sense of just playing CoD or sports games you’ll definitely struggle with these games, but I came from the n64/ps1 era and over the years have played every style, and I have to say that these games just feel so refreshing and nostalgic, it reminds me of an old games challenge. Idk why I was so scared to play all these years
I love this game. as someone who has played these games since ds1. I thought for the majority of the playthrough it was just hunters and beasts. But then the game exposes you to the cosmos. And it did all but grow eyes in my head because I was NOT expecting it. Not to mention this was the first time fromsoft had completely alien animations. Even Elden ring has very dark souls animations. AND THE MUSIC! I may be different here but this game has some of the best OSTs. and those who evaluate them can tell almost you the story of the bosses from just listening. The horn sections bring up themes of grandeur and royalty but it has an underlying deceptive nature to it. This game was one of the most original pieces of art to come from fromsoft. And that says something given it’s company. Great video you had many good points that I agree with. Btw love the final fantasy X music when you used it
Out of all the souls game, I haver never the seen any of them get the same amount of love a bloodborne. The game is still getting millions of views after all these years and the playerbase is still active
amazing video man you have earned a sub and aslo Bloodborne has got to be one of the best games ever made the combat is nice and smooth the story is amazing but confusing the gothic and dark location this game takes place in really sets this game apart from other games the transforming weapons has got to be one of the best parts of this game that's what makes Bloodborne so unique from other souls games and also the outfits are amazing each outfit has his own design and feel I was also struggling the first time I played it but look at me now having beaten the game 4 times and having the platinum in just 3 months
So glad I found this video. I played bloodborne in covid lockdown and it's been my favorite ever since, even got a tattoo of my boy Spider Patches. Great video dude, happy to sub
Sekiro would like a word with you...but I feel you man. Bloodborne literally got me into the souls/fromsoft games. I got it years ago got frustrated at deleted it. Then the hype for elden ring came rushing in bulldozing everything in its path. So I listened to some people play bloodborne to get ready. Again I got whooped but instead of deleting it like years before I watch a guide. Then 5 minutes in I understood the parry mechanic and my fascination with this genre began. Loved "almost" all of it, darn you fromsoft with those poison lakes/swamps
I never thought about it, but I feel for Ludwig the same way. 5 or 6 playthroughs and I've never once been able to bring myself to tell him the truth about the church hunters... Great video, even better game
The worst part is the farming and repetition. I love in videogame when you can save, in real life you can`t do that. In Bloodborne is the same, you must do the same thing over and over again.
i've played all of the Souls games, and yeh been playing Bloodborne for 6 yrs now, and it's still my favorite, cause of the Lore, setting, boss designs and the cosmic horror
One thing people dont give bb's healing system is that youre healing items are kept sepearte from your inventory. Meaning you have more room to use other stuff. I can fit all my hunter tools and other items and i never have to cycle back just to switch to my healing item like with elden ring
If any game out there deserves a remaster or remake, it’s this one. The fact that it’s still considered one of the best games ever made while having so many technical limitations is just a testament to how next level it truly is.
Fromsoft games all have one thing is common: they make me want to bash my brains out against the wall in frustration. Seriously I don't get the appeal? I like challenging games like Ninja Gaiden but when its ridiculous to the point of spending days upon days trying to get past one part its ridiculous!! Life is stressful enough let alone getting all stressed out over a videogame.
The beginning of your video is so true. For me it happened in Demon souls on PS3. I had no idea what I was doing, no idea what the point of the game was and eventually just quit (Tbf I was a kid) Bloodborne mobs to me are the hardest part of the game in the beginning as well since you don’t have access to leveling up and aren’t familiar with the combat yet
So, i just finished a bloodborne playthrough. And here are my thoughts. As a game, it's a solid 9/10, and definitely a masterpiece. In the base game, i feel like there could've been a couple of better bossees. You have some really insane bosses like Gehrman, Vicar Amelia, Cleric Beast, and Martyr logarious, but then you have bosses like micolash, celestial emisarries, and witches of hemwick. For me, the best part of the base game was the level design. It was so interconnected, and i enjoyed it soo much. Then the dlc came... and holy shit that's a 10/10 game. it's up there with shadow of the erdtree. Holy shit was the dlc insane, having 3 of the best bosses of all time + that bloodborne level design.
One of the only games i was dedicated to platinum, the defiled chalice was something fierce but so worth it. Love this game so much and the dlc was amazing.
Exactly about giving it time to click. I always remember back when I first played Dark Souls it took me 8 hours to ring the first bell. By the time I beat the game and went for play through 2 the first bell took 30 min or so
That said I think Dark Souls has more variety what comes to environments. The DLC is also better. While The Old Hunters DLC is not bad by any means it is pretty much more of the same and does not stand out that much. Meanwhile in Dark Souls 1 the DLC is basically the icing on the cake that stands above the rest of the end game content.
“My only complaint is I wish there was more of it”. My exact words after getting platinum.
I just got mine this morning and it was the best gaming accomplishment I’ve ever had
When i felt that i realized that i had forgotten basically all the chalice dungeons, then i went in there and got so much cool stuff and amazing experiences lol
Im very close to get mine and theres is many builds to try out but cant help but to feel the same
I finally got the platinum and 100% the DLC and I still listen to lore and reviews of Bloodborne. I always get drawn back to complete a new run.
Bloodborne is absolutely unbelievable. I started the game for the first time about a year ago and didn’t play anything else for the few weeks until I got the platinum and then I was so sad when it was over. I just want more.
I love Ludwig's fight so much. Most of the bosses in this game become more erratic and wild as your fight progresses. But Ludwig does the opposite. After he sees his sword he regains some of his humanity and you two have a proper sword duel. He dies with dignity and that is beautiful.
I love Ludwig's fight ! I love the rythm, I love his music and I love his lore ! and yes I effing LIED through my teeth to him. I lied like I never lied since my schooldays and missing homeworks days... Laurence can go die for soooo many reason though (him and THE F^$^µù^$NG PILLARS OF HIS ARENA !!!!)
The song gives me chills 😊
Orphan of kos is as good as ludwig imo. Both are really funny. Im about to new game +++ them with 99 insight.
And then if you wear church garb he speaks to you after as if you’re one of his followers, so you can send him off with pride or despair over his hunters’ legacy
@@kuronaialtani LIE! LIE THROUGH YOUR TEETHS TO HIM! HE'S HAD ENOUGH PAIN!
The thing I love about blood borne is that’s it’s a game first and foremost, too many games nowadays are trying to be 8+ hours movies with a game around it. It’s so nice to actually PLAY a game instead of watching it half the time
YES!! I only have so much time to play games and I dint want to watch most of it(red dead 2, witcher 3
yeah, for all its artistic and storytelling merit, at the end of the day its a goddamn blast of a game to play
My dad got me Bloodborne and Sekiro for Christmas, and I’ve been loving it. I had to watch fightincowboy’s guide to figure out how to go through central Yharnum since I didn’t know what I was doing, but now I’m in the area past the portal door after you go through that school thing where the weird “amygdala” grabs you.
Also, the way you described the difficulty is spot on in my experience. If I’m playing Sekiro and I’m struggling to beat a boss (like Genichiro for instance) I can keep dying to him, then randomly the fight just clicks, and I can hit all of the parries I used to think were just bullshit attack strings. It’s weird, but I love it.
I hope that all the love and attention this game is still getting after all these years will eventually push Sony to release a remaster.
Bloodborne literally trending every other week on twitter and people still get high amount of interaction for bloodborne. Sony probably just dont have the money to pay from soft exclusivity.
@@RainingFlow19sony owns the IP they could have any development studio make it
@@oukeith the problem is that when bluepoint remade demon souls people mad it destroy the original art design. There very few studios that can remake or do a sequel for a very beloved IP and when a high caliber studio like bluepoint got criticized its understandable sony may be hesitant.
@@RainingFlow19I'm fine with a PC porting
I'm fine with the graphic
Or even better.. they could make a new one?
The only bad thing I can say about bloodborne is the 30fps, the frame times, no alternative port?!?! And the fact that I didn't play it sooner. It was the reason I got a PS4 besides waiting for KH3. 10/10 such an amazing game. Will play again, it's like the perfect Halloween game.
Oh and congrats sir, you get a sub.
How disappointed were you from KH3?
So many bought a ps4 just for BB....... including myself.
Ive played this game to death, and not once did I find myself wanting more frames per second.
@@Kweeshonly when the bosses explode with blood, because it would be sick to experience that without the immersion breaking frame drops that happen every single time bar none
the 30 fps lock is pound for pound what makes this the worst soulsborne. im sorry but somebody has to say it, atleast on DS2 I get 60 frames.
I think how bloodborne feels the most difficult at the beginning and end of the game makes it that much better. I first played elden ring as an intro to the soulsborne games. I usually could complete the bosses in bloodborne first try but they always felt more cinematic than even the elden ring bosses. I also thought the story and lore of the characters and bosses were way more enticing than what I've read of the dark souls and elden ring lore. Very fun and enjoyable video!
Bloodborne was probably the easiest for me.
Rally mechanic to heal, instead of rolling you’re dashing so the I-frames are blatant(as in easier to time), the parry is the easiest one and is ranged. Felt really “hack & slash-y”
Easiest boss cast of any FromSoft game imo
@@StripedJacket none of the fromsoft games are that hard imo. they only get that reputation because people who literally never play games struggle with them
@@solemaniharami3963 I disagree, Sure there is that overall starting difficulty in souls games, but all in all I would also agree that Bloodborne was easiest in the series. Maybe not as easy as Dark souls 1, but DS1 is overal meant to be an introduction game I feel.
Bloodborne is a very intersting and wild world, but it's overall just less appealing to overal people because it's less intuitive. The souls games have a much more simple and understandable mechanics with a lot of room for punishing wrongdoing, Bloodborne a bit less in both regards. I recently went thro Bloodborne and found a lot of the game lacking in real explination like the simple things in Souls games anyone would/could understand. BT/ARC in Bloodborne is no where near as interesting as having the option to do Magic/Faith build.
Also did the game EVER tell you what Insight does??
@@StripedJacketpersonally I think demon souls had the easiest boss cast out of all the games
@@solemaniharami3963ya I agree the difficulty is definitely exaggerated. While they are harder than most other modern games, they’re not *that* hard.
I love the combat in this game. I’m currently playing dark souls but the combat compared is just a lot more boring compared to bloodborne combat wise. The bosses are really good tho
I just finished DS3 and man, I loved it but some parts really sucked. I had to take up to a week break multiple times because it was a slog to get through. Bloodborne I played through 6 times across 4 characters and could play through it 6 more times and enjoy it.
Take it from me man. If you loved bloodborne and want more, play either Sekiro or Elden Ring.
Dark souls 3 works too if you uses the theif class. As for the other games? Nah
The original dark souls is just really old so will definitely feel clunky. Same with DS2
DS3’s combat is my favorite since it can be so varied.
Bloodborne is great and pretty different though with the Hack & Slash feel, rally mechanic to heal after getting hit, 20 blood vials, ranged parry, and the dash being a lot easier to time since you don’t roll (unless you want to roll)
I think only a few DS3 weapons can give you that feeling but personally liked the varying feel both games have. (I like that the Hunter is fast & agile, while the Ashen One can be agile or in the middle or heavy)
have you tried sekiro
@A I just started it the other day. Man I love it but it's a learning curve. Almost beat Oniwa twice but he gets me when I almost have him. I'm going to get him today or tomorrow if I have time to play.
bloodborne was actually my first ever souls game and it’s still amazing for me. I still come back once a year for a new playthrough
My first souls like is Sekiro. Playing it rn. Awesome game
Mine was ds3
same. Bloodborne was the game that made me into From Software games
@@MareSrbijai beat sekiro lately. What a satisfaction😊😅
"A hunter must hunt"
Played a lot of Games, 36 years of gaming, started with atari, Sega, Master S, Drive, all Nintendos, all PlayStations but
my favourite game ever is bloodborne 10/10 !!!
*a hoonter must hoont
I'm hoping TH-cam pushes this like it pushed the last one. Either way, just keep doing what you're doing and keep covering what you genuinely enjoy. It makes a good watch, and deserves the attention the Fallout video received.
Thank you, it's in the almighty algorithm's hands now lol
@@stankmedia Bloodborne fans starve for content, this has a lot of potential, after all I found this video on my for you page
it did
100K views, yeah it pushed it lol
Bloodborne also has the greatest voice acting in all of videogames. Every single character is perfect.
@modi the tone effects the voice acting, I think. Elden Ring is triumphant, sad, you're rising up to be something great and will take it by force. Bloodborne is very mysterious, somber, creepy, you're wandering around and constantly feel like people know more then you do, and something is watching you
eh i love bb probably my goat but thats a bit of a stretch
No. That honor goes to Metal Gear. Bloodbornes voiceacting is sorta easy to do, because everyones a sinister/insane character. It's good, but faaaar from the greatest.
@@ihuh1000not a stretch at all
@@DibsEquippednope
Loved this video dude. Bloodborne is also my favourite game of all time and at this point I’ve lost count of how many hours I’ve put into this game. Yharnam is just so captivating as a setting and the gameplay is some of the best I’ve ever seen in a video game. I love to hear others talk passionately about this game.
The lore and the idea of higher planes of existence and beings that exist within them that are in the physical world but our minds can’t see it. I love this game
If you want a book that gives you a Souls/Borne feeling, read The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. He did this in the 80s, and Miyazaki was the only game dev to get wise and put that atmo into a game.
This title Is what I’ve been feeling since I first beat Cleric Beast. The literal best setting ever in a game.
I appreciate your love for this game. It definitely deserves it. The shadows of yharnam are a great boss though imo.
I was so scared to play this game for so long, but watched my ex play it and fell in love with it. finally decided to try it a few weeks ago and i'm obsessed. you also perfectly explained that aggressive playstyle we're forced into. Also, the beasts don't move like AI at ALL!!!!
Love your video's dude, great quality and wonderful execution (and opinions)!
I think they got really good after dark souls 2 with animating their enemies.
In BB, DS3, Sekiro & Elden ring they all feel “alive”. Idk non fromsoft games don’t scratch that itch for me
Another cool thing I discovered while doing my BL4 run is that sometimes an enemy's second attack is easier to parry than the first. Dodge once, parry and Gehrman goes down.
You’re spitting facts man. I went from quitting at the first enemy years ago to beating every non-Sekiro souls game 10 time 😅
Dark souls isn’t easy, but video game media and word of mouth has tricked a lot of folks into thinking souls is harder than it truly is lol
I love this reply. I'm someone in the "every non-Sekiro souls game" camp. I enjoy parrying but not so much that I want an entire game centered on it. I'll take agility and rolling every time.
3:26 I agree with this point for sure. I’ve tried Bloodborne twice I think before now and each time didn’t make it to Father Gascoigne. Before my first playthrough I had played Sekiro and first tried got my PS4. I tried it again after playing Elden Ring. Both times I had trouble getting into the different weapons and combat system. Still besides Bloodborne I’ve only played Sekiro and Elden Ring both a few times and no other full FromSoft games. I’ve started Demons Souls on PS5.
After I finish this playthrough of Bloodborne which I am really enjoying now that I am enjoying the combat and found a weapon I enjoy…. I’ll probably move to finish Demons Souls as well. Hopefully I’ll be able to adjust to it as well.
But my original point of the comment… I definitely needed to work to learn and eventually enjoy the combat. Once I did… I really started enjoying it.
The posibilty of a Bloodborne Pc Port is the reason I get up in the morning.
"Why did Blood Vials go back to being a consumable healing item when they had already invented the Estus Flask?"
This bothered me for the longest time. Like you, I could never understand why they made this seemingly bad choice. Recently it finally dawned on me.
It's because of Rally, which is unique to BB. Every design choice in BB is meant to encourage aggressive play, including Rally; when you take damage, Rally will encourage you to behave offensively rather than defensively as you would in Dark Souls.
And what better way to encourage this even further than to make the healing item consumable? Now, the player will REALLY prefer not to waste a consumable item, so they are even MORE likely to go on the offensive to get that health back for free.
It is still a poor design choice in my opinion. If you learn or/and struggle with a boss you get punished even harder having to farm blood vials after a few tries if you run out of them.
This quite often ruins the great boss experience you would otherwise have in this game.
@@englorious thats a possibility, yes. In practice, I personally find it extremely rare to actually run out of them. The game provides you with a ton as you explore, and then I usually buy a few with whatever I have left after leveling up. But for someone who is struggling, it can indeed be pretty punishing.
"I found a few movies and books here and there that have gotten close to giving the same feeling as Yharnam does"
*shows a clip of the movie that inspired Miyazaki to make bloodborne*
My Bloodborne starting experience was the same way lol. It was my first From Soft game, so once I lost about 3 times to Gascoigne, I left for about 5 years, tried it again one day out of boredom, having beaten Demon Souls Remake, and wanting to like it like everyone else, and it is now my favorite From Soft game. The OST, the costume designs, the environments, the combat mechanics, the elusive story, the disquieting NPCs... I adore it so much.
About the Chalice Dungeons you go through to reach Queen Yarnham, those actually are handcrafted by actual humans.
As for the rest, the Tomb Prospecters community discovered that they were, in fact, not procedurally generated and that there is just a ton of them. Oh, and they mapped every single one of them
Eight years later, the hype is still as great as it was after one year.
Bloodborne changed everything for me.
I never understood these types of games, it was too hard for me, I didint understand what todo, I kept going back to it for months and one day it just clicked. Fromsoftware games got me through the boredom of sobriety.
When I first started bloodborne, it was my first souls game. I thought the starting area of yarnham was the whole game. It was so massive, and there was so much to do. I kept discovering more things so you can imagine the awe I felt when I started discovering the rest of the game, I spent hours just exploring the opening area
BB was my first FromSoft game and I love seeing other hunters gush about it. I flip flop between BB and Sekiro as not only my favorite FromSoft games but as best games ever. I think lore and atmosphere goes to BB hands down but Sekiro combat is just mwa 👌 a chef’s kiss. Great video looking forward to more souls content
going into central yharnam for the first time is something else
Sekiro was just such a like perfect distillation of badass ninja combat. It's like the apex of the Arkham/Assassin's creed formula.
Totally agreed. In addition to having a super fun combat system, Sekiro also pretty much ironed out every flaw the Souls games had: no annoying boss runbacks, consistent difficulty increase (as opposed to souls where the final boss is often a total wimp), no dumb weapon upgrade system, the ability to re-fight bosses. Sekiro's gameplay absolutely just perfect and I never had a single complaint playing it. But Bloodborne's aesthetics and art direction just blows everything else out of the water and is still overall my favourite game.
i tried playing bloodborne in 2017 and it was so hard for me cuz i couldnt get past central yharnam so i didnt touch it for years. then last year i was like i really wanna try it again and it ended up being my favorite game of all time! also has the best FS story/lore imo. gr8 video!
yupe it's also my favourite games of all time..after bloodbourne i started to love darksoul and elden ring games... first play ,after died soo many times i thought i'm gonna quit playing but turns out i'm obsessed with this games after learn the games strategy and how to become powerful hunter.. the gothic environment is one of the factors that turns me on..
The world is split into two kinds of people when it comes to Bloodborne.
People that realise it's a masterpiece, and people that never gave it a chance or didn't play it
Or just gave up
I I must have a good 700+ hours in bloodborne, and to this day!! I did not know you could talk to Ludwig's head with the church outfit on for dialogue!
Side note, I just looked at your subs, the quality of this was so good, I just expected you to have like 70-100k at least!
Oh well, add one more :)
Bloodborne is by no means flawless, I’d say HK is the closest I’ve played to a game like that, but in art I don’t want no flaws, I just want something special. Which is why bloodborne is my favourite game ever and probably always will be
I personally love the shadows boss fight. Only because it's the transition from gothic horror to cosmic horror.
Died 34 times to Ludwig the first run in NG+ (most of us had to go to NG+ to activate the Hunter’s nightmare). Now he’s a breeze. I spent 90% of my time Tomb Prospecting.
Took me 20 my first time and 5 the second. Still the hardest in any souls game
Just started it a week ago after 1000 hours of Elden ring.
This game is art, love it so far. Absurd they didn’t give it the updated treatment other souls games did.
The insight system is the perfect video game version of the sanity system from the Cthulu games. The more you experience the more you see until you suddenly are seeing the "world" for what it is and it's horrifying.
This video is really well edited and makes me want to play Bloodborne somehow more than I already do. Congrats!
Edit: in watching more, congrats on completing the dungeons XD
😅 I love the chalices and Yahargul for their lore implications. The one reborn makes me laugh with it's funny sounds - and the chanting in that area is WICKED
The Shadows of Yarnham are a great boss. They're a prime example of From Software creating a finetuned multiboss AI. As opposed to the Elden Ring multi-retards where for some reason they didn't even try.
You and I have the same story when it comes to Bloodborne. I was horrible at Bloodborne the very first time I played. I knew nothing about how anything worked and started to think I was being punished for dying. I had given up on it for 7 years. Then I picked it back up and started learning about the dodging and the parrying. I even realized that the reason things were getting harder was because my weapon needed to be repaired. Now I still struggle on some parts but, I can beat most bosses the first try.
Great video, just finished my first playthrough and I can't get enough of the game. I didn't mind any of the "bad bosses" you named; instead I appreciated the variety. And for most of those, you have the option of an NPC summon if you want to make them less ganky. The Chalice Dungeons are fun during a first playthrough if you want to go hunting for better gems and loot, but once you get through the main story there's little motivation to play them and they become tedious quickly.
My main negative is how few Blood Chunks and Blood Rocks you can get in a single playthrough; it would be nice to be able to experiment with other weapons more easily. But that's true of all Fromsoft games. Oh and no character respec in this one either.
Bloodborne was my first soulsborne game, I remember starting it just stressed and intimidated because of the amount of people talking about how hard these games are. I ended up playing through maybe to before or after rom I just stopped because how hard it was I took some time off and eventually went back to it and I just fell in love with it because of the lore, the story, the cosmic horror behind it, it was just amazing. I’m glad to say that I’m a huge soulsborne fan now and when I went to play dark souls 1 I did it with no shields so thanks bloodborne
As a huge Fromsoft fanboy........... you are correct. Good video man
I just want to point out the chalices required for the platinum the ones most people do since unlike me most people seem to ignore the root chalice dungeons are not actually procedural. They are set in stone. They were crafted by a person and not random.
My Rom advice: play it like you run the ball in Madden. Hold the sprint button while running through the spiders like Barry Sanders, go in for a couple hits, run away, repeat. It's one of my favorite fights now
I recently played BloodBorne for the first time after playing Dark Souls 1 and 3. I was one of those players with the finger costantly clutching the L1 button, so I was a bit worried about not having a shield. I was so wrong. The game makes it a point to make you feel strong, you are the hunter and they are the prey. The rally mechanic is incredibly good and I actually like the blood vials system, as it allows longer exploration. I ended up finishing the game and obtaining the platinum, having killed most of the bosses on my first try (including defiled Amygdala). All in all, incredible experience, 12/10
It was my birthday yesterday and my gf managed to get me a PS5. I haven't played Bloodborne in like 7 years. I owned it on my PS4, so now with the PS5 I was excited to play Bloodborne again. It worked. Although.. I found the graphics kind of meh, combat felt kind of clunky and the framerate is horrible. Compared to my expensive PC running Elden Ring or something. I just couldn't do it. Maybe I'll give it another shot tonight when I get home from work.. but Demon Souls was free, so I'll probably play that and pray they remaster Bloodborne.
"THE SPIDER'S THREAD" by Ryuunosuke Akutagawa, first published 1918:
One day, the Buddha was strolling alone along the edge of a lotus pond in Paradise. The blooming lotus flowers in the pond were each pure white like jewels, and the place was filled with the indescribably wondrous fragrance continually emitted from each flower's golden centre. It was morning in Paradise.
After a time, the Buddha paused at the edge of the pond and from between the lotus leaves that covered it saw a glimpse of the state of things below. Now this celestial pond just happened to lie directly over Hell, and peering through that crystal-clear water was like looking through a magnifying glass at the Sanzu River and the Needle Mountain.
Buddha saw there, in the depths of Hell, a single man writhing along with the other sinners. This man was named Kandata, and he had been a notorious thief who had performed murder and arson and other acts of evil. In his past, however, he had performed just one good deed: one day, when walking through the deep forest, he saw a spider crawling along the road. At first he raised his foot to crush it, but suddenly he changed his mind and stopped, saying, "No, small though it may be, a spider, too, has life. It would be a pity to meaninglessly end it," and so he did not kill it.
Looking down upon the captives in Hell the Buddha recalled this kind act that Kandata had performed, and thought to use his good deed as a way to save him from his fate. Looking aside, there on a jade-coloured lotus leaf he saw a single spider, spinning out a web of silver thread. The Buddha carefully took the spider's thread into his hand and lowered it straight down between the jewel-like white lotuses into the depths of Hell.
Kandata was floating and sinking along with the other sinners in the River of Blood at the bottom of Hell. It was pitch black no matter which way he looked, and the occasional glimpse of light that he could see in the darkness would turn out to be just the glint of the terrible Needle Mountain. How lonely he must have felt! All about him was the silence of the grave, the only occasional sound being a faint sigh from one of the damned. Those who were so evil as to be sent to this place were exhausted by its various torments, and left without even the strength to cry out. Even the great thief Kandata could only squirm like a dying frog as he choked in the River of Blood.
But one day, raising up his head and glancing at the sky above the lake, in the empty darkness Kandata saw a silver spider's thread being lowered from the ceiling so far, far away. The thread seemed almost afraid to be seen, emitting a frail, constant light as it came down to just above Kandata's head. Seeing this, Kandata couldn't help but clap his hands in joy. If he were to cling to this thread and climb up it, he may be able to climb out of Hell! Perhaps he could even climb all the way to Paradise! Then he would never be chased up the Needle Mountain, nor drowned in the River of Blood ever again.
Thinking so, he firmly grasped the spider's thread with both hands and began to climb the thread, higher and higher. Having once been a great thief, he was used to tasks such as this. But the distance between Hell and Paradise is tens of thousands of miles, and so it would seem that no amount of effort would make this an easy journey. After climbing for some time Kandata tired, he couldn't climb any higher. Having no other recourse, he hung there from the thread, resting, and while doing so he looked down below.
He saw that he had made a good deal of progress. The River of Blood that he had been trapped in was now hidden in the darkness below, and he had even climbed higher than the dimly glowing Needle Mountain. If he could keep up this pace, perhaps he could escape from Hell after all. Kandata grasped the thread with both hands and laughingly spoke in a voice that he hadn't used in the many years since he had come here, "I've done it! I've done it!"
Looking down, however, what did he see but an endless queue of sinners, intently following him up the thread like a line of ants! Seeing this, surprise and fear kept Kandata hanging there for a time with mouth open and eyes blinking like a fool. How could this slender spider's thread, which should break even under just his weight alone, support the weight of all these other people? If the thread were to snap, all of his effort would be wasted and he would fall back into Hell with the others! That just would not do. But even as he thought these thoughts, hundreds more, thousands more of the damned came crawling up from the Lake of Blood, forming a line and scurrying up the thread. If he didn't do something fast, surely the thread would snap and he would fall back down.
Kandata shouted, "Hey! You sinners! Who said you could climb up my thread?! This is my salvation, not yours! Get off! Get off!"
Though the thread had been fine until just then, with these words it snapped right where Kandata held it. Poor Kandata fell head-first through the air, spinning like a top, right down through the darkness. The severed end of the spider's silver thread hung there, suspended from heaven, shining with its pale light in that moonless, starless sky.
The Buddha stood in Paradise at the edge of the lotus pond, silently watching these events. After Kandata sank like a stone to the bottom of the River of Blood, he sadly shook his head and continued his stroll. He must have been surprised that even after Kandata had suffered such severe punishment his lack of compassion would lead him right back into Hell.
Yet the lotus blossoms in the lotus ponds of Paradise care nothing about such matters. Their jewel-like white flowers waved about the feet of the Buddha, and each flower's golden centre continuously filled the place with their indescribably wondrous fragrance. It was almost noon in Paradise.
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And that is why the Hunter's Nightmare looks the way it does, with Yharnam's needle-like spires and steeples and its flowing river of blood. It's what Ludwig is referring to when he asks if you have seen the thread of light; just a hair, a fleeting thing, that he clung to, steeped as he was in the stench of blood and beasts. It's what the Caryll Rune "Guidance," of which there are two, one held by Ludwig in the Research Hall's basement, and the other held by a crow at the very top of the Research Hall tower, represents. And it's why there are Nightmare Apostles, Spiders, in Mergo's Loft.
Incidentally, the gates of Hell in Buddhism are typically said to be guarded by two Oni: Gozu, the Ox-Head, and Mezu, the Horse-Face... And if Laurence hadn't gotten lost, if he had been in the right Nightmare Cathedral, the one in which is head is located, then he would've been close enough to Ludwig to make them back-to-back bosses, or possibly even a dual boss...
I'd love to forget everything about this game, And experience it again, Truly a Masterpiece. This game came out 8 years ago and still is the best FromSoft game In my opinion
There's also a upcoming game that looks pretty simular to Bloodborne "Lies of P" One of the weapons shows a clear copy of the "Whirligig Saw" So this could be great.
Dude! Thank you.
I had never played a souls game previously and had just downloaded Bloodborne with my PS Pro account a couple days ago. I rage quit yesterday twice, first after just dying over and over when starting out and then again after dying 10 times in the Father Gascoigne boss fight. Your pep talk really inspired me and reminded me how I always tell my kids that you have to be willing to be foolish at something first if you ever want to get better at it. And I’m not exactly sure what happened - maybe it just took my stress and anxiety away - but I just started it back up a few hours ago and killed my first boss on the first try (the optional one on the bridge in the first area) and then took out the Father on my second attempt. It’s like the game slowed down for me and, instead of being terrified of dying, I simply embraced the fact that I needed to to get better. Surviving the werewolf transformation for the first time was so invigorating. Thanks again!
wow I'm glad I could help. I remember a big thing that helped me was shifting my perspective on dying in the games. Realizing that it's part of the game and part of learning not a failure.
My favorite souls game as well, also I noticed those Berserk volumes, man of culture
After I finish Elden Ring I might give Bloodborne another shot, thank you for the perspective
The love I have for this game is out of this world I had only played one “difficult” game prior to the souls games and it was cuphead and it left me wanting more of the same. Then I played dark souls 3 and while I was able to scrape a full playthrough of the main and both DLCs I still didn’t comprehend the full picture of souls games my next stop was bloodborne and it’s the game that made me into the monster I am today.
2:32 I love how souls games don't have a difficulty slider mostly because games that don't have a slider usually have the perfect balance of difficulty and is exactly the way the game was intended to be played
Bloodborne is a pure masterpiece.
It still blows my mind to think of the creative and writing process of such a majestic piece of Art.
Your points on rally are really good but also it is additionally a tool for skilled players allowing those that know when they can take a hit and keep attacking to both regen health and deal extra damage. It can really make the game feel like a blood bath all out brawl
Seeing so many people playing this game in the last months and appreciate it makes me so happy! It's one of my favourite games of all time, a true classic and it deserves all the love
got this game in the summer of 2016 and never went further than the second boss, I tried several times but the blood not being refillable and had to be grind always intimidated me,
after beating several souls like I decided to give it another shot and today I finally beat it and I feel the void after beating it, no matter how much youtube videos I watch praising the game and the lore, the void is still there
Went so deep into the maniac hunter mentality on my first playthrough that i basically steamrolled final 5 bosses without letting them hit me once, just due to how much damage my chikage was doing. It probably did make me way better at this type of game.
Damn I found the second phase Ludwig way easier
Yes with the him wielding sword he's way more predictable, but first phase with beast form his too unhinged, kinda like Gaurdian Ape from Sekiro😅
Almost everything described in the beginning here fits my experience with Sekiro, my first love in the FromSoft world.
I SUKCED AT IT, and I just couldn't understand why.. but when it cllicked.. oh boy.. the dance was on. And I've been hooked on their games ever since.
In retrospect, Bloodborne was their first true masterpiece and everything they made after is as close to perfection as you can get.
The lore alone of Bloodborne is a masterclass of storytelling when it comes to videogames. Everything is so coherent and vibrant with details!
Other studios should really take notes instead of crippling the players with endless boring cutscenes and pointless dialogue.... they don't know how to tell a story that actually fits an interactive medium.
18:08 yeah i can feel why people don't like the healing system, but in my opinion the vials's system is pretty accurate to lore: you're a hunter who continiously takes beasts/monsters's blood, and blood (not the church blood) is basically a medicine for the hunters.
I finished my first playthrough of Bloodborne on Thursday and it was amazing for my first Soulsborne game. I can't wait to start Elden Ring or Dark souls. I've always wanted to play a souls game, and I really enjoyed it! Can't wait to play more.
welcome to a lifelong obsession my friend
@@stankmedia hopefully I can handle the bosses and deaths. I don't remember how many times I died in my first bloodborne playthrough, but I'll definitely die more in Elden Ring.
@@lukebarroso449 just a fair warning elden ring can be grindy. What I like about bloodborne is they have the dungeon for specific item or weapons or echoes you may need except the blood gems farm.
@@shadowsnake3867 i know bro. Compared to Elden Ring,
Bloodborne was a little easier, but I'm loving the stories of both so far. Absolutely awesome
@@lukebarroso449 but honestly after finishing elden ring and tried the second time I stopped at the middle as I felt the magic disappeared. I don't know that's just me. It didn't capture the level of story as bloodborne, sekiro, ds1 and ds3 for me. Don't know about demon souls didn't try it yet. Ds 2 was great too hated a ton of its mechanics. The problem with elden ring is that without guide the story can get confusing as it's open world you can get the story mixed-up.
People just need to understand how these games work. There is no auto save like we are all used to. You have areas with a save spot. And every time you die, you restart there. So scour the area for items, kill enemies for currency to spend on leveling up and purchases. then it’s time to fight a boss. Make sure you spent all your money so you don’t lose it all dying to the boss over and over. Once you get it, it’s the most rewarding game series. I never thought I could beat any of them now it’s the opposite. I beat them all, including DLC. You will be learning new things for years to come including story elements. And the people that play these games are a great community.
Your comment about how anybody can beat up from soft game, I agree with a thousand percent. I played Eldon ring for the first time a couple months when it came out and was so horrible at it that I didn't pick it up for a year. And then I did follow a walk-through which helped me get comfortable with the game and pass my fear and like you said, things started clicking and I found myself loving it. So I went from there to play other from soft games and I am not by any means a great gamer. I'm also 44 years old. I'm currently playing Bloodborne now and just beat the base game and I'm getting ready to start the DLC. It is one of the best games and I've actually found it to be easier than a lot of other games from self has made. I think the playstyle is a lot closer to my preferred playstyle which is aggressive and fast but there are other games I find really hard. Dark souls 3 is probably the hardest game I've ever played in my life. But I'm sure there are people that think it's easy. I think the biggest thing that keeps people from jumping in the from soft games is both the fear of playing a game that's going to crush them until they get the hang of it but also there is a community around it with a special group of people that are a bit elitist and think that because they can parry every boss in a game or beat the game without leveling up or whatever the case is they treat other people like crap.
“Ron is designed to annoy you as oppose to making you use any of the skills you’ve learnt so far” holy fuck I couldn’t agree more pretty much the whole fight is just running around trying not to get 1 shot by a bunch of spiders whilst also trying to keep an eye on Ron so you can see when he does his stupid comet meteor attack
Lady Maria was def the hardest for me, she was just so fast. I got stuck on Ludwig too, but it was Maria that made me take like a two week break. I think she was more frustrating bc I would get so close and then too brave and I always died.
For me it was Mergo’s wet nurse 😭
Her battle would glitch and remain in that one dark mode. She’d just insta-kill me too since I don’t upgrade health
Outside that I’ve never had problems with that bosses difficulty wise as far as I remember.
Ludwig gave me a true battle
They were fun & challenging fights throughout though
@@StripedJacket I think I really enjoyed Bloodborne because I came from playing Demon's Souls, which seems to have a cheese for almost every boss. Bloodborne gave me all these great bosses that put up a challenge for me but also didn't make me frustrated or want to just beat them as fast and easy as possible to get it over with. I had challenges but nothing felt insurmountable. And the change from the Souls way of always using a shield into just having a gun and needing to be aggressive really improved the entire experience for me.
@@kaitlynblount7683 agreed, the hack & slash like style was really enjoyable
Rom and Ebrietas are Bed of Chaos level terribly designed bosses
20:55 one of the best voice acting performences ever always breaks my heart
Bed of chaos is a thousand times worse.
I remember the first time I came into Ludwig’s arena and fought him, the music, the boss or just everything about it just clicked
(Ive fought him 23 times since then)
10:00 1000% agree! That’s why I personally feel the bosses in Elden Ring DLC are weird cause the fast pace doesn’t fit the mechanism of ER so well, no mention those crazy AOE.
playing this game on lsd really displays how mf depressing and awful the setting is. like walking into the fishing halmet made me want to go outside and cry
I don’t do LSD anymore but when I did and used to play Bloodborne it made my blood pump like no other. It sounds messed up but I felt like the hunter and the thrill of the chase was electric. Just running around slaughtering everything in my path was so satisfying. Luckily I was good enough to still play well while tripping 🤣
After consuming 3 umbilical cords… god I love this game 😭😭
For real though, genuinely awesome video, I hope this vid helps you get the recognition you deserve, this is so much better than most content on the platform
Thank you, I'm still used to posting videos and getting like 5 views so I'm just glad people are enjoying them
Goddamn I wish there was more too. I've pumped so many hours in this game and it always surprises me an hits the feels hard. Great video dude, love it.
This was my second fromsoft game after Elden Ring. I’d been scared for so long to play them, and tbh, if you’re a gamer in the sense of just playing CoD or sports games you’ll definitely struggle with these games, but I came from the n64/ps1 era and over the years have played every style, and I have to say that these games just feel so refreshing and nostalgic, it reminds me of an old games challenge. Idk why I was so scared to play all these years
I love this game. as someone who has played these games since ds1. I thought for the majority of the playthrough it was just hunters and beasts. But then the game exposes you to the cosmos. And it did all but grow eyes in my head because I was NOT expecting it.
Not to mention this was the first time fromsoft had completely alien animations. Even Elden ring has very dark souls animations.
AND THE MUSIC! I may be different here but this game has some of the best OSTs. and those who evaluate them can tell almost you the story of the bosses from just listening. The horn sections bring up themes of grandeur and royalty but it has an underlying deceptive nature to it.
This game was one of the most original pieces of art to come from fromsoft. And that says something given it’s company.
Great video you had many good points that I agree with. Btw love the final fantasy X music when you used it
Central Yharnam IS the most brutal area of the game.
Out of all the souls game, I haver never the seen any of them get the same amount of love a bloodborne. The game is still getting millions of views after all these years and the playerbase is still active
amazing video man you have earned a sub and aslo Bloodborne has got to be one of the best games ever made the combat is nice and smooth the story is amazing but confusing the gothic and dark location this game takes place in really sets this game apart from other games the transforming weapons has got to be one of the best parts of this game that's what makes Bloodborne so unique from other souls games and also the outfits are amazing each outfit has his own design and feel I was also struggling the first time I played it but look at me now having beaten the game 4 times and having the platinum in just 3 months
So glad I found this video. I played bloodborne in covid lockdown and it's been my favorite ever since, even got a tattoo of my boy Spider Patches. Great video dude, happy to sub
I've wanted to get tattoos for a while but I'm an overthinker and they can be expensive so I haven't done it yet
Sekiro would like a word with you...but I feel you man. Bloodborne literally got me into the souls/fromsoft games. I got it years ago got frustrated at deleted it. Then the hype for elden ring came rushing in bulldozing everything in its path. So I listened to some people play bloodborne to get ready. Again I got whooped but instead of deleting it like years before I watch a guide. Then 5 minutes in I understood the parry mechanic and my fascination with this genre began. Loved "almost" all of it, darn you fromsoft with those poison lakes/swamps
"Till you're on a t-shirt" LMAO
I never thought about it, but I feel for Ludwig the same way. 5 or 6 playthroughs and I've never once been able to bring myself to tell him the truth about the church hunters...
Great video, even better game
As a fellow “brotherhood of the wolf” fan. It was nice to see that reference in there with similar feels.
The worst part is the farming and repetition. I love in videogame when you can save, in real life you can`t do that. In Bloodborne is the same, you must do the same thing over and over again.
i've played all of the Souls games, and yeh been playing Bloodborne for 6 yrs now, and it's still my favorite, cause of the Lore, setting, boss designs and the cosmic horror
One thing people dont give bb's healing system is that youre healing items are kept sepearte from your inventory. Meaning you have more room to use other stuff. I can fit all my hunter tools and other items and i never have to cycle back just to switch to my healing item like with elden ring
If any game out there deserves a remaster or remake, it’s this one. The fact that it’s still considered one of the best games ever made while having so many technical limitations is just a testament to how next level it truly is.
Hands down still the GOAT. Elden Ring is not even in the same universe.
Bloodborne is simply the greatest game ever made. Objectively.
I love the fact that he’s editing in kingdom hearts 2 boss music periodically
i just fkn LOVE first time bloodborne players telling their experiences with the game.
Fromsoft games all have one thing is common: they make me want to bash my brains out against the wall in frustration. Seriously I don't get the appeal? I like challenging games like Ninja Gaiden but when its ridiculous to the point of spending days upon days trying to get past one part its ridiculous!! Life is stressful enough let alone getting all stressed out over a videogame.
The beginning of your video is so true. For me it happened in Demon souls on PS3. I had no idea what I was doing, no idea what the point of the game was and eventually just quit (Tbf I was a kid)
Bloodborne mobs to me are the hardest part of the game in the beginning as well since you don’t have access to leveling up and aren’t familiar with the combat yet
one of my favorite platinums i’ve obtained, if they dropped a 60fps patch i’d go back and replay it
I'm a simple man. I see a bloodborne glazing video I instant like.
So, i just finished a bloodborne playthrough. And here are my thoughts. As a game, it's a solid 9/10, and definitely a masterpiece. In the base game, i feel like there could've been a couple of better bossees. You have some really insane bosses like Gehrman, Vicar Amelia, Cleric Beast, and Martyr logarious, but then you have bosses like micolash, celestial emisarries, and witches of hemwick. For me, the best part of the base game was the level design. It was so interconnected, and i enjoyed it soo much. Then the dlc came... and holy shit that's a 10/10 game. it's up there with shadow of the erdtree. Holy shit was the dlc insane, having 3 of the best bosses of all time + that bloodborne level design.
One of the only games i was dedicated to platinum, the defiled chalice was something fierce but so worth it.
Love this game so much and the dlc was amazing.
Exactly about giving it time to click. I always remember back when I first played Dark Souls it took me 8 hours to ring the first bell. By the time I beat the game and went for play through 2 the first bell took 30 min or so
Its a great game. Also more approachable than Dark Souls and original Demon Souls.
The major downsides are 30 fps and rather shoddy antialiasing.
That said I think Dark Souls has more variety what comes to environments. The DLC is also better. While The Old Hunters DLC is not bad by any means it is pretty much more of the same and does not stand out that much.
Meanwhile in Dark Souls 1 the DLC is basically the icing on the cake that stands above the rest of the end game content.