My Apology & Love Letter to Bloodborne - Bloodborne 2023 Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ย. 2024
- In this Bloodborne 2023 review I admit how many wrong assumptions I made about Bloodborne. Having now played almost the whole of Bloodborne and The Old Hunters DLC in 2021 - I wanted to outline the assumptions I made incorrectly about Bloodborne when it was first released in 2015. I made some snap judgements about the game and never looked back - until now.
This review is aimed at (hopefully) convincing anyone who is still on the fence about Bloodborne. I aim to answer the question "is Bloodborne worth it in 2023" for anyone who, like me, may have previously missed the game.
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It warms my heart that new people are discovering and adoring this masterpiece years on.
Yep, this is me, I picked this up a couple years ago and got absolutely slapped by Father Gascoigne my first go around and swore off this game forever. After getting good at some other action games like GoW and Nioh I recently came back to Bloodborne to challenge Gascoigne and actually bested him on my first try. After that I was hooked and finished the game, and now I'm working on the platinum. So good!
@@DavidFerneau ❤ Welcome to the club!
@@DavidFerneau I had that same experience but it was with undead legion on DS3. Took a 2 month hiatus then beat undead legion. Had to play all of Fromsoft’s games after that. Currently waiting to preorder Elden Ring.
Thats just the beast blood coursing through your veins.
@@DavidFerneau I’ve had the exact same experience lol I downloaded it when it was free and got shit on by gascoigne and I picked it up like a month ago and just finished it
There's only one type of person that doesn't like Bloodborne, people that never played it.
beat it 3 times, solo, without any help all times, still don't like it
@@Celatra Sure you did xbot. And ohh, 3 times? Those are some rookie numbers kid, try again.
the combat and atmosphere and level design are amazing no matter what, but i was disappointed to feel like there was no real reason to switch armors or weapons from the default ones. it takes a deeper understanding of the game to make more unique builds, but that part of the game is finally satisfied after at least 1 full playthrough. also farming blood vials and bullets kinda sucks especially with no direct lantern to lantern warping. if they patch lantern travel, 60fps, and port it to PC, I give it a 10/10
@@Space-Diver uhh i like have it all documented in archived streams and videos buddy
Yeah well i said i didnt like it so why would i bother play for longer than that?
Dark souls 3 and 2 are so much better
Got about 500 hours on each
@@Aycheffe this and there being no equip load etc is kinda shit and tbh thst you need to do chalice dungeons to get the best rare stuff is kinda tedious
Simply put, the greatest game ever made
No game is the "greatest game ever made" when opinions and individual thoughts exist, for example to me, dark souls is the best game ever made
For me that belongs to Dark Souls 1
It’s rdr2 for me
@@georgesabiantoun4665 yikes
Simply put: yes
I completed Bloodborne just a week ago for the first time. Easily one of my top most favorites games, made me fall in love.
the upper cathedral ward still gives me the chills. Playing it alone at night is scary
Playing it during day time, in a very well lit room without headphones was still scary as fuck, you can't even imagine how happy i was when i completed that area and didn't need to return.
Some other actual terrifying areas, at least for me, are Yahar'gul unseen village, Research Hall and the Fishing Hamlet.
+ honorable mentions for that part of Old Yharnam where a werewolf bursts through a door for a good jumpscare and that room with the huge spiders in Nightmare of Mensis
@@IRurushu the research hall gets me the most
Nothing beats the choir for me the music with the orphanage is just horrible
Co op?
Bergenwerth was ths scariest for me
This was the first FromSoftware game I ever tried and I remember hating it when I played it for the first time. I didn't understand why people liked a game that didn't "hold your hand" and didn't tell you where to go. I kept playing it and something just clicked. One of the most amazing games ever made.
Best PS4 game.
It’s wasted on that on that basic excuse for gaming hardware 😭😭 can’t wait for PC release
@@omnipotentgaming166 i know this need to happen its killing me that haven't...cant play fromsoft best hopefully pc release its not a long way off :(
Plus maybe it could run something better than 30 FPS. I'm drooling just thinking about it
@@omnipotentgaming166 No, no it isn't! But your comment is wasted with its Pc nerditory. The game is immense, and it wouldn't matter if I played it on a Pc that only 1% of Pc nerds own! Because it wouldn't make it any better! The only thing that would make it better is quicker loading times and I am sorry but no Pc is faster than Ps5! I know this because I have watched someone play Resi Evil 8 on a 3090 so I am guessing he has top quality SSD, now I have beaten RE8 in Ps5 with not 1 loading screen! Whilst watching this Pc gamer playing it on a Pc that 99.99% of Pc gamers haven't got! And it had loading screens all through it! Now don't get me wrong, they were like a couple of seconds long, but for a Pc that cost 3 to 5 grand? That is BS! I payed £450 for a platform with the best games that Pc nerds beg for! So then, the best experience is on the £450 hardware! By the way I own 4 Pc's and they are great for what I use them for, but gaming, it can't be beat when it comes to consoles! Gaming is about playing games not fps! Ps4 had games that look better than anything on Pc! That's 1.4Tflops of power and u talk about it being a
" waste "😂 If it wasn't for console and console gamers u Pc nerds would only have home made and indies to play! But because of these " wasted platforms " u get to beg for the best games in the industry, and u get to enjoy the multi-plats that only exists because of consoles and console gamers! I bet u own some old trash Pc that isn't much more powerful than the vanilla Ps4 anyways! But i have noticed all Pc nerds talk like they all own top notch Pc's when we know this isn't true and only about 1% of Pc gamers have top notch monitors and Pc's! Just enjoy your platform and pack in being a Pc fanboy who thinks waiting and hoping the best games in the industry come to your platform is what gaming is about. Platform fanboys man😂😂😂😂 whether it is console or Pc's, fanboys are idiots
@@mclloydeeee5973 😄 🎯 👌
I was in a deep depression when bloodborne launched and I don't think I'm overstating it to say this game literally saved my life. Plz sony for the love of god give us a ps5 version
Don't lose hope, July might hold some surprises for us :)
give us PC port
Bloodborne CARRIED the PS4 to success in its early days so there's almost no chance of Sony not releasing a PS5 port.
PC will have mods. Mods means more replayability and potential fan made extensions, and that's exciting.
@@Kavriel I'm certain you will get your pc port. However they cannot do that until it gets a ps5 upgrade more in line with what the pc version will be. If loyal sony fans only ever get the slightly terrible ps4 version they would be huge amounts of hate thrown at sony and I don't think there that dumb.
It’s a masterpiece. End of story!
Amen gonna try out ds3
A flawless masterpiece
“One playthrough isn’t enough” me on my 9th playthrough yeah that makes sense
Favorite game of all time.
Same
Mass Effect Trilogy, Bloodborne and Dark Souls Trilogy are my top 3 in that order.
Co op?
@@mjay8055 Wow. Really? I've been iffy about Mass Effect, but if DS and BB are your other top, I trust your word. Hahah.
@@Red_Eyed Yeah if you like Sci-Fi or RPG's you need to try Mass Effect (Legendary), so damn good
I've been avoiding any type of souls-like game from the moment i heard about their steep difficulty and learning curve but Bloodborne was the first FromSoft title that i've wanted to play the moment i saw gameplay footage of it. The aesthetic and overall structrual design of the world is extremely charming to me. That's why i was eyeing this title for so long yet i couldn't bring myself to actually play it but after 6 years i finally decided to give it a chance and finished through both the DLC and the main game. It was an incredible experience so i decided to start a ng+ right after finishing the game. Now i currently have atleast 60 to 50 hours of playtime on Bloodborne and i also finished Dark Souls 3 just recently as well. I advice other people to not get intimidated by the games difficulty and give these games a chance, i promise you won't regret it.
Im also new to from software games i cant coment on bb yet as iv not started it but i have just platinumed sekiro and it was a seriouse journey as you say there is a massive learning curve and at times i felt overwhelmed but with time we improve our skills and it makes us better gamers and we can appreciate to intracys of the games in a whole new level . Congrats on completeing bb and sorry for my spelling but english is not my first language also please look into sekiro as it is awesome
@@thetkida I'm glad you got into the series and congrats on your platinum! Just like you said as our skills improve with each boss encounter the feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction is what keeps us going. That's one of the reasons why i really want to continue on playing other souls-like games and try each one out so i'll definetly be checking out Sekiro as well. Thank you so much for the recommendation and i hope you give Bloodborne a try as well!
Congrats! And now, you'll want to see everything these games hold in store for you. My advice, don't listen to all the hate dark souls 2 gets, or write off the first game (or DS2 for that matter) for its clunkiness and slightly dated graphics/ feel. They're all amazing games in their own right, and do different things better than the other games. BB is almost unanimously the best game of all of them, but the others are great for different reasons. Kudos on jumping in and overcoming
@@ricardodarcangelo2437 I'l definetly be checking each one out. Thank you so much!
Check out Vaatividya's channel for souls game lore. Souls lore/metaphor/symbolism is incredibly deep.
There's a reason I have the Hunters Mark tattooed on my body, no matter how long I stay away from bloodborne, I always end up returning and loving every minute of this game, its by far my favourite game hands down.
The atmosphere, the soundtrack, the fast paced combat that encourages an aggressive brutal playing style, the general look of the areas, from the Victorian style of Central Yharnam to the harrowing and sickly look and feel of the Fishing Hamlet.
The bosses, Gascoigne, Vicar Amelia, Ludwig, Martyr Logarius the list goes on, each one a mixture of dark, disturbing and fear inducing excitement.
I've put over 1000 hours into Bloodborne and is one of the only games I have a platinum trophy for and I'm just glad you're enjoying the game dude, hopefully you continue to enjoy Bloodborne for many years to come like so many of us here.
Its half assed copy of the brand from berserk. I love from games but it is what it is.
I complited it 5+ times and today downloaded again after many years , trying to help newbies so guys if reading this comment, call for help i help you defeat the bosses!
@@Dr_SaltMaybe it has to do with the fact that Miyazaki is a huge berserk fan.
@@proudhellene5874 and? It doesn't remove the fact its copy.
@@Dr_Salt I am not disagreeing with you, just pointed out the reason.
As a big fan of Bloodborne I would say that the reviews you mentioned in the customization point weren't really wrong, not exactly anyway. Compared to even Demon's Souls, which has an extremely stripped down weapons list compared to Dark Souls or Dark Souls II, Bloodborne has an incredibly small weapons list. 15 main hand weapons, 11 offhand weapons (a few of which are garbage and one of which is a bad shield), and then 11 new main hand weapons and 5 new offhand weapons (one of which is a shield, this time a pretty good one) in the DLC. Armor-wise the base game of Bloodborne is full of cool armor sets but weapon-wise it's definitely a step down from the previous games, at least in terms of sheer variety.
The reason that nothing I wrote above really matters is that the style of Bloodborne's weapons are so much more memorable than many weapons in Demon's Souls, Dark Souls or Dark Souls II. Because Bloodborne has such a small list of weapons, each with such a distinctive visual design and play style, it makes each weapon feel distinct and unique from the others and they quickly become memorable. Meanwhile, the other Soulsborne games I listed have many times more weapons than Bloodborne even when you compare their base games with Bloodborne and its DLC, but many of their weapons have the exact same move set and have very similar artistic designs. For most weapons in the weapon categories in Demon's/Dark Souls I/II, the only thing that really changes between them is their damage numbers and stat scaling. In practice this means that while many of those weapons will be powerful and viable, none of them will be as memorable because you will have lots of options to choose from, most of which having very similar designs and aesthetics.
In short, Bloodborne proves the idea that sometimes less is more. The amount of weapon variety is objectively and undeniably less than in previous games, but the care and attention to detail that went into each one of Bloodborne's weapons is such that when you attempt to compare them to the weapons in the games that came before, for the overwhelming majority of those weapons there simply is no comparison. This is the point that those reviews missed, even though from a purely logistical perspective they were not incorrect.
Agreed and I consider this to Bloodborne's strength. I loved the Demon/Dark Souls games for sure. But always found the weapon, spell, archery, faith, magic, etc. etc. etc. options to be bloated and laborious. And allowed too many options for cheesing bosses just by hitting them with the one thing they were weak to such that they became trivial. Bloodborne didn't dumb down Dark Souls imo, it stripped away the bloat and fat leaving behind a lean and focused game. Exploiting boss weakness only got you so far so you had to get gud to prevail. The limited weapons gave you a chance to explore each one and feel the timing and the poise break and the hyper armor intrinsically in your bones. It removed character development options and forced you to master melee attacks and dodges while DS let you hide behind shields and spam ranged attacks, throw bombs. I think Bloodborne's leaner gameplay is 100% a feature not a bug.
I love the streamlined weapon choice of BB.
In DS you had so many weapons but only a handful were cool and usable.
I BB only one or two are not.
Every weapon in DS1 has a unique moveset tho lol
15 main hand trick weapons though - the transformation gives each one more moves and versatility than any other single weapon in the rest of the souls games, I'd say that makes up for it
I thought I'd put this game to bed but watching this makes me wanna go through it again. The immense sense of achievement I got getting out of the first area where bonfire is was awesome even if it was to be stripped away by the giant banging on the door lol. Great game
Hands down the best game I've ever played.
It doesn't matter that you're getting into it late, I'm glad you're enjoying it. That's all that matters.
It's my favorite game as well... it's world is unbelievable. I love horror and the super natural. The HP love craftian themes are amazing.
Yup I just Platinum this sucker too! Played it since release but dropped it a few times and decided to go on a soulsborne sekiro marathon because of elden ring and my god Bloodborne grew on me so well. Such a awesome game.
This game deserves to be hailed as one of the best games of all time. There is no “best”, but any list would be missing without this masterpiece on it
And the only patches were to fix exploits and improve load times. It was almost perfect at launch
Bloodborne is easily Fromsoftware's best game.
Yezzir
Personally like sekiro more
i like dark souls 3 more but not by a lot
Speaking of just gameplay DS3 is the perfect mix. Has a lot more variety
Yes Bloodborne with dark souls 3 and sekiro barely trailing . Sekiro was incredible my first time through the game the replay value on ds3 and Bloodborne are just incredible though I have made probably 20 different Bloodborne builds and probably 30 dark souls builds that's where the real value comes from for me . That and in Bloodborne case I just love the setting and atmosphere. Victorian + Lovecraftian = perfection .
Just finished my 4th Sekiro walkthrough and just ordered bloodborne a few minutes ago. I should have it by the end of this week, I'm so excited!
That great new good Hunter ,how you like it ?
Still a masterpiece, I liked to play it on my PS5
im trying to find a ps5 :(
@@zsuira There is but it's a mod
It’s on sale right now
If this game gets a 60fps update it would be the perfect game
@arfi juliansyah That would make it the undisputed greatest game, in my opinion.
Remake inbound
Why is that so important though? It plays anazing the way it is
@@SurferKroky framerate is key for precision in games like this
I had to uninstall the game 5 minutes in. It was nightmare playing 1080@30FPS on PS5.
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i subbed its in my 3 top games
Yeah I'm playing Dark Souls 2. It's REALLY fun, despite what people like Mauler say.
👍🏿 bloodborne is one of my favorite ps4 games as u can tell by my avatar lol. Good video
Now try out Sekiro
The Dark Souls trilogy games you would enjoy. I was a late gameplayer of Bloodborne too. I can't wait for FromSoftware's next new game "Elden Ring" in January next year.
It makes me so happy to see that the game has had a newfound popularity right before Elden Ring. It’s an absolute masterpiece.
I’m with you. I initially kinda clowned on this game and then I slowly started playing. Probably one of my favorite games of all time
Played this for the first time last year. My first souls game ever and believe me, the first 4 hours or more was a revelation for me. It was pretty hard, but quickly became one of my favorite games. Some of the bosses in MaxNG were insane.
Fully agree. After playing for a few years and finally getting the platinum trophy, I still feel like I’ve only scratched the surface.
I love watching this game being played. Sadly, being born with a missing hand, Bloodborne as well as the Souls games are simply impenetrable for me.
I'm not the type to demand easy mode. I have watched probably thousands of hours of runs in these games.
I hope you try, even if it takes years.
Squillakilla recently done a 1 handed playthough of sekiro, don't get me wrong, we all got different skill levels but nothing in gaming is impossible (unless the devs demand so)
I'm not lying when I say I've beaten the final boss to Sekiro with 1 hand.
BB and DS can't be played that way, but Sekiro definitely can, the style of gameplay focuses mostly on deflecting and attacking, if you can learn to switch hand positions to shift focus from attacking to moving very quickly, the entire game is playable very smoothly.
Will it be harder? Yes. Can you do it and feel like the most powerful person ever? Yes.
@@wobblywally-0 Ayyy, I see someone else played Sekiro 1 handed.
Much respect to you BOSS!! God bless you!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I just recently started playing souls games. My first one was like a year ago and they really are something special. It's only been a year and I already miss being the player that has no knowledge of the games.
A warm welcome to the community 🖤 may your journey grant you further eyes in the inside 🙇♂️
I finished Bloodborne for the first time few weeks ago
And I can't stop watching lore videos, I love the universe and I just want to replay it again
I only played and finished BB during April of this year, and it instantly became my second favorite game of all time, after I finished it I immediately loaded into NG+ no other game has made me do that! Also good video onos!
What's ur first fave ?
@@123NERDZ red dead redemption 2, but I still debate if bb should be first place
Red dead is amazing as well though I'm ngl
Greatest game of last gen
Agreed, I’ve put so many hours into it. Only game I’ve bothered to plat 🔥
Logarius kicked my ass the most but now that I'm op I post up outside his battle and help other defeat him and now I'm the one neating him over and over again. Feels good.
I see you had the same assumptions of the game I’m having right know, I’m thinking of trying out this game and this video completely convinced me to do so, thank you! I’m sure I’ll be having a frustrating but amazing time haha
Okay I'll subscribe. Looking forward to seeing your particular approach to Bloodborne and game play.
I'd had a PS4 for a long time already and had never played a Souls game before or anything remotely like it. One day a couple years ago I randomly got the impulse to go buy it and now it's definitely my favorite PS4 game of all time. If you like to listen to music while you play, this game becomes a brand new experience when you put on a playlist with bands like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, etc. The music, the dark aesthetic, all the violence, it all goes together so perfectly. Bloodborne has a very special place in my heart.
I keep offering to let my friends borrow my copy because I want them to experience this damn game already! I'm glad you came around and loved it too
I got this game about 2 or 3 years back and it's one of the best games I have.. I'm currently again busy fighting The Orphan of Kos for the 17th time and I'll do it all over again... BEST game
Some crispy edits on this one. I really enjoyed watching your playthrough, but it wasn't really clear to me your exact thoughts on the game. Im stoked that you love it. Welcome to the fam, hoonter.
Fear the old blood
By the gods, Onos...Fear it.
You were not late to the party ... You can never be late to playing Bloodborne. It's a masterpiece, and masterpieces are timeless.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again
The Bloodborne community (and souls in general) is basically a cult in the most loving way possible, meaning these games won’t fall into obscurity
You're lucky to come to this now I would love to experience this game fresh again still play it time to time now for pvp mainly
I don't think you should regret missing things on your first playthrough. If anything Bloodborne offers you to play it multiple times and keep finding new ways to approach it, maintaining that fresh feeling even when you think you've seen it all.
I said it somewhere else here on youtube and I'll say it again: I bought a PS5 to play all the PS4 exclusives I never got to play and the console was worth it just for this and God of War. What a masterpiece.
Literally the two displates I own are of those games haha
The thing about this game that makes it stand out above Dark Souls isn’t just the atmosphere and story, but how addicting and fun this game can be. Where in Dark Souls you can just create a heavy build, this game is all about offensive. There’s no real defensive maneuvers you can take considering the only shield you can get can be overcome by just one attack. It’s very immersive, which makes the atmosphere that much more potent. Plus: I love Lovecraft, been a fan of his work for many years and have gone to write short stories for my own personal enjoyment with his aesthetic, and to have a game that properly explores his style is beyond amazing. We finally got a proper Lovecraft game
This game is timeless for me. I beyond love it I’ve played it maybe 15 play through a over the years and I’ve never once been disappointed.
Isn’t the small secret details fantastic and joe easily they are missed. Every time I replay this game I find something I missed. Last time I found statues at vicar Amelia entrance in stairs is a woman holding a lantern with messenger monsters holding on to her legs. Are they the mother of the messengers that appear at the lanterns we light. So many little but important details just left for you to find i LOVE that challenge as well. Great video btw.
same here, I first played the game in September 2021.
compared to you, I never thought negative of the game before hearing about it, I had simply never heard about it. but even though I played it so late after it's release, it became my favorite game of all time
Everyone talks about DS1s level design but I think Bloodbornes levels are severely overlooked. Bloodborne is the masterpiece ds1 was so close to being
Dark souls is a masterpiece of level design... until the game reach the second part, unfortunatly. It's more linear, but not that bad. Good levels for most, just lack of the nice "oooh, from there i can go there" from the first half.
I've never played Bloodborne but always wanted to or was curious about it, the idea of playing the game always crept in the back of my mind but never made the leap because I was intimidated tbh. Just started playing nioh and it's challenging but after a while you sorta get used to things and it is challenging but in a weird way it's like a stress reliever. As a gamer we should want a challenge from time to time, I feel it helps to go into these kinds of games with a mindset of "hey I'm going to get my ass kicked from time to time and that's okay".
I nearly quit Bloodborne when I could not get past the group gathered around the fire in Central Yharnam. It was my first From Software game, and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The only thing that kept me going was how satisfying the combat was. Every time I died, I knew what I had done wrong. The whole game felt like a cycle between frustration and growth. It wasn't my character leveling up, it was myself getting more competent. Now, I consider Bloodborne to be a masterpiece and probably my favorite game of all time.
I'm really glad you're enjoying it! I, too, was late to the party, only buying a PS4 in 2019. After telling a group of friends about my purchase, I found myself with one of them urging for me to try Bloodborne. Now, I'm not a person who enjoys a steep learning curve. I stress very easily, and it's not a fun time for me. However, with gentle encouragement, and even with him popping into the early game to help me out on the first boss (Cleric Beast), he left me to it with Papa G. It took me several hours of banging my head against the wall trying to figure out how to beat him, but when I did, man was it ever a rush. I popped on excitedly to Discord, and the first thing out of his mouth was, "I think she likes it.'
Look, even if the game *isn't* your thing, you should grab it on sale, as it's relatively cheap when it is. Not be too into the Bloodborne cult, but playing through the game has made me a better player, recognizing patterns sooner and adapting quickly to them. Ultimately, each boss is a dance, and once you learn the rhythm and the steps, it can be a joyous time. The game encourages aggression above all else, and learning when to take pot shots (or swipes) at each boss is highly important. Take the game at your own pace, and if that means you start up a few new characters with different starting weapons, then do that! Play how you want, even if you never play it at all. Just know that if you do decide to get the game, you'll be in for a wild ride when and if it finally clicks for you.
All I’m saying is that bloodborne was my first soulslike and I recently played it and man I loved it. It was difficult since it was my first but I was addicted to exploring and beating more of it. I’m kinda more used to linear games so I was really confused when it came to lore and things. But I never finished the dlc because I got elden ring lol… idk if I’ll be able to go back. The first dlc boss, Ludwig was truly the biggest challenge I’ve faced in either game so far- took hours of constant attempts and eventually I choreographed nearly all his moves to slowly cut him down 😭 it was painful
Took me 4 years to play it. At first i was so close to giving up, but ended up persisting and my god i'm so glad i did. Bloodborne has become one of my favorite games of all time.
I was late too. Bought the game 3 years after release. Been playing games since mid 80's and I can surely say that along with Super Metroid and a few more this game is among legends. Not any flaws at all. Its a solid 10 in my book!
Just watched two of your videos and subscribed due to your presentational style. It's refreshing to hear someone speak with the understanding of a new player to a game and to be very humble at the same time.
I tried the game for the Threaded Cane weapon after seeing it on trailers. Little did I know I was going to play my most favorite game of all time.
It is never boring. Always playable even after 6 years.
Once a classy hunter, always a classy hunter
It's one thing to acknowledge a good game while realizing it's just not your thing. It's quite another to think something is not for you and then completely fall in love. Demon's Souls was like that for me and I've been hooked on FromSoft games ever since. Excellent video.
I would love to play through it again, incredible world building among other things. However I'm holding out hope we'll get a remaster sooner than later - I honestly can't believe this hasn't been given a 60fps [official] patch on PS5 yet.
You can really see whether someone has heard of soulsborne, or actually played it. Those who heard of it speak of the difficulty. those who played it speak of the atmosphere.
Exactly, this is why i felt a little bit intimidated when i started bloodborne. Like "boy this is what people say to be the hardest game". But the reality is meh. The art style is exceptional i give them that
I've had bloodborne for about a year and have not played it. Your video convinced me to not only play it it immerse myself in it along with getting the old hunters. See I don't like rpgs except for the mass effect trilogy, which I will be purchasing again. Nonetheless I do love horror movies, games, anime, cartoons and graphic novels. This element and intrigue drew me to bloodborne and you helped seal the deal. As I look through my extensive game collection, those game will be my only other RPG. Thanks a bunch for the gushing and truth about this landmark of a game. Certainly a legendary achievement. Be blessed and God's speed. 🙏🏼👍🏼
Nice to see your insight has finally reached 100. And you can notice what we hunters have seen all along. After all, a hunter is a hunter, even in a dream.
If Majora's Mask wasn't my favourite game ever, Bloodborne would certainly be at the top of my list. There truly is no other experience like it, even within the realm of other Souls games.
Been waiting for this video! I always love to hear your thoughts. You are spot on about arcane, and bloodtinge for that matter, but at least those are two less things for a new player to be overwhelmed with. The hardest thing about bloodborne is being able to move on to other games now. Lol
Honestly as much as the chalice dungeons catch flak that is where the real customization and build diversity comes into play with the 3 variants of each weapon and the crazy amount of gems that make your weapons a whole new level of beasts
That's exactly why it gets flak, the best gems are hidden in that shithole and arcane builds are garbage unless you farm in the chalices.
I only beat the chalices for the trophy and for the unique bosses and i wasn't worth it at all. I also tried to farm gems for an arcane build and it's an awful grind so i gor bored of that pretty fast.
Hopefully you have started with the Dungeons. Brilliant bosses over there xD
Yeah there are some pretty nice bosses there
But bloodletting beast is actually a trash boss in my opinion
I bought Bloodborne at launch not knowing it was a From game and quit after the BSB (I had no idea where to go). It took Dark Souls 3 to get me into Bloodborne. The lower learning curve of DS3 for a Souls game introduced me to the mechanics of a From Souls game. Everything from the obtuse character quests, constructing builds, items and importance of their descriptions, hot swapping between weapons, invasions, etc., all the stuff I failed to pick up from barely trying the previous games. Beating DS3's main game and all the optional content, I dove back into Bloodborne. To date it's the only game I've 100%ed. As much as I love every aspect of the game, from the level design to the enemy types to the boss fights to the insane amount of optional content, it's really the sound design that I love the most. Bloodborne has to be one of the greatest games ever made for sound and score alone.
I adore the lore of Bloodborne. It's my favorite in the entire series but it's very difficult to access it without some work and without some context on the game development as well. The sound however.. is less inaccessible. If you experience Bloodborne for nothing else.. play it in the dark with headphones. I also think it's worth playing a proper Dark Souls game FIRST before playing Bloodborne. Bloodborne is a departure from the Demon Souls/Dark Souls combat formula. There's a ton of player subversion baked into Bloodborne by the Devs and having the prior DS experience adds yet another dimension to the experience. Souls games in general are incredibly rewarding experiences when you get over the hump, but for me Bloodborne stands apart in that the combat is so enjoyable that the struggle itself is actually pretty damn rewarding as well. I think I spent 10-12 hours trying to beat the Cursed, Defiled Amy in my original playthrough. No regrets.
My experience with Bloodborne is actually quite similar to yours. I first heard of the game when it released, but it didn't look too interesting to me, and when I heard it was by the same people that made dark souls, I was turned off but the news that it was an extremely difficult game.
However early 2020, my brother convinced me to play it, and after several months, I finally finished it and was blown away, and I platinumed it within a month of beating the game for the first time. Absolutely adored it and it's probably my second favorite game of all time. Such a great game, and I know it's not for everyone, and that's alright. It's just what I wanted out of it, so if someone else doesn't like it, that's alright.
Been thinking about giving it a go for a long time now and this has just persuaded me to do so. Thanks a mil👍
My all time favorite game. I’ve dumped about 300 hours in platinuming, guiding friends to platinums, assisting fellow hunter, and listening to you talk about it makes me want to jump back in again. Great video, but arcane builds aren’t terribly viable in the early game. So I wouldn’t make that your second playthrough.
Enjoy the dungeons, and remember, a hunter is never alone.
I have a vanhelsing build that uses beast form and claw. Also have a Dracula build that wears the knight outfit and uses bloodtinge weapons. Need to make a broccoli build next but the old hunters dlc kills me. amazing game
What led me here? Well I was playing Nightmare Creatures on the PS1 yesterday and thought - wouldn’t it be great if someone made an updated version of this? Well I appear to have found it. I don’t do modern gaming much - my love for gaming on modern hardware has diminished over the years and that’s mainly down to the need to constantly update, be online all the time and the models used to extract money from gamers. But! This looks absolutely amazing. I’m going to give it a try - £15 on PS Store so I don’t have much to lose.
I actually started playing it a month or two ago and its become one of my fav games ever
I bought my ps4 just for Bloodborne when it came out. Don't regret it at all. I still play Bloodborne to this day. It's such a great game. Its in my top 10 games of all time. I haven't bought a ps5 because there's no game that interests me, not even Demon Souls remake or Elden Ring(which is fortunately on ps4 too). If they did come out with a Bloodborne 2 only for ps5. I'd buy it instantly.
My first souls-borne genre. It was my favorite game. And you are completely right about this game weird sensation for playing it more than one playthrough. I ended up playing bloodborne with weapon only run. Where I played the game with only one kind of weapon until endgame credit from start to finish. From fist to gun, I do recommended it, it was a hell of an experience.
I'm just happy that someone dropped some more Bloodborne content. Now if you haven't played the majestic Vagrant Story, do a video like this as well.
You NEED to read Redgrave's The Paleblood Hunt
BY FAR the most comprehensive lore explanation that separates the fact side of it, and the speculation side of it.
BB was my first souls game. My gateway to what's become one of my favorite series/genre.
i’m very impressed you stayed spoiler free on BB for 6 years!
Not hard, I was the same
Im so glad people are trying this game for the first time, i would give anything for the feeling of being new again to these games to not know where everything is and going through blind again :')
I adore Bloodborne. It is my favorite game, bar none. The first time beating this masterpiece of a game is such a magical experience, as well as bittersweet. You can only beat Bloodborne for the first time, once.
I love and am also jealous of the fact you have not played the imho essential part of the game to understand the full picture...chalice dungeons are what keeps me going back to the best game ever made.
Welcome to the club. You have now gained enough insight to peer through the veil.
For some reason i disregarded this masterpiece when it first released as well, now i have the platinum and have continued to replay many times since :). Something about the aesthetic and music just gets me everytime, especially in the dlc areas.
I’ve been holding off playing this again for several years waiting patiently for the remaster hopefully on PC
An arcane build is amazing. I have trouble playing any other way because it's so fun. It has a reverse difficulty curve. Early game with an arcane build can be hard. You have to focus your leveling almost exclusively to arcane to get it over 50 (maybe clear to 99 eventually) arcane to get the most bang for your echoes. Then as you progress arcane becomes so over powered the difficulty drops significantly. And doing the chalice dungeons is a must for doing arcane as that's where the most powerful arcane gems reside. Arcane can be rough to start, but is very satisfying.
If you do an arcane build I suggest you consider streaming it, or recording it for YT. You don't have to, but hardly any let's players do it. It would just be nice to see someone give it a go.
Great review of a great game.
I love shooting a call beyond at amygdalas face and reposte him
@@kevo300 Tis good. Though, at the point I reach him a call beyond is so overpowered I don't even consider reposte. I do mostly dungeons right away after BSB before continuing the main game. Executioners gloves also work on Amygdala, and destroy most bosses in the dungeons.
Bloodborne has a massive care into fashion funnily enough, as the armors offer little real defense to most attacks. So for new players, wear what you want because it looks good, not because its’ stats are high.
Edit: Also respect each enemy, as this is considered by many to be the hardest and fastest FromSoft game.
This video just got you a sub welcome to the bloodborne family . over past 5yrs i have brought many many games and delete them when fimished for space but i have never deleted bloodborne . ps . will drop one tip before going to new game plus farm a bit get some levels as new game plus is rough gets easier after ng3 . will catch up on your other videos in bb walkthrough when off work in few days
a modern masterpiece of gaming when you perfectly marriage narrative and gameplay to make a new level of complex and innovative game play
I still learn new things about the bloodborne lore even recently and I’ve been playing since it first came out
I loved the game’s atmosphere and world but that’s about it..played it once, finished it and threw it away. I hated the lack of equipment variety “weapons especially” and the messy map design along with the story and characters.
I'm with you, i had to push further for the platinum, it was hell, i was so done with it the moment i got the platinum and deleted it right away. So many ass boss designs, only two of them were actually hard, i died mostly because i was clueless, the game tells you nothing, it's so not fun. Definitely one of the most overrated games in my opinion.
Late to the party too! Only picked it up because it was free with my PS+ subscription last month. Was looking for something to tide me over until Elden Ring, and boy, how I fell into this game! Absolutely love it. My first FromSoft game was Sekiro, so I was looking forward to trying another one of their titles. I'm super glad that I did. Wishing now that I would've picked this up years ago.
My favourite of all time. I'm 41 out of interest. Been gaming since the Sinclair Spectrum! I remember physically shaking from adrenaline after a lot of the bosses.
And yes, the magical 2nd playthrough is the boy.
Amazing game. I'm glad you gave it the chance it deserves.
I would add that those reviews citing the lack of customization were written A) before the DLC which nearly doubled the weapon count, and B) in aome reference to the much more vast list of options in the Souls games. Of course, the weapons had much more depth in general. The DLC definitely alleviated many issues folks had with the weapon option list
Took me 5 attempts to make the conversion from dark souls to bloodborne. When it clicked and i adjusted to the combat system it was the best gaming experience i ever had. Mind you that i finished the whole game plus dlc without parrying once.
Been playing since launch and the only enemy i can successfully parry is the fat dudes with bricks
@@fartdonkey8290 But its very doable without parry so people shouldnt be afraid.
I have around 200 hours in bloodborne and it’s great. I do like sekiro personally tho
I think Sekiro is better
I tried playing Bloodborne a few years ago and upon getting my ass handed to me by Father G, I gave up. About a year later, I returned, finally beat him, and quit again after I reached Blood Soaked Beast. Recently I returned once more and have truly realized why it’s on every Top Ten PS4 Gsmes list. It’s phenomenal and I’m actually getting really good at it.
We have all been there :D its a really really hard first boss (not optional) in the game so many give up there, sadly. But after beating him it get a bit easier for a while.
Bloodborne is my comfort game. I've played it so many times I can finish a playthrough in 9 hours and have done a run with almost every weapon.
It takes me a couple of years to put all pieces of the story together and understand a whole picture ) The story is sooo deep. You can ask if have the questions )
I first played Bloodborne in 2019. It was my first foray into the Souls genre. At first frustration was the overwhelming feeling, but as I perservered, I started to love the game, it's mysterious way of environmental story telling and it's lore by the end (with a little help from Lore Hunters).
After Bloodborne I dived straight into Sekiro the moment it came out and after that Dark Souls 1,2 and 3. This year I finally got to play Demon's Souls.
I beat all of them, even platinuming Bloodborne and Sekiro and it has become my favorite gaming genre and FromSoft one of my fav devs. All thanks to Bloodborne opening that path.
May the good blood guide your way!
Bloodborne is everything I thought/hoped The Order 1886 was supposed to be and more. It's one of my all time favorite games and I actually got the platinum trophy for it. Still play and recommend it to this day.
Arcane build is the hardest to start with(behind bloodtinge) and kind of depends on chalice diving but once you get the hang of it, it’s very rewarding. BroccoliGang where ya at??