Can You Beat BLOODBORNE With Only A Bow?
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In a game that's all about guns, it's surprising to see someone holding out and still running around with a bow. Do they know something we don't? Or are they just another madman in Yharnam?
It's time to find out : Can you beat Bloodborne with only Simon's Bowblade's arrows?
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Yea you weren't supposed to go back that way. I'm pretty sure there's a disclaimer on every video I've seen about it. Buit who reads those, am I right?
Senator Armstrong found a new pain in the ass goodwork bro
Ohhhh shit it’s lemon!
Does anyone know who won the one shot challenge it was a few months ago but I can’t find a video announcing the winner?
Can you beat Among Us with only fire bomb?
I really liked the part where he shot the bow at the Eldritch monster
Why don’t you upload anymore?
@@timkelley1706 Because of Obama.
@@timkelley1706hes probably just working on the next one. If you look at the timing the videos seem to be 2 months apart
@@timkelley1706 Gimme about 2 or so hours : ) maybe less
Which one?
I never get tired of watching lemon throw himself against the eldrich horrors just to become one himself
Can You Beat BLOODBORNE With Only A Bow?
sounds quite easy tbh lol, getting the bow is the difficulty but can easily be editted in @@LavaCreeperPeople
@@LavaCreeperPeopleI don’t know. Caaaaaaan you?
@@atticusbailey5934 beats me
This man dived into the Chalice Dungeons with only a bow for the sake of more power, that's some Vergil level determination.
He had the motivation.
"Schum!"
Haven't played Bloodborne but enjoy Lemon's runs through it. What'd he get at the end of the Chalice Dungeons?
@Notashi0 probably just more blood echoes if I had to guess, I haven't watched the whole video, but blood echoes are the equivalent to the souls, just points needed to level up your character If he went to the chalice dungeons for more power, then he simply went to farm for blood echoes to increase one of his attributes like health, stamina, strength. So on.
@@Notashi0he was after blood gems, which can drastically improve weapon performance if you get the right ones
i love that lemon is safeguarding his identity to the point of using gloves in the sponsor, for all i know this dude could be a wallrus
you might be up to something there
lemon is clearly just a suit of armor. the real lemon i mean.
Shh, that kind of info is "only" for "fans"
@@kgniku503 JJAJAJSJAJAKA
I assumed it was just supposed to be a representation of Darkwraith Lemon, or whatever that character is.
As a Simon's Bowblade enjoyer, I'm glad someone is finally doing this.
im surprised he didnt mention the amount of bosses like amygdala who completely spaz out and just watch you shoot them if you stand slightly far back
Maximillion Dood coincidentally made it his build as well.
Pretty sure Zeus did one
Distortion did a whole marathon of all souls games bow only
It’s actually a great weapon. You can even use charge attack blood gems to do silly damage.
the hope that a beast claw run is coming is now engraved into my head
Beast claw or parasite would be amusing
Did it once myself, dove into the dungeon to get my claw as soon as I could. Then entered the DLC where I tore through Ludwig before slamming my BL30 ass against the wall that is Laurence and his bs lava till I wanted to cry for like 10 hours to get that damn rune!
Transformed Beastclaw go brrrrrrr
@@DrakwindDid the same thing too once, it was fun but boy was it pain going through all that just to "start" the run
@@trainingtranslations7019 yeaaaaaaaah Ive also done it, got through most of the game before the build was started
And to be honest I dont even think it was worth it, ive done more fun builds than that
I liked the aesthetic of the claws but didn't use them until Maria pissed me off and I decided to give into the beasthood and fight her as the monsters I'd been killing and I finally won. It felt poetic in a way
I'd also like to add that those exploding balls Moon Presence has aren't really meant to deal a lot of damage or be super dangerous. it's just that when you're hit by them you can't use your blood vials for a certain period of time. combined with the attack that leaves you at 1hp, you might be a little screwed if you're not at least a little careful.
Oh cool! The more you know!
chikage mains hate that attack
If you run into one of those balls after being hit with the 1hp attack, honestly you deserve to take the L. You have enough time after the 1hp attack to heal to full, go to the kitchen, make a sandwich, come back, and get a head start on next year's taxes before moon presence becomes sentient again and attacks you.
@joaogomes9405 dude. If you got hit by one of those after the 1hp attack you'd die. The comment is talking about if you were already affected by the no heal balls, and then moon presence does the 1hp attack. Your only only way of healing your health back would be rally. But without the burial blade or rally gems/runes you wouldn't have enough time to heal to full unless maybe you were right next to her when she casts it.
@@DevilJhoMama either way, the balls are slow and easily avoidable. If you have half a functioning frontal lobe, you'll never run into them
I am constantly surprised and enraptured by what storytelling you can pull out of a game you've probably completed hundreds of times by now. You manage to tell a new and unique story time and time again and I never regret watching one of your videos, only that it has an ending. Thank you for years of amazing content and keep up the good work.
And remember: A hunter must hunt.
Hoont! Hoont!
I love how no matter what build you make, the Orphan of Kos seems to take the same amount of damage
The orphan really doesnt to health tanking so much as rapid face removal
Don't let pedants get you down. The goal of these challenges is to create a rule set that generates an interesting run, both for viewers and other potential challenge runners. So long as people are able to replicate what you did to start the challenge, who cares if it isn't technically "legitimate".
After all, it's not like the bow was upgraded in any way when you got it. Heck, you had to spend echoes just to be able to wield it properly.
He might just as well do slv 1 ng run and play on NG+ and have all items for any kind of challenges. If I have to choose between pointless tidium and slight rules bending latter is more enjoable for viewers and player.
100% this aint a ymfah video
How did he even get the weapon if you can't drop weapons
Edit: As others pointed out, maybe you didn't use it because of the run's rules. So I am sorry if the comment came off as patronising or condenscending. Meant only as a helpful tip
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Hey Lemon, just a tip, which also took me years to figure out, if you throw a numbing mist at her, she loses the ability to heal herself for a few moments.
It took me some good 4 years to figure it out
Usually use that mostly on bloody crow
It's literally in the item description though...
But dioesnt it do 1 damage?
@@Oblivion420 I thought it only affects other players - hell, I'm pretty sure I took one glance at it then forgot about it. Only after reading the description again (years later), did I try it on Amelia.
@@biostar4it works on Amelia. And is even recommended on the wiki.
Welp, now I've gotta do an NG+ bow blade only run
The Moon Presence attack you've never seen before prevents you from healing if you're caught in it. It's meant to be combined with its other attack that drops you to 1 HP.
I remember that the first time i fought the one reborn i didnt even know about the bell ladys, i used a beast claw build and tore him appart 😂
Similar thing here, I just kept bonking win Ludwig’s holy blade and it just died after a while
The idea of someone finding the beast claw on their first playthrough before getting to One Reborn is bananas to me, kudos lmao
I liked when the “going insane” sequence segued into the Hotline Miami music, very apropos
You don't need to finish Simon's questline to get his bowblade, you simply need to kill him when you first meet him in hunters nightmare and he will drop it
Meaning you only need to kill Gascoigne and Amelia if you want to try this without cheating.
Yeah but how do we kill them ?
Another great run lemon. It's good to see you using an exploit and some help before truly starting the fight. Would hate to see a bloodborne fist only to the dlc.
Another great video. You've really done a good job translating ymfah's "hit a brick wall, music stops, a new strategy must be learned" moments into spoken dialogue.
I mentioned in the livestream about archery. Can safely say I have NOT tried the bow in Bloodborne. Colour me intrigued
If that not so subtle snippet at the end was a clue, I'll be glad to have an idea of how to run the build myself.
When was there a bow
@@garfeldisince the DLC? So like 10 years lol
You have to progress Simon's quest line to the fishing hamlet. He's the only new NPC in the DLC so shoudnt be hard to find.
@@Funko777 well not the only one.
Also you might not even have to do his questline if you give in to the bloodlust
I've often heard the bowblade is ideal for skilltinge builds, ironically while I did have the weapon on a skilltinge save, I instead relied on the Rakuyo and Evelyn
Hey, lemon, just wanted to let you know that your videos are insane, I really love them, you definitely deserve more likes and subscribers.
Thank you for making my day better with a challenge on my favorite game
Always makes me happy to see another Backlogs video. Love your content. No matter the mood I'm in I know I will at least have a single video length worth of joy to look forward to. Keep up the great job
Do not doubt the ferocity of a child who has lost its mother. For not all children are infants. And love's revenge is an apocalyptic flame for which there is neither quench nor escape.
I don't think I've ever used this weapon this is such a fun run idea, thank you once again for risking your sanity for us
As a sucker for the bowblade concept, I absolutely LOVE Bloodborne's inclusion and execution of it! So this video brings me lots of joy!
This run was absolutely incredible. I love the way you always work narratives into your challenge runs, it makes them so much more engaging than other challenge runs.
I do have a question, though; does Bone Marrow Ash not work on the bow? Cocaine abuse is really good with most bloodtinge builds but I don't know how it interacts with the hybrid weapons.
I'm pretty sure bone marrow ash only works on left-hand weapons
Hmm... sequel hook at the end there? I love the bowblade... it putting in a hilariously overpowering performance for me against Ebrietas solidified it after the Chikage just hadn't clicked for me for whatever reason. Cool seeing it evolve across an entire playthrough.
God, I love this game.
Also, as others mentioned, numbing mists. And simply, literally, dodging the wetnurse's nightmare phase before it even starts is possible. Funny how people tend to forget that.
Love your content, it has shown me games I would have never play myself from so many perspectives. Take care, great eldritch one
Another awesome run, not to mention insightful (pun fully intended). Never knew there was a bow-esque weapon in there as I've never played the game myself.
Your videos inspired me to start doing challenge runs for my own enjoyment. Thank you, Lemon
Lemon, you did Exceptionally on that ad break. The editing and humor were on point. I can see y'all at the backlogs are working hard.
I actually enjoyed the video a lot, since I don't usually watch long videos this one kept me watcking it thorogh. Beside of the skills and funny content you presented in the video, I felt a sense of sadness along with fulfilness at the end and I presume that Bloodbonre is the only game which no matter how you beat it, it makes you to think about what you have been through all this journey. thanks for the videos Blacky
I only played through Bloodborne once, but I had no clue what the bow was supposed to be - until I saw the weapon and remembered that I actually even managed to grab it, when I played BB. But I was on a strength build, so I never really used it, other than for testing.
PS: I *LOVE* your "Hey.. it's lemon..." intro so much, because it always feels like a lot of foreshadowing of the regret about the run, we're about to witness =D
Great vid, have you ever thought about a beast-mode only run?
Wow this was an absolutely masterpiece in storytelling, probably your best video yet! I really enjoy you leaning into the lore and trying to make each run have a story to tell
Having also done this run on a ng+, it quickly became one of my favorite ways to play. Having a chikage built out for when you need to be melee is also great
As someone who ended up using the bowblade as my main weapon by the end of my coop playthrough, I knew immediately what you were going for. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if most players have never even touched it.
That´s expected since you get the bow blade very late into the DLC and by that point you most likely already have a build that´s not suitable for the weapon.
How did someone gave you the weapon? I thought that wasnt possible?
Me too. I'm searching the comments for the answer.
He didn't "give" him the weapon, JKleads probably just edited a save so he could have it and use it (cause JK does a lot of save editing)
Lemon, I love this weapon so much! I can’t wait to see how you build around it through the play through. Fire bomb academy, forever!
absolutely amazing work as always, i love your more story leaning approach in recent times
Man I really love how every video lemon does has a story to it. Like the video isn't just the run, it's also it's own story that makes the video worth paying attention to. I really love his content and I appreciate the effort he puts into each video
Backlogs never disappoints
I just found your channel and have been binge watching every single video! Love your content man
Great video man! I really love this kind of storytelling from the character's perspective
Cool video. Pretty sure the transition attack (L1) also shoots arrows. Likely more damage than standard R1.
Yeah, he even mentioned that attack at the beginning. Honestly kinda sucked he just always used the charge strong shot. Would've been much less visually boring if he'd used the other 2 shot attacks, besides the fact they would have just been strategically superior in certain circumstances.
@@coleballenger4595 NO LOL he never mentioned or used the transition attack.
otherwise he 100% would've incorporated a transition attack into this video.
Please link me a timestamp otherwise (you can't)
Congrats on saying a lot... Yet nothing at the same time
"I don't have time to grind vitality!!!"
"Oh but I do have time to do the chalice dungeons."
Great video as always! And dont worry about forgetting to remove your insight before entering the witches, they give you one insight for entering the arena so you'll need yo enter, exit and use It and enter again
Hi from France Lemon, I discovered you few weeks ago (quite randomly to be honest) and, before even watch this video, I wanted to say that you're channel is one of my bests (if that's not my best) discovery of the year! I really enjoy your videos, I extremely respect your patience and resilience and, most of all, I many thank you for all the fun time you give to us
A little coffee for the road. Always love a good Bloodborne run!
Always appreciated :) Thanks, Gibz!
I'm frankly shocked that you haven't done any glitch skips for this game in the entire time you've played it considering they're like, an obligation for soulslike challenge runners.
I've been binge watching your videos and I've been waiting for another bloodborne run. So glad you decided to do another run of this game.
I love this so much. I hope you continue to grow. It feels like watching a friend play over discord or somethin.
How does your storytelling keep getting better? Holy shit, the arc on this video was crazy, love to see it.
Hey Lemon, have you considered using the playstation cloud save option? I believe it would minimize the amount of consumables you need to grind for. You would only have to prepare a good stock once per boss.
I used to cloud save to roll back when i was experimenting with chalice dungeon codes, there are some that softlock your save.
Have you considered the the cummmfpk dungeon? You can get upwards of 80k blood echos by walking forward, this is what I used to avoid grinding for items
The narration/ voice over for this vid was by farrrrr a favorite. Loved the vid ❤
As someone who suggested the run recently i´m very happy that you got to it so quickly. And it was a great run imho, well done Lemon.
Also i liked the little teaser at the end since i haven´t played with the Beast claw myself much
If you want to make BSB easier, you can throw a Pungent Blood Cocktail in a corner which allows you to attack with impunity. Also, you can skip Djura by shooting him ~5 times until he falls off the tower. Also, using papers and Beast Blood Pellets dramatically increase your damage, making most bosses light work.
Papers don't work on the bow, sadly :/
These are very well known tips that a lot of people who play bloodborne know
Pellets dont affect blood damage
@@TheBacklogs This is mostly a suggestion for future runs to make your life a little easier
@@Fool408 It's not exactly fun to watch though, I must admit. I love that this challenge actually had the bosses being fought instead of stunlocked to oblivion. (Aside from Micolash)
Soooo bowborn?
I've been looking for a how to about this for such a long time only to realise, the video just released the other day. Thank you!
Hey lemon i just wanted to say your videos are really helping me especially during this ruff time in my life keep up the good work my man !
So when's demon souls crossbow only?
Actually, I just bought a PS5 and Demon's Souls for this exact reason. But knowing how bad that run is going to be, give me a few months haha
oh cool, can't wait!
Insert pedantic comment
My man did not once even consider using formless oedon runes lol. What a champion.
A great run, bow runs are always a win. I also enjoyed that you took a dive into the Chalice Dungeons. In pretty much every bloodborne run I've seen, both normal and challenge, runners only seem to dip into them for an easy way to farm blood echos. It makes me happy to see someone diving in for blood gems, it reminds me of farming for talismans in Monster Hunter.
I have a theory for the 1306 damage hit on Ludwig at around 26:31 : I think it was counter damage.
Looking at the footage you've provided, your usually releasing your charge shots at the end of a boss's attack animation. I think that attack caught Ludwig in the middle of an attack, and it only did because you knew that it was safe due to the phase transition.
Frieza did it
I love when you get all narrative n stuff for your runs, gives folks a whole other reason to enjoy them
That ending is such a tease for a NG+ run! I'm excited!
Having seen this excellent demonstration of marksmanship, I yearn now for its polar opposite. A Stake Driver/Fist of Gratia combo run. Playing Punch Out with the infernal nightmares from beyond the realms of man's comprehension seems fun, either as a full vid or a Ye Of Little Faith.
I love the content. Keep up the great work. Your storytelling is fun as always.
I love doing a bow build in bloodborne its a great weapon. Good to see a new video too always makes my day
Man your commentary you do in your videos are absolute laughter gold. Love it.
Please keep up the good work.
Your videos have become a really nice and cozy form of entertainment for me.
Another banger video as expected and congrats for 350k btw
I love nothing more then sitting down with coffee after a day at work and relaxing with your videos thank you for the great content
I am so glad lemon is back to bloodborne runs as it's my favourite but not many unused ideas for runs
So long as you try your best to get the weapon from the start im happy lemon, im here to see you struggle playing games wrong, not call you a cheater for having someone drop the weapon to you. Great video
how'd you get someone to drop the weapon for you in this game?
I loved the Chalice Dungeon part. Nice story telling!
Skill/Bloodtinge is my favourite build in Bloodborne and the Bowblade one of my most used weapons in it. I love that thing so much, so seeing it as the focus of a challenge run makes me very happy.
Hey Lemon! ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC run, loved watching it, you taught me something new about the Bowblade with that Curse gem trick!
Little tidbit for any future runs - it is 100% possible to get a +9 weapon after Vicar Amelia and the Witches of Hemwick, so a total 3 bosses without Cleric or BSB, 5 with.
1 in the Woods after the first shortcut, guarded by 3 snake-heads
5 in Cainhurst (3 on the route, 2 from a scurring madnesa)
6 in the DLC before Ludwig (2 from a scurry beast near lamp 2, 2 from a scurry beast near the cave before the miniboss BSB, 2 in the minibus cave)
4 in Nightmare frontier (2 each from 2 large scurrying madnesses, one after the 1st winter lantern and one in the poison pools before Amygdala)
Totals exactly 16, which is exactly enough for 1 +9 weapons or two +8 weapons.
Keep on breaking this game, I'll keep on watching. I'm with you, this game is way better rhan Elden Ring.
I love that Lemon always weaves Lore into his own character, their own story, Their Own Maddening End.
Wow nicely done!!! I've only just finished Bloodborne for the first time and didn't even realise there was a bow like weapon. Thanks for the fun video
This may be one of my favorite Bloodborne challenges I've seen. You didn't use any of the gamebreaking strategies that other creators tend to abuse (Chalice echoes from custom dungeon, blood cocktail against Blood Starved Beast, etc.), you allowed (most) of the bosses to actually fight and allowed the challenge to be well... a challenge, on top of that you weaved a wonderful narrative through it all, Great work!
Dude, arent you supposed to use the cocktail?
Thank you lemon i gotta say this was pretty entertaining to watch i wish i could support you in any other way
The little stories he adds are always funny. Madness creeped in. Deeper and deeper into the madness
How do you always play games I want to play right as I want to play them. I am now convinced (other than the Patience Elemental part) Lemon is my spirit animal... Much love my dude!
I love the way lemon tells a story and the GoT reference at the end is just the best ... or was it a beginning
The gravity rush sound track in the beginning is great! Bringing back memorys just from one song
I recently found this channel and I always come back, rewatch old challenges and wait for new ones. The videos aren't hours long and isn't full-blown livestreams. Idk this is my bread and butter.
very nice love this game and all of your videos that setup at the end..was great look forward to that one for sure havent seen that weapon featured much.would be fun to see
That last phrase gave me chills, good job on this run!
Brilliant video bud loved all of it
Yay! Now this is the dose of awesome I needed today!
Nice! I am glad that you went the Bow Build. It is a lot of fun.
For future bullet only runs the caretaker in oedon chapel drops a +3 bullet rune on death, and if you walk to the entrance of Gascoigne's arena and back with it still on the ground, it dupes the rune. Do that twice and you basically start the run with 29 bullets.
Really impressive as always though Lemon, love your content!
That teaser at the end, man. One of my top 3 weapons. Looking forward to it
As usual, the storytelling is elevating this from just another challenge run to something very special. Good job, lemon!
I also appreciate your efforts to get the bowblade without cheats.
Seems no matter what bloodtinge weapon you use, it's always the same: the early game is hard, the endgame comparatively easy.
Anyway. Did you use the cummmfpk dungeon to restock on vials and bullets or did you farm them somewhere else?
Elsewhere. I refuse to pay Sony to use the internet I already pay for :/
Whoah, didn't expect you to actually reply, thank you
Yeah, this is the one feature I really don't like about the game, so much content is locked behind an additional paywall - also, many of the best blood gems are also pseudolocked in the chalice dungeons you have to pay for (technically you can get them without psn, but it takes a ridiculously long time)
I did this one years ago, feels so good to see someone else do this after so long
Impressive as always, and now we get a part 2, with how this was the Hunter, and now we will watch the Beast.
I don't often post much and I doubt you will see this, but I want to say thanks for the videos man. I have had a really terrible week of work and seeing these videos really help.
awesome video dude i really enjoy watching them when a new one comes out.