Fantasy Author Reacts - Bloodborne's Story ► Explained!

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  • @RyanPetersonReacts
    @RyanPetersonReacts  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

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  • @Ergand
    @Ergand 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +223

    Bloodborne's story is one of my favorites by Fromsoft, but it's also probably the hardest to jump into blind.

    • @gragalakaisel1477
      @gragalakaisel1477 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      same. it's so well made

    • @roftar
      @roftar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well, it's also the most unforgiving one since you can need to farm blood vial to heal sometime.

    • @djspit8929
      @djspit8929 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hunters blunderbus=easy mode

    • @jeremyjoyner9796
      @jeremyjoyner9796 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That was my favorite thing about the story. Everyone knows what’s going on now, but when it first came out, I assumed it was just a werewolf outbreak. Men were turning into beasts and we were supposed to hunt the beasts. You eventually start to see things that are bizarre and out of place in that theme and as you progress you realize that it’s not about beasts or werewolves at all but something much more horrifying and profound.

    • @zarpspawn3508
      @zarpspawn3508 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jumped in blind (in terms of Lovecraft and Bram Stoker books) and just loved it because of how well it goes with FromSoft's game style than the epic medieval Gothic stuff from other Souls games.
      The entire concept of dreams becomes unhinged in Bloodborne unlike how other Souls games stay rooted to it's rules. 😅
      It's not like I hate Elden Ring & DLC, Sekiro or Dark Souls games but the epicness in them all kinda undersells the player's purpose imo even though I like those games equally. These games are some of my favorites of all time too but Bloodborne hits different.
      In Bloodborne, escaping a nightmare you are stuck in gives a survival horror feel to it and yet you constantly best everything the game throws at you as an unfair fight from the start. You don't have a grand purpose and even the endings reveals really nothing about what happens to you as a character after the game.
      Only DS1 and a bit of DS3 stands close to the sheer madness of the concept and lore of Bloodborne for me. I am not even touching Old Hunters which literally is an acid trip into elite levels of storytelling. It leaves you with more questions than answers and the fact that I will never find the answers for these questions still intrigue me on the lore. 😅😮

  • @apolloisnotashirt
    @apolloisnotashirt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +137

    Oh buddy, you haven't *SEEN* spiders yet. Those are just rock caterpillars with long legs.

    • @djspit8929
      @djspit8929 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yeah just wait till he sees....them

  • @megzu
    @megzu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    “I wish they had those notes in elden ring” they kinda do, if youve ever been to one one those sword monuments, they gives little bits of lore in the same way the notes do.

    • @Evan-k
      @Evan-k 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That's what I was gonna say

    • @Shlankyman545
      @Shlankyman545 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Some folks just don’t explore enough or can’t be bothered to put the work in.

    • @PichNuts
      @PichNuts 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also, there's the white messages on the ground. It's not all other players. In some pretty obviously important areas, if you look around, there's literally messages in the vein of journal entries that can be read.

    • @dakotatrue12
      @dakotatrue12 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Or the ghosts who drop dialogue that give some insight on the lore, although those are much more cryptic.

    • @ex-matter3192
      @ex-matter3192 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Shlankyman545 Yeah, this dude is allergic to effort with how he treats these lore vids.

  • @acrab6527
    @acrab6527 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +112

    I prefer the notes being on items.
    1) if you already read a note, there's no point finding it again, you read it. An item you can use.
    2) it gives you a reason to explore the whole world instead of going straight to a boss. There's some good loot over thataway in the opposite direction, and oh look it's loot and lore at the same time.

    • @RyanPetersonReacts
      @RyanPetersonReacts  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      valid

    • @avorock
      @avorock 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@RyanPetersonReacts And the Item often gives contest to the description, like a sword you see used on a particular enemy + the information written, that makes you do a step beyond the mere understanding of the info, you can relate the object to the contest written

    • @roftar
      @roftar 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      It also prevent you from having 1/3 of your play time being you watching cutscene.

    • @davidc.
      @davidc. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's best to have both. The notes are great for world building and give you info as you play immediately. Works especially in a game like bloodborne which has tones of papers.

  • @D4_na_mesa
    @D4_na_mesa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +150

    I have never, in my years of life, seen a writer that have never read Lovecraft

    • @erickalear7609
      @erickalear7609 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      Hopefully, he remedies this, and it makes him even stronger, like a Skyrim lore book; gives him 1 skill pt in creative writing.

    • @Broomer52
      @Broomer52 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Every fan of his body of work overhypes Call of Cuthulu but its concepts are better than the story itself. It’s basically an info dump story and even Lovecraft called it amateurish. Theirs better stories he’s written

    • @D4_na_mesa
      @D4_na_mesa 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@Broomer52 i have not mentioned Call of Cthulhu. Bit I agree with that for the most part, I just think Call of Cthulhu is more iconic than overhyped.

    • @DavidGonzalez-zl3dz
      @DavidGonzalez-zl3dz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Never read them. Cosmic horror has been done better by others. He's the founder, and his work is important, but I don't think he's necessary reading

    • @popepimpler3467
      @popepimpler3467 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@DavidGonzalez-zl3dzI think it’s more necessary for folk wanting to include more cosmic horror ideas and concepts but aside from that it’s really not need to read

  • @greekoutcast
    @greekoutcast 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    Bro trick weapons straight up fuck. The signature weapon of bloodborne is a fucking SAW-CLEAVER. You know, saw for flesh, cleaver for bones

    • @GreebleClown
      @GreebleClown 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      It should be the opposite: saw teeth get caught on fleshy sinew but are ideal for bone while a cleaver cuts cleanly through flesh but has to chip away like an axe or machete through bone and will get dull quickly.

    • @greekoutcast
      @greekoutcast 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@GreebleClown you are right im a dumbass

  • @ToyotaCorolla-en2mv
    @ToyotaCorolla-en2mv 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    35:21 god that voice acting is fuckinf heartbreaking. Ive been in that emotional state before due to my mental issues and that voice tragically portrays fhat pure helplessness. Just wanting someone to come save him from a nightmare he couldnt possibly have understood before taking the job. Very mich echoes how helpless me and many others with similae issues feel in today's world. Obviously we dont have eldritch influences running about but wgen todays works, especially for young adults, is crushing and offers little in way of assistance. Basically its goal is to traumatize people into being able to function. But for a lot of us, that trauma didnt make us able to function, it made it harder. And the feeling of helplessness from being in a world like that is rivaled by very few things, a infinite eldritch nightmare being on of them

  • @Sharky1986
    @Sharky1986 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    I'll disagree with the combat, Bloodborne is the PEAK of soulsborne controls. Super fluid trick weapons rather than clunkly weapon arts, lightning fast dodges and much more aggressive. Elden Ring is great for options and variety but it doesn't hold a candle to BB in combat. The only real issue BB has is 29fps :(

    • @zaynthemane
      @zaynthemane 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why did you specify it to 29 instead of 30 😂

    • @Sharky1986
      @Sharky1986 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@zaynthemane Because there's a frame timing problem with the game that makes it actually worse than your average 30fps title, believe it or not. It's why so many people want some kind of fps buff. Even unlocked 40ish would be a boon to gameplay.

    • @zaynthemane
      @zaynthemane 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Sharky1986 ah, makes sense

    • @Shlankyman545
      @Shlankyman545 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Frames are the least important part of a good video game.

    • @Audey
      @Audey 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Shlankyman545 for a game like Bloodborne game feel is a very important part of what makes it good or bad. A big part of the enjoyment comes from the fluid and frenetic combat. Low FPS can have a pretty severe impact on game feel, especially when you start dropping below 45 or 50

  • @Marius696969
    @Marius696969 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Bloodborne is a total reversal of thematic concepts and a reversal of the heroes journey. The ending is the best way to show the first part. The first ending where you wake up knowing nothing after gherman kills you is the good ending but also the worst as you have lost all the knowledge you gained in the hunt. The third ending is the bad ending but also the best as you have transcended your human vessel and became an old one. The second is the only ending that could be considered truly the worst ending as you are turned into a puppet for the moon presence in order to continue the hunt.

    • @MnemonicHack
      @MnemonicHack 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ay yo don't be throwin shade at the MP, dawg. Praise the Moon.

  • @artis1346
    @artis1346 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    bloodborne is goated to this day

    • @Adrriin
      @Adrriin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed easily my favorite game of all time.

    • @botarc
      @botarc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bloodborne is Timeless.

  • @togethaaaa
    @togethaaaa 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    31:06 we do NOT need another micolash-like bossfight

    • @djspit8929
      @djspit8929 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I thought it was frustrating, but in an annoying-funny. Not a bad way.

    • @colbyboucher6391
      @colbyboucher6391 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ehh, I really miss the gimmick fights. I miss the days when the real bosses were bullshit AD&D style dungeons and bosses were usually more for flavor with a few of the "OMG THIS IS BALL-BUSTING" bosses sprinkled in.

    • @Vikey36
      @Vikey36 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      wym bossfight? wasn't micholash a practice target for poisoned knifes?

    • @FriendlyGoblinWasTaken
      @FriendlyGoblinWasTaken 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@colbyboucher6391 Yeah ok, do the Bed of Chaos walk back a few times or having to chase Micolash for almost 10 minutes becouse you got unlucky with his pathing and well see if you still want that.

    • @colbyboucher6391
      @colbyboucher6391 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FriendlyGoblinWasTaken Bed of Chaos and Micolash specifically suck because From didn't put much effort into them.
      That being said, anyone complaining about walkbacks is exactly the sort of person I disagree with. Gimme Blue Smelter Demon levels of assholery.

  • @michaeldurden280
    @michaeldurden280 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Any self-respecting Bloodborne player will die on the hill that the Micolash fight need not be revisited.....EVER.

  • @Frostbite08
    @Frostbite08 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    One of the best things about Bloodborne is that it's genuinely up for debate which endings are "good" and "bad", or if that's even a valid way of judging them. Imagine the dreams of Bloodborne like The Matrix, and you have the choice between starting a war between humans and bots (Great Ones) where countless people will die, but if you win, you can live in the real world, which may be destroyed, but it's real. Or you can choose to go back to sleep and live in a dream world that as far as we can tell, is returned to normal. It's manufactured, but you and the rest of the world will never know, and even though the Great Ones still exist, they will leave you alone. And as Morpheus says, what is real? If your brain tells you it's real, then isn't it?
    There's a genuine argument that either of those endings could be the "good" ending.

    • @Xeno_Solarus
      @Xeno_Solarus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How do you feel about Madara's Infinite Tsukuyomi plan? It's from Naruto Shippuden if you're not aware.

    • @toolatetothestory
      @toolatetothestory 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am becoming the Matrix and have a Doll friend :3

    • @skrishna3
      @skrishna3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Xeno_Solarus MAdara is a fucking idiot, who wants to take a relatively normal world and forcefully put everyone into a fake one.

    • @blickman5090
      @blickman5090 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The argument thats valid is that the true ending being you absorb the pieces and have that last piece then defeat the moon presence, its weird to me that when you beat the presence it states nightmare slain... when the doll picks up the chosen one she said "oh, good hunter" contextually meaning she knew this was the case of the reality the "dream" was. I feel there is supposed to be a sequal of some sort that will laminate the idealism of bloodborne due to the ending of the cutscene the sky was clearing up and the hunter walks away like nothing happened... towards the burning building? He was going towards stairs so what else was there to see... you also absorb more than 2 pieces of the chosen one so you would end up becoming one right?

  • @jaydenlobbe7911
    @jaydenlobbe7911 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I sure do love Cosmic Horrors beyond Human Comprehension :D

    • @djspit8929
      @djspit8929 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mother of fingers in elden ring, such a good one

  • @foxsotired3038
    @foxsotired3038 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    I see why you wouldn't like elden ring if you don't like the gameplay. I love trying to piece together souls like stories but if you don't like the actual gameplay in between these chunks of lore then you don't have the glue to hold the experience together. I love not understanding exactly what's happening and trying to piece it together. It's very similar to games like kings field and lunacid actually

    • @Xeno_Solarus
      @Xeno_Solarus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      King's Field happens to also be made by Fromsoft. It even has the Moonlight Great Sword's origins.

  • @felipeguedescampos851
    @felipeguedescampos851 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    So, about the spiders. It gets worse

    • @djspit8929
      @djspit8929 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We could call them the friars too and hed have no clue how horrid they really are

  • @Caseyuptobat
    @Caseyuptobat 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    >five times unpublished fantasy author

    • @ex-matter3192
      @ex-matter3192 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      >"historian" with only a degree in history

    • @ivancito7790
      @ivancito7790 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yep. I laudably went Uh-Oh, as soon as he said that after clicking this video.

  • @Null_Experis
    @Null_Experis 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    In true Lovecraft fashion, Bloodborne doesn't have a "good" ending.
    Once you've been touched by Cosmic Truth, there is no return. There is no peace.
    Your only options are:
    1) Escape, but be marred forever by the trauma, and ultimately do nothing to improve things, because how could a single person stand against such godlike power? (awake from the dream)
    2) Be overcome by madness, accept your role in the cosmos and become a tool or part of the greater machine, but maybe be able to help someone with your sacrifice. (replace Gherman at steward of the Hunter's Dream, free Gherman from his unending nightmare at the cost of your own sanity)
    3) Overcome madness, transcend humanity, and gain some small scale of power and presence in the cosmos. You are more, but you've lost everything. (Slug ending)
    4) Fail and expire. Perhaps the closest thing to a good ending? Your troubles are over in this life. Time to move on to something else. (stop playing the game)
    Lovecraft's universe is marked by the idea that humanity is to the elder gods as a single ant is to us. Even the idea of "communicating" with them is as absurd as the idea of ants communicating with humans. Even a hundred ants replicating a mathematical sequence via formations would only pique your interest. You might pay attention to them briefly, try to wonder at their strange behavior, but no real communication is accomplished.

  • @scwh3181
    @scwh3181 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Most of this stuff isn't really the plot of the game, it's more the history of the world. For the actual plot, you are sick from some unknown illness and seek blood treatment, and then wake up and find a note, in your own handwriting, saying to 'seek the pale blood'. The basic premise is that you're dumped into a confusing and terrifying world, and the lore only exists if you really want to figure out why things are they way they are, but your only goal is to survive and fine this mysterious 'pale blood', which itself is a bit vague.
    That's part of the appeal of these games. There are multiple levels of story, and even without any of the lore, it still essentially works. You don't really need to know exactly what is going on, no more than a character that is dropped into a horror or fantasy world needs to understand all of the logic behind it. All you really need to know is that you need to either keep moving forward or die.
    It's also a sort of realistic approach to storytelling. History tends to be a bit muddled and cobbled together. It's complicated. It doesn't simply fit into a clear, linear three-act structure, there are gaps in it, assumptions made, and probably even a few mistakes written down. Just like how nobody knows everything about the real world, and yet we still live within it, the same applies here. You're not omnipresent, and everything isn't easily laid out. In the game, like the real world, we're essentially dropped into it, and fundamentally need to figure things out on our own, whether we do that through educating ourselves, or simply experiencing life as it happens.

    • @hasanm3707
      @hasanm3707 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      This is on point for Bloodborne, and I thought for a writer this would've been obvious. Sure as a gamer you'd expect to know the story from start to finish but thats why From Software were to able to distinguish themselves and for somebody who is intersted in stories and storytelling there isn't anyone better than From in the gaming sphere.

  • @jaydunna2645
    @jaydunna2645 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    BB is widely regarded as one of the greatest games ever made. Its world design/art/sound design are unmatched. So good that i actually felt uneasy almost to the point of nausea during the entire playthrough.

  • @apolloisnotashirt
    @apolloisnotashirt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bloodborne's story is one of the most in depth, and in front of your face, stories among the Fromsoft titles. Even despite how hidden the lore still is, and thats saying something. Because almost everything we know of the story is true and not simple speculation. It's also one of the most darkest and mind boggling stories with its association with eldritch horrors and moral dilemmas. The philosophies and values that the story explores are very open ended as well, but I always liked the idea that Bloodborne explored the idea of the Paleblood being attuned with the Übermensch, where a human does not rely on faith or knowledge to live life, and as such one rises above humanity as they venture beyond the unknown.

  • @Lokithebard
    @Lokithebard 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I do not agree with the notes thing.
    A lot of lore is in the vusual, architechture and enemy design and such. Leaves you wondering, grasping and searching for the how and the why. This is a lot of the reason i love these games.
    Bloodborne in particular is very good at this show dont tell way of giving the lore.
    I feel like if everything is pushed into notes it often feels forced.

  • @Hankering5656
    @Hankering5656 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The trick weapons are a thing of beauty when you master one. You feel as if your an anime character

  • @wiliex0687
    @wiliex0687 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    If you fight Ebrietas you see a baby Rom with their legs ripped apart and it’s like Rom meaning it’s a child of a great One that got his legged ripped by the healing church

  • @pyit.876
    @pyit.876 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Cosmic horror is my favourite type of horror
    It is like toothache. It hurts when I touch it with my tongue but I con't stop touching it.
    When I feel the fear of something eldritch, It feels somehow satisfying
    When I stare at the sky for long enough, I fear something as big or bigger than the sky may fall or appear.

  • @madelinemitchell5102
    @madelinemitchell5102 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The dlc added a lot of context and this video is a little older but still works for the main story

  • @esbeng.s.a9761
    @esbeng.s.a9761 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Yellowbat made a great video on Bloodborn and womanhood

  • @EL-Steve
    @EL-Steve 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The PvP combat in this is my personal favourite of soulsborne, it is fast, messy, frantic and it really immerses you into the world, like it really feels like Im fighting another formidable hunter whom has seen such horrors as I have. Backed by the games lore, every fight was a memorable one

  • @Mc_Whitty
    @Mc_Whitty 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive always seen the third ending as the best. Yes, you are now a squid. But its the most selfless as you sacrifice your humanity and accend, ending this nightmare once and for all. The second is definitely a close second, only if the hunt must continue. Germin has fulfilled his duty, and he finally gets to rest. The first is not good at all even if it seems like the most beautiful with the sun rising. The hunt continues, more blood is shed, and more people will go feral.

  • @colbyboucher6391
    @colbyboucher6391 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    And remember this video came before Bloodborne's DLC, which is specifically about how those old scholars came about the "old blood" in the first place. It's THEIR nightmare about all their worst sins.

  • @jacobkulbe2909
    @jacobkulbe2909 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bro said the worst boss fight was awesome he doesn’t even know the horror

  • @xXscreamingkoalaXx
    @xXscreamingkoalaXx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I mean.... there's no chance you look at the real world and think love is stronger than fear. That's some super copium right there.

  • @mikeisfine
    @mikeisfine 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm currently playing bloodbourne for the first time staring a couple weeks ago. The game does not coddle you in the least both mechanically and from a narrative perspective, but aside from being legitimately horrified as I'm playing it, I have to admit that I think it's a masterpiece.
    Nothing really makes sense as you're playing it, but while looking up all the lore videos, it's mind boggling how intricate and detailed it all really is. Doesn't seem like anything is really out of place, and all that you encounter has a narrative purpose for it.
    This is teetering on spoiler territory, but I love how you can send people to the clinic or the ward, and they all interact in different ways depending on the choices you make with outcomes that don't affect the ending of the game at all, but it's literally just for worldbuilding and fun. Then one of the first bosses you fight, Father G, well he has his family that are there and you can interact with his kids and that tells a whole story with multiple different endings depending on what you do, but none of these are really spelled out, you have to pay attention and put the peices together from the environment and attention to detail

  • @enutrofdude
    @enutrofdude 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've beat Elden Ring and Bloodborne three times each. Elden Ring was enjoyable enough, and I'm glad that FromSoft finally got the huge audience they deserved.
    I liked Bloodborne more, though. In fact, I loved it as much as I can love a game. Maybe I haven't dug deep enough into Elden Ring's lore, but Bloodborne's story and world were interwoven so exquisitely and it was a terrific experience. The "protagonist" feel is there, whereas the scope of Elden Ring's world and lore makes your existence seem random and barely significant.

  • @aravbudhiraja5549
    @aravbudhiraja5549 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You forget Ryan, this is a souls game, there are no "good endings"

  • @invadererc2365
    @invadererc2365 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you don't like the way Fromsoftware tells its stories, you won't like bloodborne. It's even harder to follow than Elden Ring. The reason people like the story telling because you have to scour the game to actually get it. The fun is talking with other people online and bouncing ideas off eachother.
    Also, view items as notes. They're just wearable notes.

  • @zander12
    @zander12 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    If you like longer texts of lore, you'd really appreciate Blasphemous.
    Good video btw! Bloodborne is one of the greatest games ever made. A true masterpiece. And the story/lore is really deep. I love it so much!

    • @seeker_rodan3113
      @seeker_rodan3113 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Both Blasphemous games were/are discounted on steam for a 14-16$ bundle which I quickly snagged. Excited to start it once my games become stale

    • @zander12
      @zander12 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@seeker_rodan3113 cool! They're definitely really good games! I was never thought I was into Metroidvania games, but then I picked up Blasphemous anyway and quickly started loving it.

    • @seeker_rodan3113
      @seeker_rodan3113 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zander12 Id recommend hollow knight if you haven't tried it, it was sort of my introduction to Metroidvanias

    • @zander12
      @zander12 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@seeker_rodan3113 yes, I've started picking that up as well! I have yet to continue however, due to the Elden Ring DLC being out, but I will get to it, lmao

  • @boof994
    @boof994 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The vaati intro was what sold it

  • @Dragon_Slayer_Ornstein
    @Dragon_Slayer_Ornstein 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The more simplified version of the story, people do experiments with old gods to get power. One of these guys is lonely and does a deal with a god to get a sentient sex doll...

  • @connoriquada5429
    @connoriquada5429 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Just saying, there’s about a million notes of lore absolutely littered around Elden ring. Idk why you thought those don’t exist in that game. They definitely do. It probably has the most of them in the series honestly.

    • @ex-matter3192
      @ex-matter3192 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@connoriquada5429 That would imply he actually does ANY exploration in game lol

  • @ScpLeaks
    @ScpLeaks 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Micolash is THE SINGLE most bullshit fight in all Fromsoftware games

  • @xoradivided7950
    @xoradivided7950 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    nope fear comes before love

  • @theconductor2969
    @theconductor2969 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    31:00 bro that is the worse fight in the game. There is a reason they didnt do it again.

    • @justyouraverage_machine9578
      @justyouraverage_machine9578 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yeah, bro saying that should be done more often is universally agreed to be a shit take.

    • @theconductor2969
      @theconductor2969 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@justyouraverage_machine9578 One thing I learned from watching this dude's videos is that he is stupid af.

  • @Starn3rd
    @Starn3rd วันที่ผ่านมา

    I can understand your desire to know more, but Fromsoftware doesn't like to do that. The worlds and stories they build are in service to the games they create.They leave gaps and room for speculation purposefully. I think it helps to build the world and show just how far things have fallen from their peak. It also helps to make the world feel ancient, like vital information has been lost to time or tragedy.

  • @TheManOf1ThousandFaces-bz7jc
    @TheManOf1ThousandFaces-bz7jc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    he started talking about how the micolash was a cool idea and i lost all respect for this man in an instant.

    • @ex-matter3192
      @ex-matter3192 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheManOf1ThousandFaces-bz7jc This dudes opinion on how you shouldn't have to learn lore and history through item descriptions made him a walking L to me.

  • @tickledpickle5671
    @tickledpickle5671 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For many, this game is grotesque, horrifying, and disturbing.
    For me, It's Tuesday.

  • @abreu7756
    @abreu7756 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    masterpiece

  • @WeirdTroll666
    @WeirdTroll666 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fromsoft never misses with the writing!

  • @WiseGuy880
    @WiseGuy880 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Two words "get gud"

  • @nathanlee7330
    @nathanlee7330 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "They should do more like this" he says about one of the most annoying bossfights that from soft ever made and that everyone cheeses to the point that from soft left his AI bug un patched so that players could continue the cheese for an easy skip. 😂😂😂

    • @ex-matter3192
      @ex-matter3192 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      With how this guy is, I'm not suprised he thinks the worst shit should be done more 😂

  • @soulsnight-fn9qy
    @soulsnight-fn9qy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There is no good ending for bloodborne

  • @ivancito7790
    @ivancito7790 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm a little disappointed by this video ngl. As someone who's also a storyteller, also working getting published (being very close to it actually, as I have an editor), and as someone who absolutely LOVES Bloodborne as it's also the main inspiration for my story, there was just three strikes for me that convinced me not to keep watching past the 5 minute mark unfortunately.
    1) You advertise yourself as a Fantasy Author, and the reason I clicked on this video, was to get an opinion from someone whom I expected would have more experience with the ins and out of storytelling. And while I empathize with the struggle to get published, learning that you're not actually published, and when you highlight map-making as something you consider significant enough to dedicate steams to... It just, idk man. Not what I was expecting.
    2) You're watching Vaati's video, which is... subjective. Rather than consuming the source material directly, or giving us a breakdown on what you think of the story, and what you like about it, especially based on how it contrasts other horror fiction. It's just disappointing. Off the title, I expected an author who had played through Bloodborne and was going to talk about the story and what they thought was strong. Not a video of someone watching Vaati's video, which is the most entry-level stuff when it comes to Bloodborne. Plus your video appears to just boil down to you watching Vaati's video while nodding your head, and occasionally screeching about how creepy you find some of the monsters. Which isn't really giving much substance outside of what I could get from just watching Vaati's video myself. I"m not really getting to hear much of your opinions or thoughts, which is what I came for.
    3) Barely 3 minutes in, and you didn't recognize the famous Lovecraft quote at all.
    To avoid this simply being criticism and hopefully turning it into something more constructive. If you find the Bloodborne lore to be intersting, then I suggest playing the game yourself and experiencing it for yourself, before diving any deeper into the lore. You're ruining it for yourself (in fact, watching Vaati's already spoiled for you, the twist that the story which initially presents itself as Gothic Horror story about hunting werewolves, is actuyaly Cosmic Horror and about Eldritch entities from the Dreamlands and their influence on the city of Yharnam - which is a really awesome twist when you experience it yourself for the first time in game - has been completely ruined for you). Play the game first, and though you'll undoubtedly be confused by the story initially, you can still appreciate what's there. Then take a deep dive into the lore, with channels like Aesir Aesthetics, Charred Thermos, and Smoughtown. Different people have different takes on what the story is actually about. And that range of ideas and opinions is great inspiration for aspiring storytellers such as you and I.
    Second, please read more fiction. Especially some of the contemporary classics. HP Lovecraft I think is basically mandatory reading for anyone wanting to do SF and Fantasy. You see his work carry as far as inspiring even the likes of GRRM, As is Dune, of course. Even the likes of Mary Shelley and such. As an author, I think not being able to recognize one of the most prolific quotes in Horror is a bad look. This point and the last boil moreso into, pay close attention to stories, as they're a fantastic source of inspiration.
    No 3, and this is moreso advice as a fellow author. And perhaps a bit unsolicited and off the mark since I'm not exactly sure what your writing habits are like. But since you mentioned that you livestream drawing maps. I personally think, that's a waste of time. Stories are primarily about characters. You can even see this in the lore video you just watched. The story is about the consequences of the tragic actions of the characters that set everything in motion. The Souls Games, by and large, don't really have maps (barring ER). Even DaS, the map is moreso functional, but we don't exactly know much of the relationship between Anor Londo and some of the areas or countries around it. Depth trumps breath when it comes to setting, and I think your time would be better suited writing short stories focused on drama and character, rather than drawing fantasy maps. Even if you are aspiring to be a fantasy author. As you can see, Fantasy exchanges well with Horror and Dark Fantasy. So perhaps try expanding your genre a little if you're having a hard time finding luck. Even though you might think you prefer Fantasy, you might discover you have more talent in other genres. I can speak from experience there. Also, one of the problems with fantasy fiction is that the genre is too saturated with generic stuff about elves and fictional maps and stuff, but what people really latch onto are the personal trials of characters, and the challenges they must try to overcome. It's part of why people think Bloodborne has the best story of the Souls games. Horror lends itself really well to personal drama, as one of the core themes of Gothic Horror is the struggle between the monster and man. Both the monster within man, as much as the monster outside. So perhaps broadening your scope toward genres that are more conductive to personal drama, can help you find more success in your aspirations. Even if you ultimately do go back to writing fantasy, having experience in other genres can help foster skills necessary to help make your storytelling more interesting for readers. In the words of George Lucas, regarding Star Wars: "It's basically a soap opera set in space." And in just the same vein, Game of Thrones and Dune, are much the same, being a retelling of the Wars of the Roses but set in fantastical or science fiction settings. People care about drama, not maps.

  • @stefanorodriguez2172
    @stefanorodriguez2172 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Aww he thinks there are notes in bloodborne 😂 nah bro vatividya is just that good at piecing together fromsoft games stories

    • @ex-matter3192
      @ex-matter3192 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stefanorodriguez2172 Fr, dude's a baby who needs all the lore in the world handed to him on a silver platter 😂

  • @Herr_Gamer
    @Herr_Gamer 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bloodborne is anything but clunky. Next to Sekiro, it has the most intense flow of any souls game by FromSoft, maybe excepting the newer Armoured Core titles

  • @relentlesspursuits3565
    @relentlesspursuits3565 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lots of insight shared. (not a pun) It's almost as if he has nothing to say at all. This is the worst reaction since Hasan needed some nuggies.

  • @ТеодорДочов-и5г
    @ТеодорДочов-и5г 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    03:47 Ebrietas, Daughter of Cosmos. Optional BOSS in Secret Area.
    And a Great one.
    05:04 That Old guy on the Chair, is NO BOSS. Just NPC. And Part of the LORE.
    09:25 That Enemy is Brainsucker. Annoying Hated Enemy.
    The City of Yharnam.
    17:24 Micolash Host of the Nightmare. He is in the Tier Lists and in BOSS Ranking Videos,
    with the WORST BOSSES.
    Bloodborne has Trick Weapons, and Fire Arm.
    There is a Shield, But Nore Like Accesoary, then for Defence.
    So the Shield was Removed, Switched with More Aggressive Way of Fighting.
    Small Axe that can Turn into Long Axe, Regular Sword that can become Big Hammer, or Great Sword.
    Cane that can be Whip, Saw that has It's own Trick.
    I'm NOT Saying, that the Guns Don't do Damage. BUT They are Very Good for
    Parry and then The Magical Move Called Visseral Attack. Also you can Farm Silver Bullets.
    And Blood Too. Technically you use The Blood as Healing Flask.
    And There are Lanterns that Work Like Bonfire From Dark Souls, OR Grace From Elden Ring.
    (Or Idle from Sekiro).
    06:08 That Sword... The Smaller Blade is the Regular Normal Blade.
    The BIG Great Sword Blade is the Special one. For the Bigger Damage Attacls.
    28:11 Rom, the Vacuous Spider. Great one. And a BOSS.
    You can Fight the Little Spiders IF you want. Personal Choise.
    They are Just On the way. You can Kill them If you Feel them
    Problamatic. OR you can Concentrate on the Actual BOSS, and End the BOSS Fight Quicker.
    Ether you Kill the Spiders IF you Don't want too Many of them, OR you Kill the BIG Spider, and the Rest are gone.
    30:05 Amygdala. Another Great one. I know, Great ones Not Appealing with
    Attractive Looks.
    Mergo and the BOSS Mergo's Wet Nerse are Both Great ones.
    32:30 BOSS Fight.
    Mensis is also a Great one. But NOT BOSS. Just NPC. That Doesn't Talk.
    The Moon Presence is a Great one, and Also a BOSS (Basically Secret True FINAL BOSS).
    And also a Master Mind.
    Usually FromSoftware Games are with NO Good Endings.
    There are Cool Ending, Scary Ending, Creepy Ending Secret Ending, ETC.
    But NO GOOD Ending.
    IF you Choose German to Kill you and to Wake up in the Real World...
    You have NO Memory of your Adventure, that you Passed through.
    And you are Pretty Much Vunerable to Die.
    If you Kill German, you Ether Replace his Fate on that Chair, OR
    you Fight the Moom Presence.
    Elden Ring... You can Planty of TH-cam Channels that can Tell you this and that.
    Bloodborne has Dreams and Nightmares.
    The Hunter's Work Shop (Your Hub area), (The Hunter's Dream).
    The Nightmare of Minsis, The Hunder's Nightmare, the Nightmare Fromtier.
    Hunter's Nightmare is at some Point Basically Valhalla for the Hunters. But With Little
    of HELL as a Part of It.
    Some Offers are you Have to be Aggressive and First, BUT NOT Greedy!!!
    And IF you Have Problems with some Enemies (Like Bigger Enemies)...
    Backstab. Or The Viseral Attack, Which you Start with Pistop Parry.
    In Order to be Effective, you Need to Practice It's Timing.

  • @fefino1411
    @fefino1411 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    17:45 Spot on. Mikolash feels like cut content.

  • @Vendrix86
    @Vendrix86 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I'll explain since you don't comprehend anything. You're going for the literal definition of your titles whereas I'm going for the occupational angle. By your low standards I can go write a page of my own fantasy novel and call myself a "fantasy author". Gimme a break.

    • @pezdispenser8397
      @pezdispenser8397 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This is some certified hater shit 😂

    • @Vendrix86
      @Vendrix86 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@pezdispenser8397 sure thing little bud. I'm just tired of these fake people so I decided to call one out. But keep hating on my comment though. 👋

    • @justyouraverage_machine9578
      @justyouraverage_machine9578 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      According to his logic, I can take a cooking class and therefore be considered a chef. Don’t waste on your time on him tho. The loser ain’t gonna change his bs.

    • @pyit.876
      @pyit.876 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm fine with the title. With the way he is reacting and talking, I know he's not really an experienced writer. But I know how you feel about those titles.

    • @Vendrix86
      @Vendrix86 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@pyit.876 Thanks so much for telling me how you feel about those titles.

  • @Vendrix86
    @Vendrix86 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    lol.
    "fantasy author" You're not actually an author unless you're published. Right now you're just a writer.
    "historian" You're not actually a historian unless you do it as an occupation - a degree in history in itself doesn't mean anything.
    If you're gonna clickbait titles can you at least try to be honest? Or maybe you're a college graduate that doesn't even know the difference which is even worse.

    • @RyanPetersonReacts
      @RyanPetersonReacts  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Learn to use a dictionary before embarrassing yourself again

    • @calebgoodman3028
      @calebgoodman3028 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Don't be rude.

    • @ClayFrank
      @ClayFrank 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Someone’s mad lol

    • @Vendrix86
      @Vendrix86 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@RyanPetersonReacts nothing will top the embarrassment you display on every video by trying to make yourself something you're not. But hey, keep deluding yourself. I'm sure your 5th attempt at getting published will work lol...

    • @Vendrix86
      @Vendrix86 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@ClayFrank just tired of every reactor and their mother putting some fake job title when they're nothing of the sort.

  • @Salt-Oil
    @Salt-Oil หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wish tjere had been anythibg at all in this video about how the sotry relates to fantasy and dark fantasty. You didnt even gove any commentary. I dont usually dislike videos but heres one dislike. Ive seen vaatis vodeos. I clicked on this one because it faid fajtasy author reacts but you didnt react nor did you gove ideas related to fantasy worldbuilding or dark fantasy. You just watched vaatis video and taked about your limkted fromsoft gaming experience. Video had nothing to do with fantasy writing.