DrROBschiz
Member
Its sounding like the multiplayer will be very different
Or at the very least closer to Demons than Dark Souls
I wouldn't expect to see covenants at all
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BLOODBORNE Impressions Thread : And so the Nightly Hunt Begins
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Its sounding like the multiplayer will be very different
Or at the very least closer to Demons than Dark Souls
I wouldn't expect to see covenants at all
Jimmyfenix
Member
Yup i totally expect multiplayer information at around TGS!!
I am not too sure about this. If this was the case, it would be cool if there are difficulty levels in this new game.
All of these people had perfect builds day one, never died, never had to grind, never fought a single enemy twice, never went to youtube or a guide to "cheat"
Bow down before your masters.
lol
lol I like this post. I did plan my character day one though, to ensure I had the perfect build for the Dragon Bone Smasher. Even then, I had to grind a bit to reach a level 40(?) strength capacity to wield the DBS. Demon's Souls was awesome.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Yep. I initially gave up on Dark Souls because I was dying all the time, but the world and weighty combat drew me back and now I'm loving it (despite still sucking at it).
FromSoft have said many thing on accesiblity many times before, and they being making the game easier have also proved to be false. Heck, its even harder though its rather because they just basically making the enemy have lockon when landing an attack.
This game is Action RPG. The RPG part means customization, and customization means wide arrange of weapons that not any combo-base action could match. The closest we could for "the best of the two world" is Dragon's Dogma, and yet its still plays very differently from Souls games. While the post about Mario-CoD is silly because they both don't all in the same genre, you just asking the absurd here, like wishing a CounterS Strike become Battlefield.
DrROBschiz
Member
Both types of game styles have their own sets of strategies and skill requirements!
Arcade style action games tend to focus on reaction times, combos, speed.
Realistic style tends to be about strategy, timing, spacing, environment etc..
Its no wonder how people get thrown going from one type to the other. The realistic style in Souls/Monster Hunter is immensely satisfying to master though.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Oh shit so many previews. I'll add them in a sec.
Portugeezer
Member
What happens when you die? Do you have to collect Souls or something?
Always made me wary about dying in Dark Souls.
Always made me wary about dying in Dark Souls.
Just something I heard from a german gaming show:
So apparently the only way to gain health is:
After you kill an enemy the health bar will change its color for a short period of time. Only during this time you are able to gain health by attacking more enemies.
Interesting and sorry if already mentioned. And they confirmed that the difficulty level is turned lower for the GC demo.
So apparently the only way to gain health is:
After you kill an enemy the health bar will change its color for a short period of time. Only during this time you are able to gain health by attacking more enemies.
Interesting and sorry if already mentioned. And they confirmed that the difficulty level is turned lower for the GC demo.
DrROBschiz
Member
NICEEEE!!!!
IAmRandom31
Banned
yes yes yes yes yes YYYYEEESSSS
so good
so f'in good
In classic fashion, everything is looking roses and all of a sudden BAMMMMM, get nailed to the floor and suddenly the dude is a millimeter from ending you and going for the throat. Love it. LOVE IT
The guy playing was pretty good.
So this is our first look at damage numbers - good to see they're still in.
But what's interesting is that the character doesn't seem to gain anything from killing enemies, other than the occasional item drop. Are souls out? Or perhaps just disabled for demo purposes?
Stone Ocean
Member
That A-Team animation work nghhhhhhhhhhhhhh
DrROBschiz
Member
The new evasion moves are pretty slick
Its definitely a faster paced combat
Its definitely a faster paced combat
Yea I like it.
What I see:
>No more enemy lock-on target as they about to land a hit
>Enemy using block
>Guns can break that block
>Guns damage is peasy, but it always make enemy stagger
>You can charge your attack
Not final code. Performance has already improved quite a bit from the E3 build.
GANGSTERKILLER
Member
Bloodborne sure looks fantastic. Art direction is top notch!
I really hope so, that variety was one of the things that kept me glued to the Souls games for so long.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Did you git gud? Then and only then will the grinding end.
"Harder than NG" comes from people extremely skilled at dexterous execution, but have trouble with planning, searching, loss, etc.
Remember: Miyazaki's games are hard, but they get that from mulitple hards, not just one cranked thru the roof.
HOSANNAH, one of DS2's biggest weaknesses are gone!
Vire
Member
The gun does little damage, but staggers! Genius!
Portugeezer
Member
Of course he knows this.
Sweet, love the look and animations of the crow enemies. One thing I would say though is that they need to fix that sliding that happened when you circle around an enemy, looks off in a game in which other animations look good.
DrROBschiz
Member
The damage seems to scale depending on how close you are and what state the enemy is in!
I love the complexities and nuances
CMojicaAce
Member
DoubleTake
Member
OMG THIS LOOKS AMAZING. A TEAM INDEED! You can clearly tell theres another level of polish in the animations. Just look at how the character walks when locked on!
And that dodge roll to get up after he was smashed...no lock on spinning enemy bullshit...the envrionment....the wait...
And that dodge roll to get up after he was smashed...no lock on spinning enemy bullshit...the envrionment....the wait...
What I see:
>No more enemy lock-on target as they about to land a hit
>Enemy using block
>Guns can break that block
>Guns damage is peasy, but it always make enemy stagger
>You can charge your attack
what does this mean. I have not played DS2 yet.
Night Angel
Member
So original. Haven't heard that one before.
Locke Lamora
Member
AI Attack pattern look pretty DkS2-ish. I just hope that they don't improve just the graphics but also the AI.
Just watched a german stream and they talked about the Bloodborne presentation. Seems like From avoided questions about how you actually upgrade/ level up your character. Just said that it's 'different'. If it'd be the old Souls leveling system they'd just say so, wouldn't they? Maybe they'll use a DMC or Bayonetta upgrade system but I'm not sure if I'd like that. ;-)
This is not a Souls game, theres no reason to Souls to be in.
Its going to be interesting what they do, i wouldnt care if there was no souls at all in the game as long as we get some form of leveling up.
Jimmyfenix
Member
The gun aspect seems fantastic. Staggering enemies will save my butt many times in this game.
Red Liquorice
Member
That big enemy looks a lot like the jailers from Last Bastille.
I see the gun broke the enemies guard at one point too, and there seemed to be some quick side-stepping mechanic that wasn't a roll. All good, all good!
DrROBschiz
Member
I think it uses Blood now lol
Looks very nice. Basically it's Dark Souls with better graphics, guns, Victorian setting, and more aggressive dodging and charge attacks.
Still disappointed over the 30FPS lock though.
Only problem was the guy spinning in place when blocking.
Portugeezer
Member
From what I remember, enemies would be able to lock on to you even whilst you rolled in the last second, and sometimes they hit you even if it looked like you dodged the hit.
It was a big complaint I heard when DS2 launched, felt cheap.
ProvenDeadly
Member
As someone who unfortunately couldn't really get into DS, this looks extremely good.
True, but (presumably) there does need to be a souls equivalent. Something to provide motivation to kill enemies other than simply clearing out the level. Something to enable upgrading of your character. They've hinted that blood may serve this purpose, but it's not immediately clear from this footage.
DoubleTake
Member
I wonder...with us knowing about the regain system and how it works for the player...will enemies have the same benefit?! That would be incredible I think
Portugeezer
Member
This, the problem isn't really the spinning, it's the lack of foot animation... hope they animate it properly, all that sliding on spot is some last gen bullshit.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Have you guys heard of the new parry: counter shot. Parries might be quite rare though as it relies on you having bullets.