Introducing Bloodborne, the latest action RPG from renowned Japanese developer FromSoftware, exclusively for the PlayStation 4 system. Face your fears as you search for answers in the ancient city of Yharnam, now cursed with a strange endemic illness spreading through the streets like wildfire. Danger, death, and madness lurk around every corner of this dark and horrific world, and you must discover its darkest secrets in order to survive.
-A terrifying new world: Journey to a horror-filled gothic city where deranged mobs and nightmarish creatures lurk around every corner.
-Strategic action combat: Armed with a unique arsenal of weaponry, including guns and saw cleavers, you'll need wits, strategy, and reflexes to take down the agile and intelligent enemies that guard the city's dark secrets.
-A new generation of action RPG: Stunningly detailed gothic environments, atmospheric lighting, and advanced new online experiences showcase the power and prowess of the PlayStation 4 system.
Top comments
schnide
27 Oct 153#22
Manual save? I don't mean any disrespect but no, sorry. Your game saves if you exit it, which accommodates for the obvious fact that no-one can play through any game in one sitting and overall progress should be kept. Otherwise, being able to repeatedly recover from any point where you were previously is a crutch and completely destroys the risk/reward dynamic which is the exact point of the game.
If you don't want to put the time in to get good and improve, this game will quickly defeat you. This is not a game to enjoy so much as conquer and defeat. From Software clearly don't care that everyone won't enjoy it, that's not what this series is about.
And by the way, Bloodborne does have a difficulty setting.
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27 Oct 153#8
Nooooo, don't give up.
Buy some molotovs (+ oil urns if you want the extra kick) and get back in there.
Got the game yesterday, played it for a few hours, got tired of repeating it over and over again
Putting it on ebay this weekend.
Worst game experience Ive had in a long time
Jerbs
30 Oct 15#30
I can sprint that in 20 seconds not including the lift. If you're bothering fighting every enemy before a boss fight and after the final shortcut then you're obviously playing it wrong.
stevenjameshyde
30 Oct 15#29
Top of my head, Father Gascoigne. Even with all shortcuts open you've got two brick trolls, a bridge with a fire trap, another brick troll and two beast hunters between the Central Yharnam lamp and the fog door. It's a stretch to call that "immediately before"
Jerbs
30 Oct 15#28
Name a boss that doesn't have a shortcut and lamp before it? I'm on my fourth playthrough and have never been more than roughly 30 seconds from a boss once I've opened the shortcut preceding it. Maybe you didn't open any shortcuts, thus being 'miles' away from each boss.
stevenjameshyde
30 Oct 15#27
Well, that's simply not true
Jerbs
30 Oct 15#26
Every boss fight has a lamp and shortcut immediately before it, unless you missed them all.
stevenjameshyde
28 Oct 15#25
Hmm... the Old Hunters pre-order is now up on PSN for £15.99, and all reference to it being £11.99 has been removed from the original blog post. Very sly move.
stevenjameshyde
28 Oct 151#24
Exit anywhere, back up the resultant save to a USB stick, boom, there's your save system. Not how the game's meant to be played, but it works remarkably well for all those boss fights that are miles from lamps
dubster
28 Oct 15#23
I'm so crap I couldn't even get to the first boss. Gave up and bought GTA V instead.
Fail.
At least GTA is ace.
schnide
27 Oct 153#22
Manual save? I don't mean any disrespect but no, sorry. Your game saves if you exit it, which accommodates for the obvious fact that no-one can play through any game in one sitting and overall progress should be kept. Otherwise, being able to repeatedly recover from any point where you were previously is a crutch and completely destroys the risk/reward dynamic which is the exact point of the game.
If you don't want to put the time in to get good and improve, this game will quickly defeat you. This is not a game to enjoy so much as conquer and defeat. From Software clearly don't care that everyone won't enjoy it, that's not what this series is about.
And by the way, Bloodborne does have a difficulty setting.
steslatt
27 Oct 15#21
Repeating the same part of a game gets boring in my opinion. After playing the game for a while I understand that it's not one of those games that "holds your hand"
A better save function would not have crippled the experience at all. A manual save function would have meant more people could enjoy it. If it works fine for people like you as it is then don't save as often, simple! That's why most games have a difficulty setting because not everyone is on the same level and it allows more people to enjoy the game.
Jerbs
27 Oct 151#20
100% this!
It's suicidal to go in all guns blazing and swords swinging expecting to come out alive. You need to assess the situation and plan your attacks with patience, there's nothing more rewarding than getting through a section of the game you've been stuck on for a while.
It's not all that difficult once you've mastered the mechanics and accept that you have to take your time.
Jerbs
27 Oct 15#19
Easily my favourite current gen game, and in my top 5 best games ever, it's just sooooo good!
If anyone is finding it difficult you should jump online and buddy up with someone. I completed the majority of the boss fights playing alongside someone else and it was much easier.
schnide
27 Oct 151#18
Replying to this and in before spark turns up to say the same.
The exact point of this game is to repeat it over and over until you get better/until you get good. This is a not a modern "game" that is really just a hand-holding experience to let you do everything without any skill. Half the point of the game is the risk/reward of trying something difficult whilst holding onto a high amount of blood echoes (or souls in the Souls series).
A "better" save function would have crippled the entire experience. It's a masterpiece of true game design.
Bursiene
27 Oct 15#17
Nice one, just finished witcher 3 so this will keep me going until fallout 4 is out :smiley: thanks
GamesFan83
27 Oct 15#16
My personal game of the year so far. Such a superb game world and I love the story/lore. A steal at this price and would strongly recommend it.
mrcheeze
27 Oct 15#15
I think I'm the only person that found this game way harder than the souls games. Probably because I was always a tank with heavy armour and a phat shield. This is game is epic though, more like demons than dark
joetootell
27 Oct 15#6
Got stuck on the father gascogine boss fight in this game and gave up. Great game for what I could actually do. (Not much)
[email protected]/* to joetootell
27 Oct 153#8
Nooooo, don't give up.
Buy some molotovs (+ oil urns if you want the extra kick) and get back in there.
steslatt to joetootell
27 Oct 15#14
Same here.
I didn't really enjoy the game due to having to repeat the same bits over and over. A better save function would have made it more enjoyable.
Gingeforlife
27 Oct 15#13
I find this kind of game play is the reason demons/dark souls/bloodborne are so good. When you finally crack that boss battle it's amazing. Also makes the game last longer :smiley:
wesker321
27 Oct 15#12
get the music box. will make this boss much easier to defeat.
stevenjameshyde
27 Oct 151#11
Old Hunters DLC will be £11.99. Unless you can find the GOTY edition for £33.98 or less then this is a great deal
joetootell
27 Oct 15#10
I sold the game months ago. I don't have enough time now a days to repeat the same part of a game over and over.
Gingeforlife
27 Oct 151#9
From what I have seen online game of the year edition is up for pre-order at full whack. 40-50 quid. So just depends how much the DLC costs on PSN to make this a good deal.
[email protected]/*
27 Oct 15#7
It will be £11.99, so not too bad.
The GotY version will include the DLC on disc
JMJ1990
27 Oct 15#5
It's probably a good idea to wait for the GOTY price to be announced. More often than not, it's better value for money
oUkTuRkEyIII
27 Oct 151#4
I highly doubt it.
JMJ1990
27 Oct 15#3
Free of charge?
mgmckenny
27 Oct 15#1
Good price. If I wasn't waiting for the GOTY edition I'd be getting this.
oUkTuRkEyIII to mgmckenny
27 Oct 15#2
GOTY DLC is been released on the PSN store for people who already own the game.
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-A terrifying new world: Journey to a horror-filled gothic city where deranged mobs and nightmarish creatures lurk around every corner.
-Strategic action combat: Armed with a unique arsenal of weaponry, including guns and saw cleavers, you'll need wits, strategy, and reflexes to take down the agile and intelligent enemies that guard the city's dark secrets.
-A new generation of action RPG: Stunningly detailed gothic environments, atmospheric lighting, and advanced new online experiences showcase the power and prowess of the PlayStation 4 system.
Top comments
If you don't want to put the time in to get good and improve, this game will quickly defeat you. This is not a game to enjoy so much as conquer and defeat. From Software clearly don't care that everyone won't enjoy it, that's not what this series is about.
And by the way, Bloodborne does have a difficulty setting.
Buy some molotovs (+ oil urns if you want the extra kick) and get back in there.
Latest comments (32)
Putting it on ebay this weekend.
Worst game experience Ive had in a long time
Fail.
At least GTA is ace.
If you don't want to put the time in to get good and improve, this game will quickly defeat you. This is not a game to enjoy so much as conquer and defeat. From Software clearly don't care that everyone won't enjoy it, that's not what this series is about.
And by the way, Bloodborne does have a difficulty setting.
A better save function would not have crippled the experience at all. A manual save function would have meant more people could enjoy it. If it works fine for people like you as it is then don't save as often, simple! That's why most games have a difficulty setting because not everyone is on the same level and it allows more people to enjoy the game.
It's suicidal to go in all guns blazing and swords swinging expecting to come out alive. You need to assess the situation and plan your attacks with patience, there's nothing more rewarding than getting through a section of the game you've been stuck on for a while.
It's not all that difficult once you've mastered the mechanics and accept that you have to take your time.
If anyone is finding it difficult you should jump online and buddy up with someone. I completed the majority of the boss fights playing alongside someone else and it was much easier.
The exact point of this game is to repeat it over and over until you get better/until you get good. This is a not a modern "game" that is really just a hand-holding experience to let you do everything without any skill. Half the point of the game is the risk/reward of trying something difficult whilst holding onto a high amount of blood echoes (or souls in the Souls series).
A "better" save function would have crippled the entire experience. It's a masterpiece of true game design.
Buy some molotovs (+ oil urns if you want the extra kick) and get back in there.
I didn't really enjoy the game due to having to repeat the same bits over and over. A better save function would have made it more enjoyable.
The GotY version will include the DLC on disc