Bloodborne at any price is a good deal, at £6.16 it's an absolute steal! The more I think of it the more I'm sure it's my favourite game of this generation! A must try for anyone, even if you didn't get on with demons souls/dark souls!
freedomspark to parasitemol
1 Sep 17#7
Top of ps4 exclusives list for sure. £6 to play the best game of the generation is absolutely ridiculous
dave859 to parasitemol
1 Sep 17#15
Second that, I didn't really get on well with any of the others but enjoyed bloodborne so much I've played though it 3 times. It's certainly one of the best games I've played in years and it's rare for me too complete a game and play it again straight after.
Spark to parasitemol
2 Sep 17#24
I thought it was one of the worst games I've ever played but everyone is different.
BubaMan to Spark
2 Sep 17#26
It's one of those games you're supposed to like... Difficult is fine, I'm not averse to games with a steep curve... but being forced to replay the last 30 minutes every time you die is just plain irritating. It just artificially inflates the game's play time with monotonous grind.
I know I'm massively in the minority on this one but I've got comfy in today's gaming world where failure is punished with a maximum of 5 minutes replay.
Bure11 to BubaMan
2 Sep 17#29
Although it's true you can have go replay 30 mins if you die. That's IF you don't unlock the shortcuts on the way and feel the need to kill EVERYTHING. There's so many times in the game you'll die, and it's a straight 2 minute run back to the boss or spot you died at.
Each area is actually really small, and smaller with a shortcut and there's really no need to kill everything each time. As a first timer I can understand that issue but once you're used to the game it's non existent.
BubaMan to Bure11
2 Sep 17#30
I'll give it another go for a fiver - perhaps I'll read a guide this time :relaxed:
Bure11 to BubaMan
2 Sep 17#33
:joy: A guide helps a lot. Especially at the start.
How far did you get? If you remember
BubaMan to Bure11
2 Sep 17#35
Not far - there was a couple of werewolves on a bridge I think... It took ages because of the resets and then it sent me nearly back to the start when I died there.
:rage: Cue a gamepad-shaped dent in the wall and a storm off to Game to trade it in :blush:
Djplonker to BubaMan
2 Sep 17#36
I think you missed a lamp (checkpoint)
If you try it again I would watch some combat tips for begginers videos on youtube it will help break bad habits that other games have tought you.
I tried darks souls 1 at launch and spent soo much time getting no where and gave up 50 hours in, ds2 comes out and same happens again get half way through and gave up. Bloodborne releases and me and my infinite wisdom decide this is the one.
Finished bloodborne went right out after the credits were finished and bought dark souls 2 for ps4. a few weeks later and I finish that too, shortly after I thought damn I never finished dark souls so I fire up the ps3 and didn't want to stop playing it until it was done and it's now one of my favourite games ever.
Tldr: I had to play multiple souls games before "I got it" and everything clicked, if you can get past that barrier you can look forward to 4 or 5 of the best games ever.
Spark to BubaMan
2 Sep 17#31
Exactly. I'm also of the belief that if a game is going for punishing levels of difficulty then it needs to be technically immaculate. Losing a boss fight because the camera decided to get lost behind a wall half way through just isn't cricket.
I have zero respect for From Software and I think most people just bother with their games for the sense of online kudos tbh.
Djplonker to BubaMan
2 Sep 17#34
Pro tip for souls games:
Don't kill everything all of the time, if you die to a boss it's ok to run past everything to get back there.
Also grinding is only a thing to get more bloodvials unless you don't understand how to play the game and if its the latter grinding to make your character op for the area will take a long time and you will hit a point where being over leveled will not help anymore.
Trust me once everything clicks and you break down "the wall" you will love the things you hated about the game.
parasitemol to BubaMan
2 Sep 17#38
I'm not sure if I agree with supposed to like :dizzy_face: ...then again I don't die that often in these games anymore, there is a learning curve and once you "get it" there's a rhythm to each encounter that's just glorious, thrilling and ultimately rewarding.
I remember playing demons souls back on the ps3... it took me from 2011-2015 to complete, I kept giving up on it with the same frustrations you're quoting there but then all of a sudden it just "clicked" and when it did I was addicted, finished that, dark souls 1, dark souls 2, dark souls 3 and then Bloodborne.
I had previously bought Bloodborne on launch and hated it but upon going back post completion of the souls games I adored it. Such such such a good game, my only problem is Blood Vial farming, I much prefer the Estus Flask model within the Dark Souls games.
You should give it a blast again at this price you may surprise yourself :grin:
BubaMan to parasitemol
2 Sep 17#39
As said above, I'm giving it another go for a fiver... I just need to finish The Witcher GOTY, Skyrim, Fallout 4, Dragon Age Inquisition, Shadow of Mordor GOTY, God War III, Mad Max, The Evil Within, Batman Return to Arkham and 4 Lego games 1st so I should get to it by tomorrow afternoon :wink:
That list is just what I'm planning to play... I've got a load of platformers, racers, puzzle games, bargain basement games, barely-played VR games, games I should go back to and a truck load of PS Plus stuff. I think I have a problem... Not enough time off from work & family commitments :nerd:
parasitemol to BubaMan
2 Sep 17#40
Haha, missed that comment :blush: ... you need to stop finding all these good deals man! That's your prob! You've got some good games to get your a** through there though! Make sure you get the Tresspasser dlc though when you're playing Dragon Age :grin:
parasitemol to Spark
2 Sep 17#37
I get you, I feel the same way about Grand Theft Auto games.
I'll disagree about the camera though, I've not had any problems with it the way I did in Nioh and The Last Guardian :sunglasses:
davy10heads
1 Sep 17#2
Really didn't like bloodborne but can see why folk liked It. Great price.
mazzyhope
1 Sep 17#3
Shadow of Mordor was £4.69 last time it was on sale on PSN US. Still a good price, but if you're not going to play it right away it might be worth waiting.
alexmurphy01
1 Sep 17#4
Can't be bothered with US account faff, especially as it's so easy on the Switch, I'll hang on, hope it'll drop in UK. Heat for the discovery though.
grilli to alexmurphy01
2 Sep 17#25
faff? mate its literally registering a few details on a website.
me too, i had mine since ps3 registered in texas, but last time i used it they started adding tax, so changed it to florida and its fine now. must have been some changes to the tax states pay
Bure11
1 Sep 17#5
In the title :stuck_out_tongue:
BubaMan
1 Sep 17#6
Heat
stephenmichael3785
1 Sep 17#8
Brilliant, heat from me as I have 2 discounted $10 vouchers to spend
WalkableBuffalo
1 Sep 17#9
Very hot, just a shame it's not the EU store, I have so much credit, so I'm not going to buy some more just for the US store
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Difficult is fine, I'm not averse to games with a steep curve... but being forced to replay the last 30 minutes every time you die is just plain irritating.
It just artificially inflates the game's play time with monotonous grind.
I know I'm massively in the minority on this one but I've got comfy in today's gaming world where failure is punished with a maximum of 5 minutes replay.
Each area is actually really small, and smaller with a shortcut and there's really no need to kill everything each time. As a first timer I can understand that issue but once you're used to the game it's non existent.
How far did you get? If you remember
It took ages because of the resets and then it sent me nearly back to the start when I died there.
If you try it again I would watch some combat tips for begginers videos on youtube it will help break bad habits that other games have tought you.
I tried darks souls 1 at launch and spent soo much time getting no where and gave up 50 hours in, ds2 comes out and same happens again get half way through and gave up.
Bloodborne releases and me and my infinite wisdom decide this is the one.
Finished bloodborne went right out after the credits were finished and bought dark souls 2 for ps4.
a few weeks later and I finish that too, shortly after I thought damn I never finished dark souls so I fire up the ps3 and didn't want to stop playing it until it was done and it's now one of my favourite games ever.
Tldr: I had to play multiple souls games before "I got it" and everything clicked, if you can get past that barrier you can look forward to 4 or 5 of the best games ever.
I have zero respect for From Software and I think most people just bother with their games for the sense of online kudos tbh.
Don't kill everything all of the time, if you die to a boss it's ok to run past everything to get back there.
Also grinding is only a thing to get more bloodvials unless you don't understand how to play the game and if its the latter grinding to make your character op for the area will take a long time and you will hit a point where being over leveled will not help anymore.
Trust me once everything clicks and you break down "the wall" you will love the things you hated about the game.
I remember playing demons souls back on the ps3... it took me from 2011-2015 to complete, I kept giving up on it with the same frustrations you're quoting there but then all of a sudden it just "clicked" and when it did I was addicted, finished that, dark souls 1, dark souls 2, dark souls 3 and then Bloodborne.
I had previously bought Bloodborne on launch and hated it but upon going back post completion of the souls games I adored it. Such such such a good game, my only problem is Blood Vial farming, I much prefer the Estus Flask model within the Dark Souls games.
You should give it a blast again at this price you may surprise yourself :grin:
I just need to finish The Witcher GOTY, Skyrim, Fallout 4, Dragon Age Inquisition, Shadow of Mordor GOTY, God War III, Mad Max, The Evil Within, Batman Return to Arkham and 4 Lego games 1st so I should get to it by tomorrow afternoon :wink:
That list is just what I'm planning to play... I've got a load of platformers, racers, puzzle games, bargain basement games, barely-played VR games, games I should go back to and a truck load of PS Plus stuff.
I think I have a problem... Not enough time off from work & family commitments :nerd:
I'll disagree about the camera though, I've not had any problems with it the way I did in Nioh and The Last Guardian :sunglasses:
me too, i had mine since ps3 registered in texas, but last time i used it they started adding tax, so changed it to florida and its fine now. must have been some changes to the tax states pay