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IGN First: Bloodborne Story Trailer
- Thread starter SargerusBR
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blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
After watching this I'm looking forward to the reviews before l buy. I'm still unsure about the art style and how dark it looks (even though there was a glimpse of day time footage).
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
Time of day is said to change based on story progression. The alpha was set at night, whereas the first 18 minutes video that IGN put out, showing the same exact area (with updates), was during sunset.
MMaRsu
Banned
Look forward to 8's, 9's and 10's
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
No word yet, but in the IGN footage they showed, they seem to be nonexistent. That said, they could've just been edited out of the footage shown.
Orochinagis
Member
Some NPCs spoilers and some Boss encounters spoilers, outside that they managed to add a cool Hollowfication esque lore, the more you get the beasts blood the less human you will become.
Okay, thanks!
I really, really want to day-one this game, so badly, but I'll wait until I hear about this.
It ruined DaSo 2 on console, for me.
The loads made it unplayable.
It took the PC release for me to appreciate how bad the core game was.
Bloodborne looks a billion times better... please load some magic, From!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwubMFau7xM
You can see an unedited load screen around 8:50. It's 12 seconds and changes area+goes to cutscene in new area.
If the death-to-respawn load is 12 seconds, I can bear that.
I was getting close to a full minute in DaSo2.
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
Okay, thanks!
I really, really want to day-one this game, so badly, but I'll wait until I hear about this.
It ruined DaSo 2 on console, for me.
The loads made it unplayable.
It took the PC release for me to appreciate how bad the core game was.
Bloodborne looks a billion times better... please load some magic, From!
From what we were able to play in the alpha, the loads were really snappy after the game first started. There wasn't much to load, but even after death I don't even recall a load screen. I'd have to go back and watch footage I have to confirm, but I'm almost positive there wasn't a load screen after the very first load.
EDIT: Just watched some alpha footage. 5 seconds of loading after death. Just enough time to catch your breath haha.
Thanks for this post because I've gotten paranoid after Destiny & The Order. Been seeing same areas shown + thinking maybe
chalice dungeon is a bandaid to the length/variety
TheDangerMan
Member
My god that atmosphere is just incredible - I keep thinking I've gotten as hyped as possible for this and they keep breaking the hype-ceiling!
The average player would be hard pressed to play through one souls game in 40 to 80 hours anyway. They talked enough about environments outside the chalice dungeon that seem like sizable places even from screenshots. The chalice dungeon is a new thing besides plain pvp multiplayer to encourage you to play more.
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
Just want to make sure you saw my edit. There is a 5 second load after death. It's just the title, which is why I didn't recall a typical Souls load screen w/ item descriptions. But it's quick, just enough time to catch your breath.
Also, I have no intention of keeping your hype levels down. The alpha felt sluggish and had some pretty bad frame dips. Seeing the 18 minute footage of the same area, now running buttery smooth, makes me feel WAY better about this game's performance. After the bait and switch of DS2, I was very very wary about Bloodborne. I'm feeling a lot better about it now, having seen this updated build from IGN.
ShemhazaiX
Member
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/dark-souls-ii
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/dark-souls
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/demons-souls
Hint: It won't review worse than any of those games.
ArkkAngel007
Member
Good trailer, and the game is looking more and more fantastic.
If some of the things I'm thinking of for Invasions are right, it'll be quite something for even a FROMsoft title.
If some of the things I'm thinking of for Invasions are right, it'll be quite something for even a FROMsoft title.
Just....Just look at this wiki on Cainhurst Castle, GAF:
http://bloodborne.wikia.com/wiki/Cainhurst_Castle
I know it's threadbare of information, of course it is, but those screens/art...It's like you're exploring a haunted version of the Beasts Castle from Disney's beauty or Edward Scissorhands castle.
I need this so bad.
http://bloodborne.wikia.com/wiki/Cainhurst_Castle
I know it's threadbare of information, of course it is, but those screens/art...It's like you're exploring a haunted version of the Beasts Castle from Disney's beauty or Edward Scissorhands castle.
I need this so bad.
Yeah, they already stated they removed load times in the videos, I think someone may have mentioned they're not offensive in the near-final builds though. May be wrong and there might not have been any comment re: load times though.
EDIT: see it's already been covered, carry on.
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
Ah okay. Must've missed that. From the alpha, they were really quick, like 5 seconds max after the first load. I'm confident in saying that 13~ second load from the recent stream was just because a cutscene was coming up.
I think someone mentioned in a tweet via IGN. or one of the devs. im sorry i dont have it on hand to reference. but the other stream link showed the real load time there i think, youre right.
EDIT AGAIN: Anyone find it kind of funny Sony shared this video on their twitter/facebook right around now of all times? With the chaos surrounding The Order atm
Not really. They've been doing that right after IGN has it up for a few hours.
The Artisan
Member
here's to hoping this game will get better reviews than the order.
kittoo
Cretinously credulous
Hahahaha. Never gets old.
gunslikewhoa
Member
pretty sure the vegas line will be sliiiiiiiiiiiiightly higher than 65
0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55
Banned
Yeah, I'm particularly looking forward to the forests and castles/mansions shown in some of the trailers... I assume they are on the outskirts of the main city.
Agree. I know this is weird to say for a Souls-type game but everything I've seen of this game just seems so dark. I tended to enjoy the "brighter" sections of Demons/Dark Souls games more than the dark/dreary settings.
"you've got a heart of gold. don't let them take it from ya!"
Don't need much hope for that, it's pretty much a guarrantee.
Ol No Bones
Banned
This looks great. I'm not a souls fan (I don't have the patience and I suck). I might pick this up. It seems a little more user friendly.
Laurentius
Member
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Ol No Bones
Banned
Honestly I would be stunned if any more big budget AAA first party Sony games have the problems the Order seems to. You van just watch the order gameplay on YouTube next to this and know it will review better. Not only that but impressions have been good for bloodborne since the beginning.
Aces&Eights
Member
Can't think of a better present to give yourself. Make sure to take the day off from work. You are going to have set up time, updates to download, etc.