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[DoubleTake]

Guys calling it now. This is GOTG if what Edge is saying here holds up.

Crazy thing is they havent even commented on the Chalice Dungeons and the online component....

 

[hydrophilic attack]

"I orgasmed 10 times while playing the game"

 

[Fhtagn]

Those quotes are to be good to be true.

I am so excited I might cry hahaha.

I can barely stand the wait but anticipation like this is so sweet and worth treasuring.

 

[dragonfart28]

"There is a moment in Dark Souls that we will never forget: Down in the depths picking up an item from a corpse and a slime dropping on to our head. We spent the rest of the level panning the camera for unseen threats. No longer scared of dying, but of moving. Imagine a whole game like that."

We've already seen gameplay footage which shows some of the game is not as menacingly punishing as that part.

I wouldn't be endorsing that particular segment but that's just me.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

"Gone is the dark fantasy, the faded crumbled majesty of the Souls series. Bloodborne is filthy, grisly, and very, very scary. It's a horror game."

SHIT

This sounds amazing.

Horror plus the brutal difficulty of Souls = unstoppable combination.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Lawd.gif

 

[Soriku]

Dark Souls 2 was still tough but definitely the easiest of the games. My body is not ready.

 

[Asd202]

"I orgasmed 10 times while playing the game"

Is this real?

 

[Hag]

"Bloodborne is Hidetaka Miyazaki's brutal riposte to the section of his playerbase that thinks it has seen it all before"

Spoiler

HYPE

miyazaki senpai stop pls

 

[Schryver]

"I orgasmed 10 times while playing the game"

rofl

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Loving this interview with Jun Yoshino.


Regarding game design, how free will the player be to explore different areas in the game? Can we go straight to a bigger challenge or will the game push us to one direction at a time?

"It’s quite interesting. It’s like a hybrid of Demon and Dark Souls. FromSoftware decided to mix those two together. I think it works out really nicely. You still have this kind of refuge, this central area you can always retreat back to. But the game world itself is more like Dark Souls, because in Bloodborne it’s all linked together as well. Once you venture out, you can effectively go anywhere you want."

"Gone is the dark fantasy, the faded crumbled majesty of the Souls series. Bloodborne is filthy, grisly, and very, very scary. It's a horror game."

SHIT

"Bloodborne is Hidetaka Miyazaki's brutal riposte to the section of his playerbase that thinks it has seen it all before"

Spoiler

HYPE

 

[ced]

Reading it now, sounds fucking amazing.

 

[Parmenide]

Oh my, I can't contain the hype anymore, please Sargerus, stop.

Spoiler

Go on

 

[JudgmentJay]

Lawd have mercy, these quotes are getting me seriously hot and bothered.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

10

Spoiler

orgasms

out of 10

 

[BreezyLimbo]

"Bloodborne is Hidetaka Miyazaki's brutal riposte to the section of his playerbase that thinks it has seen it all before"

Spoiler

HYPE

Sounds amazing

 

[Asd202]

10

Spoiler

orgasms

out of 10

So I assume it's going to get 10/10 from Edge.

 

[JudgmentJay]

When we do pick up a shield ten or so hours into Bloodborne, the item description makes FromSoftware's feelings on the matter perfectly clear. "Shields are nice," it reads, "but not if they engender passivity." We have yet to so much as equip it.

Nice.

 

[Primethius]

HOLY SHIT!

It all sounds so amazing!

Edit: Yoshi, pls respond if still alive.

 

[140.85]

Reading...

Basically, Miyazaki has done it again.

 

[FATALITY]

new thread? new news right?

 

[CozMick]

Oh My Gaaaaaaawd.

Game of the year written all over it.

 

[Newtype-001]

Did Edge highlight any negatives about that game that isnt about Framerate or Camera issues?? If not most likely 10/10

 

[Nino]

The fact that enemies don't drop weapons/armor anymore and the quote about Edge only finding half-a-dozen weapons in their 40 hours worries me. RIP Fashion Souls.

 

[jmaine_ph]

I found this one with a ridiculous resolution by reverse google image searching the previously posted picture:

Thanks for the header. Looks great.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

"I orgasmed 10 times while playing the game"

"The meaning of life? So that this game could be made."

 

[takriel]

Jesus FUCK, a true hybrid of Demon's and Dark 1. How much better can this game become?

 

[>-Baron-Spamedi-<]

"...it is a fantastically well realised game. It should be noted, however, that although the Xbox One and PC versions run at a lesser resolution (0p) it in no way impacts on the amount of fun or enjoyment that can be had on those versions. In fact, some may feel that the higher resolution of the PS4 version adds a level of aliasing not present in the other two."

"...it fares particularly well although, curiously, the omission of AF on the PS4 version, not a noticeable problem on the other versions, seems to be further evidence of a serious ongoing problem with that particular console (and the people who own it)."


Xbox One. 9/10
PC. 9/10
PS4. 8.5/10

 

[jmaine_ph]

"...it is a fantastically well realised game. It should be noted, however, that although the Xbox One and PC versions run at a lesser resolution (0p) it in no way impacts on the amount of fun or enjoyment that can be had on those versions. In fact, some may feel that the higher resolution of the PS4 version adds a level of aliasing not present in the other two."

Xbox One. 9/10
PC. 9/10
PS4. 8.5/10

LMAO!

 

[Veritigo_X]

The fact that enemies don't drop weapons/armor anymore and the quote about Edge only finding half-a-dozen weapons in their 40 hours worries me. RIP Fashion Souls.

Fashion Souls is dead. Long live Fashionborne. Fashion Souls was never really about weapon choices anyway.

 

[takriel]

The fact that enemies don't drop weapons/armor anymore and the quote about Edge only finding half-a-dozen weapons in their 40 hours worries me. RIP Fashion Souls.

It's kind of refreshing really after all that collect-a-thon shit that was in Dark 2! I don't mind them taking a quality over quantity approach here.

Very excited even! This makes finding items something to look forward to again! I got bored real quick in Dark 2, because it just had too much of garbage.

 

[Man]

"Bloodborne is filthy, grisly, and very, very scary. It's a horror game."

 

[140.85]

They seem to indicate that the replay value in BB comes from content rather than trying different builds/finding weapons you missed.

Which I think is a good change. I'll take it. Often times when I would play through Souls again, I would end up thinking "well that was fun...but I didn't see anything new this time...", so this sounds amazing.

 

[ethomaz]

I can't fucking wait....

 

[toythatkills]

"...it is a fantastically well realised game. It should be noted, however, that although the Xbox One and PC versions run at a lesser resolution (0p) it in no way impacts on the amount of fun or enjoyment that can be had on those versions. In fact, some may feel that the higher resolution of the PS4 version adds a level of aliasing not present in the other two."

Fuck that, pre-order cancelled.

 

[Nino]

Fashion Souls is dead. Long live Fashionborne. Fashion Souls was never really about weapon choices anyway.

I hear ya but the review makes it sound like it lacks in that department too.

 

[Newtype-001]

The fact that enemies don't drop weapons/armor anymore and the quote about Edge only finding half-a-dozen weapons in their 40 hours worries me. RIP Fashion Souls.

I can kinda understand the first part but arnt like all weapons in Bloodborne transformable?
you're essentially playing with two weapon in one hand and a gun in the other.

 

[DoubleTake]

The fact that enemies don't drop weapons/armor anymore and the quote about Edge only finding half-a-dozen weapons in their 40 hours worries me. RIP Fashion Souls.

Yup a negative. If you can call it that will probably be the lessened weapon variety. They say theyve only found 6 through their 40hours.(Have probably missed a few tbh).

They do however go on to say that the customization options for trick weapons are greater than the Souls games.

 

[Mandelbo]

Yeah, I'd much rather have quality over quantity in regards to gear and weaponry. I often found in DS2 that I was carrying a huge amount of weapons, none of which were very unique or interesting. Same goes for equipment.

 

[HORRORSHØW]

"...it is a fantastically well realised game. It should be noted, however, that although the Xbox One and PC versions run at a lesser resolution (0p) it in no way impacts on the amount of fun or enjoyment that can be had on those versions. In fact, some may feel that the higher resolution of the PS4 version adds a level of aliasing not present in the other two."

Xbox One. 9/10
PC. 9/10
PS4. 8.5/10

heh

 

[SargerusBR]

Spoiler

Bloodstone Shards

plays the role of Titanite, used to upgrade weapons

Spoiler

Coldblood

plays the role of consumable Souls.

Blood Vials and Quicksilver Bullets have a maximum capacity but

Spoiler

any surplus pickups are automatically sent to a storage box back at Hunter's Dream. Die and your stocks will be topped up when you respawn.

 

[BearPawB]

Yeah with dark souls I was often locked into playing one style the whole game.It is pointless to get a ton of new weapons you will never use.

 

[Veritigo_X]

I hear ya but the review makes it sound like it lacks in that department too.

Hmm.... well I hear black is in this season? Haha. I'm still confident that the community will come up with some unique styles.

 

[takriel]

Yeah, I'd much rather have quality over quantity in regards to gear and weaponry. I often found in DS2 that I was carrying a huge amount of weapons, none of which were very unique or interesting. Same goes for equipment.

Totally on point. Having less, but more interesting items is very exciting to me.

 

[raven777]

The fact that enemies don't drop weapons/armor anymore and the quote about Edge only finding half-a-dozen weapons in their 40 hours worries me. RIP Fashion Souls.

wait only half-a-dozen weapons in 40 hour playthrough??? are they half dozen weapon types or half dozen total weapons???

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

When we do pick up a shield ten or so hours into Bloodborne, the item description makes FromSoftware's feelings on the matter perfectly clear. "Shields are nice," it reads, "but not if they engender passivity." We have yet to so much as equip it.

Based Miyazaki. He knows. RIP Turtles 2009-2015

 

[AJLma]

The fact that enemies don't drop weapons/armor anymore and the quote about Edge only finding half-a-dozen weapons in their 40 hours worries me. RIP Fashion Souls.

This makes me worry about the games longevity.

 

[LordCanti]

If there are fewer weapons and armor but they're all viable, that's an okay trade for me. I'll miss running into cosplay builds online though.

"There is a moment in Dark Souls that we will never forget: Down in the depths picking up an item from a corpse and a slime dropping on to our head. We spent the rest of the level panning the camera for unseen threats. No longer scared of dying, but of moving. Imagine a whole game like that."

 

[TheMan]

no

whats the second

Oops, got interrupted and lost my train of thought. Can i save anywhere/anytime like skyrim?

 

[Zia]

"...it is a fantastically well realised game. It should be noted, however, that although the Xbox One and PC versions run at a lesser resolution (0p) it in no way impacts on the amount of fun or enjoyment that can be had on those versions. In fact, some may feel that the higher resolution of the PS4 version adds a level of aliasing not present in the other two."

Xbox One. 9/10
PC. 9/10
PS4. 8.5/10

Huh?

Anyway, won't get my digital issue until tomorrow but I'm excited to dig in. Bloodborne looks like the first interesting game between the PS4 and XB1.