Borowski_1
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Elden Ring or Bloodborne?
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Eldenborne.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
bloodborne , despite the lack of crouch and jump
Josemayuste
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Both, I can't choose one over the other.
March Climber
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Bloodborne is the better game overall, especially in balance and pacing.
That being said, before this thread gets closed I'll say buy both.
That being said, before this thread gets closed I'll say buy both.
SantaC
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And bloodborne isnt? Most overrated game ever. Lack of weapons and lack of builds.
GametimeUK
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I'm torn. I love Elden Ring so much, but the game is just too big. I prefer the whole build diversity in souls / elden ring more than I do in Bloodborne, but Bloodborne is much more replayable compared to Elden Ring.
Imru’ al-Qays
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They're both spectacular, but I'll give it to Bloodborne for intangibles like the setting and score.
Cert.in.Death
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BB and DS are still the pinnacles for me.
Moment to moment exploration/combat in BB is unmatched.
Moment to moment exploration/combat in BB is unmatched.
tommib
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Missingnomer
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Bloodborne is tight. Elden Ring is free. Both are amazing. Elden Ring actually pushes the gaming medium forward, though. So I have to say Elden Ring if I had to choose.
Codes 208
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Elden ring by virtue of being an expansive open world with a shitton to do. But BB is still a second best for me. (BB never getting any kind of updates for the pro or 5 also hurts it a bit for me)
Well no shit it was coming, everyone and their grandma keeps making elden ring threads. This topic was inevitable in a sea of related threads
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begotten
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How?
MiguelItUp
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I love Bloodborne's aesthetic SO much, but I love Elden Ring's gameplay mechanics. When you play a game, you, well, play it. So I think that improvements in mechanics and gameplay trump over everything. Jumping alone is just one thing, and it's huge TBH. Gotta say ER in the long run.
Badlucktroll
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I platinumed both, but Bloodborne felt like a more personal expierence.
Borowski_1
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give this man a medal
lordarchaon666
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As someone who's played all of Fromsoft's soulsborne games since Demon's Souls on the PS3 which I had to get imported because it didn't come out in the UK for almost a year after its initial release, I am going to put my vote behind Elden Ring. I'm a big fan of Bloodborne and it pushed me to dive into Lovecraft and all of the horrific majesty involved there, but the dark high fantasy of Elden Ring scratches an itch for me that so far has only been reached by Berserk.
Mr Hyde
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Bloodborne.
Elden Ring was great the first playthrough but I got turned off by its massive size. Bloodborne felt like a much more tighter experience with awesome level design, cool weapons and fantastic story and lore. I'm a huge fan of Lovecraft and the game was basically a love letter to him and his works. Bloodborne is the definition of quality over quantity. Elden Ring is vice versa.
Elden Ring was great the first playthrough but I got turned off by its massive size. Bloodborne felt like a much more tighter experience with awesome level design, cool weapons and fantastic story and lore. I'm a huge fan of Lovecraft and the game was basically a love letter to him and his works. Bloodborne is the definition of quality over quantity. Elden Ring is vice versa.
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tommib
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Horse double jumping. That’s enough of a revolution for me.
twerkouting
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You live in a world with both so play both, FOOL.
Fredrik
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Elden Ring. 90 hours played so far and my GOTY. Definitely my favorite FROM game as well. Love it 
Bloodborne, I jumped in late after listening to years of hype but the frame stutter annoyed me and it just didn’t hook me enough to keep going. I have only played maybe 5 hours though so can’t do any deeper analysis, would probably jump in again on a slick Bluepoint remake, loved their Demon’s Souls remake.
Bloodborne, I jumped in late after listening to years of hype but the frame stutter annoyed me and it just didn’t hook me enough to keep going. I have only played maybe 5 hours though so can’t do any deeper analysis, would probably jump in again on a slick Bluepoint remake, loved their Demon’s Souls remake.
Kssio_Aug
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I have been playing Elden Ring lately, and I just don't like the open world aspect. But the game is FULL of content, tons of bosses, great build variety, and it's definitely the one with most players right now. That being said, Elden Ring.
Dark Souls 3 >>> Elden Ring / Demon's Souls >>> Sekiro / Bloodborne >>> Dark Souls 1 >>> Dinasty Warriors >>> Dark Souls 2
Dark Souls 3 >>> Elden Ring / Demon's Souls >>> Sekiro / Bloodborne >>> Dark Souls 1 >>> Dinasty Warriors >>> Dark Souls 2
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I'm gonna quote Pat Riley here, if I had to choose a game to take shot to win a game I'd pick Elden Ring, but if I had to choose a game take a shot to save my life I'd pick Bloodborne.
begotten
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I'm still waiting for the guy who has never played Bloodborne but picked up Elden Ring because his favourite Twitch Streamer played it to answer. Something tells me your answer is going to be better anyways.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Both are great but imo Elden Ring is just way better.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Dark souls 2. Ok and bb. Curated carefully prepared and balanced content wins.
I don’t believe er honey moon is not over.
Bosses suck ass, magic galore, repeated bosses and enemies many times. 13 erdtree avatars which is ds1 boss for example.
The balance is out the window. The level design is out the windows. I have a lot of gripes with the game despite being my goty. I just think it’s a step in the wrong direction. And the story could be so interesting…
Watch these. Good summary of why open world is not the best thing here.
And more on combat
I don’t believe er honey moon is not over.
Bosses suck ass, magic galore, repeated bosses and enemies many times. 13 erdtree avatars which is ds1 boss for example.
The balance is out the window. The level design is out the windows. I have a lot of gripes with the game despite being my goty. I just think it’s a step in the wrong direction. And the story could be so interesting…
Watch these. Good summary of why open world is not the best thing here.
And more on combat
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PixelatedBeast
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Double jumping pushes the medium forward, but attacking after being hit to get health back doesn't?
ParaSeoul
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The input reading is hilarious sometimes,npc invaders will always without fail run up to hit if you use a flask.
James Sawyer Ford
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Bloodborne is the tighter game with superior combat
Elden Ring is a great open world game but isn’t as consistent, and the diverse combat options and hyper aggressive bosses aren’t as satisfying to defeat since it mostly ends up requiring luck or OP
Elden Ring is a great open world game but isn’t as consistent, and the diverse combat options and hyper aggressive bosses aren’t as satisfying to defeat since it mostly ends up requiring luck or OP
SteelCurtain 59
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Probably Elden Ring, but neither is anywhere near the best Soulsborne game
ParaSeoul
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Another good video,not specifically on Elden Ring but on the direction From is taking their Souls like games and what they've lost
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
I put reading was always there but I never noticed it like here. It’s so bad.
But the worst is weird balance and how huge the game is. Of course it is if every enemy is boss 3 times in different configurations. If there are 5 to 10 of each bosses repeats.
The game is huuuuge repeat.
And the quest suffer greatly because of open world.
Pejo
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Elden Ring suffers from being a bit long in the tooth, with some of the later areas being "meh", and Bloodborne is a very focused, very lean on filler content. That said, Elden Ring has insane build variety if you aren't worried about meta bleed builds and stuff like that, and just an insane amount of content and enemy types. Bloodborne also only has really 1 type of gameplay style - agile, duck in/duck out, counter with guns when you can.
For me, Elden Ring slightly edges out the win, but I could see anybody voting either way.
For me, Elden Ring slightly edges out the win, but I could see anybody voting either way.
The Cockatrice
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We already had like 2 other threads about this.
cortadew
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DS is Demon's Souls or Dark Souls?
Borowski_1
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didn't see them
existensmaximum
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Elden Ring is good but Bloodborne is much, much better for me, overall.
Ogbert
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Voted Elden Ring, but Dark Souls is the greatest. Always will be.
No other Souls game comes close to the eerie, forlorn atmosphere. Absolute masterpiece and (in my humble opinion) one of the few times that a game has approached the status of art.
That said, does drag after the chuckle brothers.
Honorable mention to DS3, which never gets enough love.
No other Souls game comes close to the eerie, forlorn atmosphere. Absolute masterpiece and (in my humble opinion) one of the few times that a game has approached the status of art.
That said, does drag after the chuckle brothers.
Honorable mention to DS3, which never gets enough love.
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ParaSeoul
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Game should have had more fat trimmed. Everything after Morgott feels like padding. I like open world games too and even it was too much for me.
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rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Stormveil castle was very good. But I cannot believed that there are 2 bosses repeats even in mandatory 12 bosses.