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Bloodborne Press Preview Impressions (16/03/2015)
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hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
What I mean was, did any article say anything bad about anything? If they didn't, then it would suggest they are holding all criticism for the reviews, and lack of framerate criticism doesn't necessarily mean there aren't problems.
Not that I'm particularly worried. It does seem like the framerate is pretty stable based on all the leaked footage.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Second Son+First Light+DmC baby!
German Blog has some impressions
http://blog.de.playstation.com/2015...id=577463116914499585&adbpl=tw&adbpr=40953865
including the PsVita remote play..
Thanks, I used the english version though posted by 2 others
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Sometimes Ill read comments and genuinely think - "Oh this guy is new" and then I see its a veteran. You shocked me Alberto
CambriaRising
Member
What are you even talking about here? There are commercials and marketing posters everywhere for his game.
piccio_ssl
Member
yes, looks like the fr is pretty damn solid
and i'm reading great impression for the AA too
impressions from playstationblog, with a remote play hand on too
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/03/16/bloodborne-hands-on/#sf8035956
edit. damn beaten
Nice, glad to see gestures are still in. Anyone know if the motion controls for the gestures make a return? I found them much faster.
Well I bought a Second Son bundle with the knowledge that Sony are working on a Souls type game
Of course I love Second Son and other games that released that year like Pure Pool and Transistor but finally the reason I bought a PS4 is almost in my hands.I was kidding -_-
BlackBanditSho
Member
The quality of the writing from that brief Kotaku UK blurb is so much better than those other selections that it's shocking. Maybe the Gamespot bit comes in second, but it's not close. I'm actually a little embarrassed.
ShockingAlberto
Member
They're talking about it, but in very strange ways.
I always feel like they're advertising a straight-up action game than a slower, more atmospheric thing. The fact that a gameplay trailer leaked before E3 and yet E3 had a CG trailer says to me that they're not entirely sure what to show and what might scare people off.
Beelzebufo
Banned
That was my favorite too! Seemed really genuine and gave some interesting development insights. Now I'm really stoked.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
two things I read negative in a german preview:
- aliasing was there, but better than the alpha
- camera is sometimes bad
Jimmyfenix
Member
A lot of new comers to souls games are going to have a tough time
SolidSnakex
Member
I think it was obvious why they didn't show the gameplay openly at E3. It was still in rough shape. The leaked videos from behind closed doors showed a lot of framerate issues. And the Project Beast was the same. Except it had tearing on top of the framerate issues. And the visuals were nothing like you'd expect from a PS4 game. Once it got into presentable shape they not only showed it to the public, but immediately let them play it (gamescom).
They're currently running commercials earlier than they usually do. And last week they had a going gold party for it in Japan, which is something i've never seen them do for any game.
And that is both a usefull perspective to keep in mind when discussing the game, and a very, very good thing.
The game should not be for everyone.
Demon's Souls already trained me for going light and fast, while using my roll. That is the strategy I especially had to use in order to beat King Allant. However, when Dark Souls came around, I fell into sword and boarding and going tank mode on occasion, but still found that rolling was more effective than sitting there blocking on most occasions. With that, I am already programmed to play that way, so I am not expecting it to be too much of an adjustment.
Except what you posted wasn't non-inflammatory; it was factually inaccurate and somewhat bizarrely so. For one thing, Bloodborne is being advertised on TV already; I saw one myself during last week's Better Call Saul. For another, review embargos are typically the day before, not a week before. There are exceptions, but day before is normal.
Your post was clearly trolling with mis-information and completely false when it comes to review date embargo in general.
Just because they did it before doesn't mean it was correct then, either. Embargoing reviews til really close to release nowadays tells consumers you're not confident in your game, even if you actually are. Too many awful games have had embargoed reviews to do this anymore. Blame the bad games for this, but any time you appear to be hiding something, you're telling the consumers that you ARE hiding something.
That said, I'm sure this will be a good game (well, at least I hope), but if you're confident in it, and know it's a good game... don't be weird about coverage, don't hold off on reviews until the last minute possible... don't have a PREVIEW embargo up a week before the game. It just gives off the wrong message. Don't be an assassin's creed unity. I agree w/ alberto.
What misinformation? Sure, games do it all the time now, but that doesn't mean it's a good thing anymore. Plenty of good games have release day embargoes... but so many bad ones do, too. It honestly tells me, as a consumer "uh... if they don't want review scores going out until after the game is on shelves... you should probably wait to see what they're hiding." Wayy to many games have hidden bad games behind release day embargoes for this practice to be normal/safe anymore.
Ads != talking about it. Ads != game coverage. Ads = Ads. Bad games have ads, as do good. Ads tell me nothing about what a game actually is. Ads tell me what the pubs want me to think a game is.
And again, don't get me wrong, if the game turns out well, it'll be the first game I pick up when I get a PS4, but in a world where you have companies doing reviews 2 weeks ahead of time for games they trust and reviews on release day (or not sending out early copies at all) for games that are total trash... it makes me a bit... apprehensive when a game's reviews are really late. It makes me ask "why?" That's all.
Even then they can't really review it thoroughly if the servers aren't up for them to test out the online features.
Hot Coldman
Banned
so these aren't mutually exclusive things
Well, I love these games for a reason. I am pleased to hear that this is merely another branch off of the same design tree. Which is really something we all knew all along.
TheKastorian
Member
This game is going to be sooooo good.
illmatic22
Banned
Sony's frightened yet they aired both the PS4 spring ad (which included Bloodborne) as well as Bloodborne's own commercial during The Walking Dead.
I'm not shocked
People just like to throw out the word "trolling" for pretty much anything.
Pandora012
Member
I am glad that they put effort in the remote play. Can not wait to test it out.
Haha too bad, at least he tried I guess? He's right though on the mainstream aspect. I wouldn't classify the games as niche though but it's definitely no God Of War either.
Oh come on, one person jumped, and then he defensively accused us of being too sensitive, and then if you read the post in question, it's not rooted in fact, so... What does "non-inflammatory" mean again?
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
You seem to not know what you are talking about. Bloodborne is a fast paced action rpg. Have you even read the impressions? Have you played the game? This is not a slow methodical game but a fast methodical one.
GAF has a serious problem with people getting defensive about games they're excited for. Honestly, circling the wagons in OTs and hype train threads is one of the worst things that goes on here and it deserves to be called out whenever it happens.
Now I agree with this, as well, but this is a Gaf-wide thing that happens wrt any game and not a souls-fan specific thing.
Read the thread. Multiple people jumped unreasonably after making a personal observation.
Did you read the impressions in the OP?
It's definitely faster paced now, no turtling. Still atmospheric though it seems.
I would entirely agree with you if the post in question wasn't out of touch with reality. The game is being advertised on TV, they are flying journalists to Tokyo to play the game, they are giving lots of interviews; what basis is there to think Sony is being shy about this game? None.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
This. People are getting defensive because of other people making quick assumptions like "OMG 6 Weapons PREORDER caceled"
Machinehead
Member
I wouldn't think so.
You have one weapon on a hand that can be used in two different forms, and a gun for the other hand. You basically have three different tools at your disposal at any time to mix and match. I'm sure there will be many different builds not only for each combination of left and right weapon but for preferences of each form on the right hand. The magic of it is having more at your disposal at any time.