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Bloodborne Screenshots Thread (Warning - Open Spoilers)
- Thread starter Neiteio
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manipulate
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Honestly these are truly amazing. I'm a bit shocked a videogame can be so beautiful.
qa_engineer
Member
The games visuals have really grown on me. At first it was just the art style, but I am digging the filters and ambiance as well.
Same here. I didn't care for the visuals much but once I actually got the game I've been pretty impressed with the atmosphere in each area.
Tearing myself away from today's nonstop Nintendo hype to check my screenshots thread:
Love these two
There's an Axe body spray joke in here somewhere.
Stillmatic
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Stillmatic
Member
These are great.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
"Bad" ending spoilers (probably my favourite, cut-scene wise, but shame about no real last boss):
william_557
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WheelHoss1
Member
And it honestly looks even better in motion.
I'm not sure I recognize this enemy... What is this?
The Xtortionist
Member
The Yahar'gul version of the Scourge Beast (werewolf) enemy, I think.
It looks like either The One Reborn or one of those things that look like it but are smaller, just before that fight.
ugh_the_boot
Banned
There is not a single shot/frame of this game where it doesn't look absolutely amazing so after saving about 50 screen shots I gave up and told myself to just enjoy playing it lol. I think the last boss area would have to be one of the highlights along with the dancing witches area and Old Yarnham.
Dhruv_hanom
Member
It was a long an arduous battle
Good, I fucking hated that guy. Took me forever to kill.It was a long an arduous battle
Yeah, I'm not looking forward to it. HP is cut in half. ;_;
Linkstrikesback
Member
I literally couldn't do it with only the 750 (base) + 15% using 2 hp runes. Had to resort to grinding more hp to beat the second boss. I tried darn it, I tried! Mad eit all the way through NG+ but still couldn't handle it.
They could at least have put the +15% hp rune before the dungeon, instead of in the root version of the final one. Who needs +15% hp after you're capable of making it through that nightmare ;-;.
Eppy Thatcher
God's had his chance.
It was a long an arduous battle
And you changed into your sunday best for us afterwards!
And yes that beast is the YarHarHar werewolf... not to be confused with the Nightmare Beasts OR the Deranged Nightmare beasts... Godamn this game. So much love.
Imma have to make another run through the whole game. Got my Arcane hunter, My skill hunter with a whip, my Quality build original, my Daughters two hunters... im considering a bloodtinge build where i run straight for cainhurst.
And yes.. that Cainhurst knight/Bone ash combo outfit is hot, Hawt, HAWT!
I just beat the Layer 2 boss of Cursed Pthumerian Defilement —
Round 2 with Watchdog of the Old Lords
But I didn't grind for him. I just kept at it until I worked out a good strategy. Essentially:
I used the Hunter's Axe, in its transformed form, and I mainly used R1 attacks. Only ONE hit at a time — this is critical, because if you hit R1 more than once, he'll catch you on the second swing animation. You need to be very mechanical and precise with your inputs. Just stay close enough to bait him into biting sideways, then step in for ONE hit to the head. Then fall back. It's a war of attrition, slowly wearing him down. If he raises his paw, quickstep sideways or backwards (just once) to dodge the fire wall. If he's snapping forward with fire sparking out of his mouth, quickstep back four or five times, then step forward and hit him in the head. If he roars, JUMP SIDEWAYS, because his pounce attack can kill in one hit. If he swells up to spew lava, stand near his hindquarters and charge R2 to weaken his legs; eventually you can stagger him, at which point I do another charged R2, then immediately retreat before he does an area-of-effect attack (often followed by a pounce in whatever direction he's facing when he stands up). He can also be staggered with like five or six consecutive hits to the head. Also, I only used vials at half HP. And he's resistant to fire and bolt and poison and arcane, so there's not much you can do other than fight him.
Even though it was maddening how close I'd come to beating him, only to be hit with the pounce attack, I immediately jumped back in for another try. He's so FUN! And finally beating him was incredibly satisfying. Although I dread to see what lies at the end of Layer 3...
Yeah once you realize that all you have to do is lure it into doing the sideways attack, keep your distance and wait a little for most of that attack animation to be over (to avoid triggering a combo attack) and then go in for 1 hit at a time you can actually beat it without being hit even once.
Good luck with the final boss of that chalice though. You'll need it
SamusPrime
Banned
The fact that one can essentially take a shot at any point during gameplay and it comes out looking like a cinematographer's wet dream is insane. I actually regularly stop and get distracted by everything it's so fucking impressive looking.
Weltall Zero
Member
Congratulations! Now reupload a version where each time you whack him sideways on the head with the axe, it displays "BAD DOG! BAD!".
Linkstrikesback
Member
I tried an awful lot of times. I didn't find it fun at all, honestly. Cutting your HP in half almost arbitrarily is infuriating horsepoop, not fun, in my opinion.
edit: To be clear, I wasn't specifically grinding. I played through NG+, so that I was at least enjoying the time I spent with bloodborne, and just used the echoes for more HP.
SamusPrime
Banned
On another note, the art in Hemwick Charnel Lane is like Castlevania III's village level come to life in face-meltingly gorgeous 3D.
If your HP was at 1500 (750 when cut in half), you're probably at a level where additional levels yield diminished returns for HP. So I don't think leveling will help much. It really is a boss battle where you just have to be sparse in your attacks and clean in your dodging. No way to cheese the Defiled Watchdog. Just maintain the mid-range, bait an attack, and punish it. And be ready to jump sideways the moment you see him roar, because he's going to pounce.
For me, the Defiled Watchdog was very challenging, but ultimately very fun — the most fun battle in the game so far (out of the campaign and all chalice bosses up to this point). The Defiled Watchdog is like the embodiment of Souls. Having your HP halved guarantees the boss is always dangerous, and its resistance to fire, bolt, poison, arcane, etc., means you can't cheese the boss with weapon buffs and support items. Its aggressive nature also punishes greedy players, while its long-range/close-range attacks force players to maintain mid-range spacing. It truly feels like you're Hercules fighting a legendary beast, circling it up close, stepping in for a quick hit, chipping away at its skull. Each hit you get in is so satisfying, seeing the flinty bits of skull break away. And when you manage to stagger it, dropping its head to the ground... So good!
Still basking in the glow of victory. Like I said, even when it was kicking my ass, I was eager to jump right in for another try. Thankfully, the boss door is just a short jog away.
I just beat Defiled Amydala. Only took a few tries. I used the strategy I used in the main campaign, where I run behind him without locking on and touch the tip of his tail, causing him to jump and land facing the other way. As soon as he jumps, I turn around and charge my weapon's overhead strike. When he lands, I immediately hit him in the face. I then roll between his legs and touch his tail again to repeat the process.Yeah once you realize that all you have to do is lure it into doing the sideways attack, keep your distance and wait a little for most of that attack animation to be over (to avoid triggering a combo attack) and then go in for 1 hit at a time you can actually beat it without being hit even once.
Good luck with the final boss of that chalice though. You'll need it
Here's a video of me using this strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_jCvFL895U
So is there only one cursed dungeon? Is Lower Loran back to normal HP?
brandonh83
Banned
On another note, the art in Hemwick Charnel Lane is like Castlevania III's village level come to life in face-meltingly gorgeous 3D.
I keep saying that From should do a Castlevania game but I mean they did.
SamusPrime
Banned
I've been doing NG+ and the later Chalice Dungeons with the Threaded Cane now and am worshipping at the altar of the true 3D Castlevania. In your goddamn face Konami.
