So I played it 8 hrs straight before putting the controller down ran to my big couch and crashed on it.
My mother who was awake at that time thankfully didn't do anything to my game and just turned it off.
So someone who looked at my posts sent me a friend request and wanted to do some shareplaying so they can see what the game is like. They wanted to start a wiki type guide to help players and give info out. Unfortunately shareplay keeps saying that its restricted and that its region locked. I think that it will be restricted till the day one patch.
So instead I gave the person in game screenshots which had some stats on equipments, materials, and other things like boss info and other unique stats introduced in bloodborne.
The Website is here: Bloodborne Wiki | Bloodborne Wiki
Please be advised as it does contain spoilers.
So what did i do in those 8 glorious, bloody, and really heart pounding hrs. I had absolute fun with the game, even when the game was kicking my teeth down my throat. Guys if you think that this game is going to be easy then you are gonna be in for a surprise. The fact is that its hard in its own way. Enemies are faster, come in bigger mobs, are placed so cleverly that most of the time you will be ambushed and outnumbered, and will be in a situation where its hard to run to a safe location to heal. Although healing is fast and you can find plenty of blood vials, I feel that it's just a short reprieve before the tension climbs back up to the max.
The threaded cane is a wonderful weapon for pve with its great corwd control capacities, unfortunately it was weak against both the first two bosses i encountered. I had to upgrade to +3 to do some sick damage with it.
yes guys, in the 8 hrs i played, I played i only managed to beat 2 bosses, both of whom you guys probably already saw. It's the Cleric beast and Priest Gascoigne. For me Priest Gascoigne is a harder fight even though i was able to beat him my second try. Cleric beast on the other hand is another story. Listen to me, do not rely on the hunter pistol to stun him. i've wasted countless bullets before realizing lockon was you true enemy. The problem with the fight is the camera with the lockon, it is hard because you'd think a large creature like this would be a little slower, but heck no this thing is deceptively fast. I died a total of 17 times before i beat him. The time i did beat him was when i took lock on off, and used my trick weapon to hit his left arm, the bigger one. WIth enough damage he can be stunned to get a visceral attack on his face. I finished him by rolling through his attacks and punishing his arm. Rolling to me is much better than dashing as it covers a larger distance.
Preist Gascoigne, I recorded a video of my first fight to really understand what his moves and parry window were, and during my second time I was able to counter him with the hunter pistol both in is human and beast form. Spoilers here, the guys has a shotgun which was annoying to dodge, because he pulls it out so fast. Around 70% health he will transform his axe into a two handed one which scared me the first time. And around 50-40 percent he will go beast mode. This thing is frenetic and really fast. Fastest creature i fought yet. He has this move where he does repeated lunges at you even when you are down. It's insane man. 90 percent of the time I had just a sliver of health. This was an intense fight but I managed to get a counter when he lunged in mid air, and finished him.
Also in the 8 hrs I played I managed to fin 5 trick weapons, and 3 guns. one of the weapon is something people haven't see yet. its called a saw spear. Can see it in that website I linked to. I don't know what's taking EDGE magazine to only find 6 weapons and 6 pistols in 40 hrs, but I think they are just not searching enough.
The world is masterfully designed. There's not going to be many headlamps (bonfires) guys, but you will find unique paths shortcut to get back to that lamp. So far I've been to 7 different unique headlamps. Currently stuck in a cathedral like district with a cemetary with big giant dudes. I can't for the life of me figure out their parry timing. wasted so many bullets.
Another area I wanted to talk about was a heavily beast infested area where there is a hunter with a mounted gatling gun. he shoots through the entire level damaging you and the beasts around. When you finally get to him you realize that he is overpowered as ****, and he pulls out a canon and a harpoon hookblade type weapon. I got him to 50% health and he started being a spammy b****. He killed me with that cannon of his. I'll go back later. Not wasting my bullets.
That's another thing guys, many hunters you will find in the game that just want to kill you. Found 4 so far. The one that I managed to kill had a hammer trick weapon infused with bolt (lightning) damage and a shield. i lol'ed at that. I did find the wooden shield, which is useless. When you beat this hunter he drops an item similar to gold pine resin. I also found the flamethrower gadget which uses you QS bullets when you use it. Really useful for mobs as many beast are weak against fire.
Also the lore of the world is explained through npcs you meet both outside and the people behind lit windows and doors, and paper parchments dispersed along the world.
My verdict so far: If this game continues with this pace, I feel like I could easily spend another 100 hours trying to figure out everything. The combat is great, fast, and strategic. I use my threaded cane to do some quick slashes and then switch to my kirkhammer to deliver finishing blows. It seems effective, but I've been experimenting with different setups. Guys go buy this game. TO me who has had a ps4 since launch, this game is the first true next gen game to hit the ps4. I like it a lot because it innovates a lot on the already Soul-esque gameplay and mechanics. TO me this is a sure fire GOTY contender. GET THE GAME. LET IT KICK YOUR ASS, but in return you will grow to be more knowledgeable. Once you understand the game and how it works, you just feel so rewarded.
I will post pics later. Too tired
Cheers
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