Bloodborne (From Software / Sony)

TitianGerm · 21-07-2017 9:46pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

Theres a big giant banging a door to your right and three crows behind him. I killed all of them but broke a load of boxes and jumped down a gap in the fence. Theres a load of dogs in cages. I went to the left down a long alley, if I look right I can see two giants. I kept straight on and come to a dark room with two guys in it, one in a wheelchair. Haven't gotten any further yet.

Did it

back to the first lamp at the top of a ladder.

Does the game save when I go back to the hunters dream?

sniper_samurai · 21-07-2017 9:58pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

Did it back to the first lamp at the top of a ladder.

Does the game save when I go back to the hunters dream?

The game saves every couple of seconds. A bit annoying if you get disconnected in the middle of a fight. Happened to me once, loaded back in to be hit within 1 second by an executioner.

TitianGerm · 21-07-2017 10:03pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

The game saves every couple of seconds. A bit annoying if you get disconnected in the middle of a fight. Happened to me once, loaded back in to be hit within 1 second by an executioner.

Thanks for that. I just spent all my blood on health potions

Digital Solitude · 21-07-2017 10:04pm

I've never been loaded into a fight before, in any Souls game. Must be extremely rare!

Its a great feeling finding the Lamp. There's loads of areas where you'll be sitting on one lamp for ages but still progressing.

Donegal Storm · 22-07-2017 12:20am

emmetkenny wrote: »

Did it back to the first lamp at the top of a ladder.

Does the game save when I go back to the hunters dream?

Did you open the big gate for the shortcut? When you drop down by the dogs, keep left then go straight ahead and up some stairs and you'll find the shortcut back to the light

TitianGerm · 22-07-2017 10:21am

Donegal Storm wrote: »

Did you open the big gate for the shortcut? When you drop down by the dogs, keep left then go straight ahead and up some stairs and you'll find the shortcut back to the light

Yea went through a building up some stairs and I'm back to the first lamp I lit.

TitianGerm · 23-07-2017 8:55pm

Ok I'm at the Cleric Beast (camera is a joke when locked onto him) but I saw a lamp back at the well where you kill the big guy with a brick in his hand banging on the door. If I stand over this lamp it asks me to summon Fr Gasgoine.

If I summon him here will he help me fight the Cleric Beast?

Digital Solitude · 23-07-2017 9:07pm

Yeah I'd recommend not locking on, bridge fights have always been a weak point of the targeting system used.

He will, the Beast will have more health though!

TitianGerm · 23-07-2017 9:32pm

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Yeah I'd recommend not locking on, bridge fights have always been a weak point of the targeting system used.

He will, the Beast will have more health though!

Got about a quarter off his health. Just can't seem to stagger him as he goes to attack me.

23-07-2017 10:55pm

Stick to his back like glue , or at least his sides if the bridge stops you and you're golden he can't hurt you. I favored charged axe attacks in the game maybe more than I should have but here you do have time to charge attacks.

I can't wait for your thoughts once you beat him

J. Marston · 23-07-2017 10:57pm

Started another playthrough. Thought I wouldn't go back to it after platinuming it but it's such a brilliant game. Head and shoulders above the rest of the Souls games.

Also, it's strange how DS3 is the newer game yet looks far worse than Bloodborne.

TitianGerm · 23-07-2017 11:26pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Stick to his back like glue , or at least his sides if the bridge stops you and you're golden he can't hurt you. I favored charged axe attacks in the game maybe more than I should have but here you do have time to charge attacks.

I can't wait for your thoughts once you beat him

I kept fighting him head on

if I tried to roll past he got me after I got stuck in his legs.

I got new armour down in a sewer that seems to help me take a bit more damage, but I got killed by a warthog or something in a tunnel and lost 9000 blood things.

I think I'll start a new character with the Saw or Axe seen as I've gotten a hang of the early game and I won't loose insight or waste my items, and people seem to think the cane is the weakest starting weapon

Digital Solitude · 23-07-2017 11:59pm

Cane probably is the weakest, its decent later on but is available to buy after a while anyways.

If you have found the Saw Spear (near the pig...ish) its quite similar to the cleaver, different tricked moveset though.

The cane will do extra DMG to the Cleric Beast in whip form if you haven't tried that.

Starting again can be a good shout, you'll know how to open the shortcuts and find the boss earlier, so less wasted echo's overall overly.

Digital Solitude · 24-07-2017 12:01am

J. Marston wrote: »

Started another playthrough. Thought I wouldn't go back to it after platinuming it but it's such a brilliant game. Head and shoulders above the rest of the Souls games.

Also, it's strange how DS3 is the newer game yet looks far worse than Bloodborne.

I've found that too, I think Bloodborne is lovely looking. The 60fps in Dark Souls is tasty though, on PC anyways.

I'd say objectively its by far the best game, Dark Souls 1 has a special place in my heart though.

I think I'm going to replay Demon Souls soon, have many of ye played it?

TitianGerm · 24-07-2017 12:03am

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Cane probably is the weakest, its decent later on but is available to buy after a while anyways.

If you have found the Saw Spear (near the pig...ish) its quite similar to the cleaver, different tricked moveset though.

The cane will do extra DMG to the Cleric Beast in whip form if you haven't tried that.

Starting again can be a good shout, you'll know how to open the shortcuts and find the boss earlier, so less wasted echo's overall overly.

I got a Madman above the Pig and a Bloodstone in the sewer as well. Other than the new armour I didn't see anything else down there.

nix · 24-07-2017 12:04am

emmetkenny wrote: »

I think I'll start a new character with the Saw or Axe seen as I've gotten a hang of the early game and I won't loose insight or waste my items, and people seem to think the cane is the weakest starting weapon

If you are gonna do that, i recommend the saw cleaver. Its quick and does good damage. The axe is also good, its two handed mode can be very effective against some bosses due to its large hit radius. You can stagger the likes of the cleric beast pretty easily. But overall its slower and quick enemies will feck you over..

The cleaver is just the best all rounder in the game IMO, you will likely try out other weapons in the game as you progress, there are alot :P

Digital Solitude wrote: »

I think I'm going to replay Demon Souls soon, have many of ye played it?

I bought a ps3 (again) and the game off adverts, im just waiting to move into my new place as the room im in is small, and i have too many rigs/consoles plugged in as it is.. I've never played it

Digital Solitude · 24-07-2017 12:17am

Demons Souls is very, very decent. Quite difficult, easily the hardest game to solo discounting Chalice Dungeons. A great game nonetheless. I hope you enjoy it! I think the online is down now though.

I agree re: cleaver being the best starting weapon, I've done full runs with it as a primary weapon.

sweetie · 24-07-2017 2:10am

I played through demons as a mage or pyro and found it pretty much easiest of them all. Fantastic game, prob my third fave after ds1 and BB

SeantheMan · 24-07-2017 4:57am

J. Marston wrote: »

Started another playthrough. Thought I wouldn't go back to it after platinuming it but it's such a brilliant game. Head and shoulders above the rest of the Souls games.

Well that's a bold and completely subjective statement.

My least favorite and the only one I've ever stopped playing before completion.

Doctor Nick · 24-07-2017 8:32am

emmetkenny wrote: »

I got a Madman above the Pig and a Bloodstone in the sewer as well. Other than the new armour I didn't see anything else down there.

The saw spear is in the room just before the sewers.

Right after you talk to the oul one enter the building and crash through the barrels on the right. There's a few corpses hanging there, you need to cut them down then go down into the room and again jump down into the room with a load of rats to pick it up.

But I'd also recommend the saw cleaver. I pretty much stuck with it throughout.

TitianGerm · 24-07-2017 8:52am

Doctor Nick wrote: »

The saw spear is in the room just before the sewers.
Right after you talk to the oul one enter the building and crash through the barrels on the right. There's a few corpses hanging there, you need to cut them down then go down into the room and again jump down into the room with a load of rats to pick it up.

But I'd also recommend the saw cleaver. I pretty much stuck with it throughout.

I went into the sewers a different way I think. I ended up on a roof overlooking the first bonfire. I broke a load of boxes behind me and claimed down two ladders.

nix · 24-07-2017 12:07pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

I went into the sewers a different way I think. I ended up on a roof overlooking the first bonfire. I broke a load of boxes behind me and claimed down two ladders.

Thats a sewer but not the main sewer, its more of a secret area, Nick is talking about the sewers leading up to the giant piggy/2nd boss.

SeantheMan wrote: »

Well that's a bold and completely subjective statement.

My least favorite and the only one I've ever stopped playing before completion.

Why would you stop playing this masterpiece mid way? You're the only souls fan ive ever seen to share this opinion about BB. Thinking maybe you should give it another go, When you're not jaded with Dark souls.

TitianGerm · 24-07-2017 12:47pm

nix wrote: »

Thats a sewer but not the main sewer, its more of a secret area, Nick is talking about the sewers leading up to the giant piggy/2nd boss.

I got to that Pig by jumping down from my sewer after picking up see new clothes. The pig one shot me so I didn't go back.

nix · 24-07-2017 12:53pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

I got to that Pig by jumping down from my sewer after picking up see new clothes. The pig one shot me so I didn't go back.

I never did that, always figured id die from the drop

You can get to the place were talking by going from the main lamp beside the shortcut you opened to get to the cleric beast. As if you're going to the cleric from that lamp, instead of going up the stairs in the house, go through the door opposite the door you enter and proceed straight you will eventually get to the sewers, you're nearly there when you're surrounded by dogs in cages..

TitianGerm · 24-07-2017 1:08pm

nix wrote: »

I never did that, always figured id die from the drop

You can get to the place were talking by going from the main lamp beside the shortcut you opened to get to the cleric beast. As if you're going to the cleric from that lamp, instead of going up the stairs in the house, go through the door opposite the door you enter and proceed straight you will eventually get to the sewers, you're nearly there when you're surrounded by dogs in cages..

I know where that is. I smashed a load of coffins where you first see crows and jumped down with a load of caged dogs.

nix · 24-07-2017 1:11pm

emmetkenny wrote: »

I know where that is. I smashed a load of coffins where you first see crows and jumped down with a load of caged dogs.

Thats another way of getting there, you got it! :pac:

TitianGerm · 24-07-2017 8:04pm

Restarted with the Saw and a Warrior build. Just got the shortcut through the kennel area open after 45 minutes.

Easy peasy

Character 1 (Professional and Threaded Cane) - Level 16, 8 hours and just at the Cleric Beast. Died countless times.

Character 2 (Military Veteran, I think and Saw) - Level 18, 2 hours and just at the Cleric Beast. Died twice, and one was in the starting room.

Enjoying it much more now that I've started anew.

TitianGerm · 25-07-2017 8:55pm

Killed the Cleric Beast on my first go with my new character, and I've cleared everything up to Gascoigne now as well.

Got the CB stunned after hitting him with an Oil Urn and a Molotov so got a visceral attack off for massive damage. Still used 17 blood vials though as I kept getting caught against a wall trying to move around behind him.

Great game and absolutely loving the setting

TitianGerm · 26-07-2017 10:57pm

Gascoigne is down as well. Almost got him on my second go when I got his health down to a fraction of red showing. Then I paniced ran into a tree and was killed

Anyway I got a red jewel thing and gave it to his daughter (the one who gave me the music box) was I meant to do this? The description said I could make a weapon gem or something out of it.

Digital Solitude · 26-07-2017 11:18pm

You can but the gem is fairly crap iirc

Fair play on downing Gas so soon, he's the first real roadblock for many

Bloodborne (From Software / Sony)

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