Bloodborne (From Software / Sony)

J. Marston

J. Marston wrote: »

You can run through the dungeons themselves and avoid combat for the most part (except for the bell-ringing bitches who summon red spiders, you'll want to put them down) but some of the chalice dungeon bosses get very hard.

The name

Defiled Amygdala

seems to come up with worrying frequency online:D

Generic Dreadhead

Beast Claw : This is found in level 2 of the Ailing Loran Chalice Dungeon.

Blue Arm boss dude ain't the problem imho as you fought her before, Fire Dog is a whole different kettle of fish

nix

The only boss fights i truly hated in the chalice dungeons were the Bloodletting and Abhorrent Beast fights, those ****ers dont mess around, no give in them, constant back peddling, heart in your throat fights :eek:

The defiled dungeon was rough, but its just a case of slow and steady to win that race. Fighting

Amygdala

with feck all hp in a room smaller than my bedroom was both humorous and cruel :pac:

TinCanMan

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

I'm debating going for the platinum in Bloodborne but the only thing turning me off it is the Chalice Dungeons. Ive done the first Pthumerian one and maybe the Central Pthumerian too but not really enjoyed them too much. Should I persevere with them?
All the other trophies seem manageable to me except the

Queen of Pthumeria

You could always choose to co-op them to make it less painful.

TinCanMan

TinCanMan wrote: »

You could always choose to co-op them to make it less painful.

Ah I know but that's a last resort

gimli2112

this won't be popular but, I'm an average gamer. Loving this and spent a week in central yarnham just levelling up, farming that big ass ogre who finally dropped a gem. killing rats and ranking up my axe. Really scared the boss battles would turn me off the game, enjoying it but frustration would make me walk away, kept killing rats.

I watched youtube videos, researched (I knew I shouldn't) but still thought the boss battles would be beyond me. Today after a few drinks I approached the cleric beast.

Well that was easy, still though Father Gascoigne, more rat killing.

1/2 way through the boss battle I though this is it I'm done, got stuck in a tree, sliver of health got out, more fighting, much harder than the rats. I knew a glitch for the wolf part, no way I would have killed him without it . When he died thought my heart would explode, it was like I'd suspended all emotion during the fight, yeah I know the whole you have to die over and over again to get the experience but that would just destroy me.

So two bosses no deaths, walked into the next level got immediately killed. Back to killing rats but loving it.

Taltos

Fair dues gimli. As to popular, who cares. You’re enjoying it and no matter how you play its a great game. Looking forward to diving back in too and maybe completing the chalice challenges this time around. Need to look into that glitch for the wolf part, took me ages last time and I barely scaped through.

Doctor Nick

Well done Gimli. As Taltos said, do whatever you enjoy. The combat will click eventually. First time I fought Father Gascoigne I cheesed him through the graves for the first two stages and through a tree for the beast stage and I still died a few times before I killed him. It wasn't for a while after that the combat actually started to come naturally and on my next playthrough I was able to do it out in the open area, dodging and parrying. Steep learning curve with Souls games. Glad you're enjoying it.

Digital Solitude

Nice one Gimli, beating the bastards is the main thing

Give it another few hours and you'll be parry-locking Father Gascoigne next time round

gimli2112

just fell off a bridge and lost 8500 echos
This may not sound a lot but it's a whole level up for me
Even the bridges are bast**ds

Doctor Nick

gimli2112 wrote: »

just fell off a bridge and lost 8500 echos
This may not sound a lot but it's a whole level up for me
Even the bridges are bast**ds

Gravity was always the hardest Boss in Souls games.

Digital Solitude

gimli2112 wrote: »

just fell off a bridge and lost 8500 echos
This may not sound a lot but it's a whole level up for me
Even the bridges are bast**ds

If you run from Central Yarnham, head left and go straight to Fr Gas, fight everything on the way I think it's about 2.6k for a 5 minute run if you want to farm them back, it's good vial and parry farming/practise too.

You're not too far off unlocking the chalice dungeons which are great for farming though, so I wouldn't bother chasing echos in your shoes

Generic Dreadhead

Don't forget to fully search the area where you fought Father Gascoigne

gimli2112

ah crap I ran out of that place like I was on fire, I'll have to go back

J. Marston

Generic Dreadhead wrote: »

Don't forget to fully search the area where you fought Father Gascoigne

I really hate that quest. It's so fúcking depressing.

Vicxas

Been banging my head against Orphan.

Bastard moves like a rabbit on speed in phase 2

WarpAsylum

Vicxas wrote:

Been banging my head against Orphan.

Hands down the number one hardest boss...for me anyway.

Mind you, I'm on NG++ now at the Shadow of Yharnam and I might have a new number one.

gimli2112

Generic Dreadhead wrote: »

Don't forget to fully search the area where you fought Father Gascoigne

found the blood soaked broach, went back to the window but had already told the kid she was an orphan......no response

Generic Dreadhead

Wow, you're horrible Gim, just straight up crushed that poor childs hopes :eek:

Maxpfizer

Did anyone pick up the first issue of the Bloodborne comic book?

I've been looking around for it but it seems to be sold out everywhere.

nix

Feck the kid, break the broach and take the gem every time

Vicxas

I made so many mistakes in my inaugural run. Like sending the serial killer to the church.... Whoops

gimli2112

so the blood soaked beast, accidentally summoned an npc and some guy joined. the npc starts attacking the dude, I try and help. NPC is winning so I join in, such a dick move, feel bad. Stop fighting and let dude kill me, Back for blood echoes fight beast almost killed him but died, frustrated and left. 5 minutes later I'm back. Summon players and murdered it. How do you join other players? wandered around eventually found the summoning bell and started helping people with the cleric beast, father G and the bload soaked beast.
This is the greatest thing ever

Vicxas

gimli2112 wrote: »

so the blood soaked beast, accidentally summoned an npc and some guy joined. the npc starts attacking the dude, I try and help. NPC is winning so I join in, such a dick move, feel bad. Stop fighting and let dude kill me, Back for blood echoes fight beast almost killed him but died, frustrated and left. 5 minutes later I'm back. Summon players and murdered it. How do you join other players? wandered around eventually found the summoning bell and started helping people with the cleric beast, father G and the bload soaked beast.
This is the greatest thing ever

You need to buy the small resonant bell, its sold by the insight messengers outside the Hunters dream lodge.

On a personal side note:

I BEAT THE FCUKING ORPHAN!!


Seriously, that guy is the hardest boss I've fought in the Soulsborne franchise

Doctor Nick

Vicxas wrote: »

I BEAT THE FCUKING ORPHAN!!


Seriously, that guy is the hardest boss I've fought in the Soulsborne franchise

Well done. Personally, I found

Lawrence

harder. I have never beaten him solo. Spent weeks trying then just caved and summoned.

Vicxas

Doctor Nick wrote: »

Well done. Personally, I found

Lawrence

harder. I have never beaten him solo. Spent weeks trying then just caved and summoned.

On him at the minute, second phase is whats getting me.

Unicrons Dad

Im having a problem accessing the DLC . Ive done what im supposed to. Killed vicar amelia. Interacted with skull. Got item eye of blood drunk hunter. But the cosmic vortex wont grab me . Help ?

You have to stand in a very particular spot to be picked up. I think it's where you find the clothes on the body outside the chapel.

Vicxas

Unicrons Dad wrote: »

Im having a problem accessing the DLC . Ive done what im supposed to. Killed vicar amelia. Interacted with skull. Got item eye of blood drunk hunter. But the cosmic vortex wont grab me . Help ?

You also need a certain amount of Insight, or the Amygadala will kill you outright.


This is the spot here, on the right hand side near the dead body:

gimli2112

After I killed the blood soaked beast, I instantly died. Just keeled over and some chalice thing popped up on screen. What's that about?
It's cool how you progress through the game. This time last week I was cheesing the two werewolves in a door frame now I'm farming them in Old Yarnham.