Diogo BP my favorite moment was on the solo attempt on Amelia (on ng+ since I used co-op) where dodging her attacks finally "clicked" with me, and I went from dying with her at 80-100% to downing her while only using 2 vials in the course of one fight. It was like hitting Enlightenment
I couldn't agree more. The first time I fought the 20 dudes on the street, I was killed instantly. It took me 30+ attempts to clear that. Now? I ran in full speed and destroy every one of them without batting an eye lash. This game is an absolutely masterpiece.
Me, newly appointed whimp of a Hunter: **going up the stairs at the right side, stealthily sneaking around, waiting for the mob to disperse and then systematically taking them all out, one after the other, took more than 10 minutes** Me, finally a proud and proper Hunter: **rushing in, taking out the rifle guys first, then Hunts down the rest, took about 3 minutes** Me, veteran Hunter and the scourge of Yharnam: **rushing in, cutting everyone to ribbons, saving the rifle guys for last just so I have to be mindful of stray bullets, all to keep the Hunt as thrilling as possible, took no more than 1 minute**
I made it all the way to the Lost woods then a power outage corrupted my data. I had to start all over, but the interesting thing was I had gotten so good I was parrying every attack and beating every boss in my first try, it felt really satisfying like I leveled up as a person.
MEEG0L I couldn't get past the first street with a lot of guys and took a break for a month. Then I came back and got past it, now I've defeated three bosses and am trying to ascend Oedon Chapel
you know whats funny? same thing happened to me in the same area. a corrupted file occurred and i had to restart, but everything had gotten so much easier. I beat the cleric beast on my first go as well as father gascoigne. pretty weird that the same thing happened in the same area.
@@Silver19897 I got the game a couple days ago, Gascoigne did really have my heart going lol...the BSB though..that dam boss...even my hands were shaking afterwards lol.
@@joesheridan9451 haha ya man, urg, im the same, his second phase especially, my dam heart was beating soo fast :) when i finally beat him i was SOOOO dam relieved lol :P
Jeremy Pooran think i died like more than 100 times til now hahahah. i never played soul games before so it took me around 50 times for the 1st several hours to get used to the buttons and mechanics. yes i was kinda depressed from the start but then it's really fun to play :DDD
Polo Surf The essence it's what's important though, you can add extra mechanics sure. But the formula is still basically exactly the same. Yes it's offensive instead of defensive, completely true. But the formula remains unchanged, you still have respawning enemies, you still have the same metroidvania style level design and weird creative monsters. Bloodborne is just a Souls game with a few tweaks and a new art style, and that is a good thing. Actually no, Fallout New Vegas is a very different game, same engine aside it's an entirely different formula. Instead of a Bethesda style completely open world RPG, NV is a much more linear traditional RPG, that just so happens to have an open world.
***** That's totally fine for your first souls-like game. I grinded the silver knights in Anor-Londo until I was basically unstoppable on my first playthrough of Dark Souls. After that I started to use dex builds (and 2 handing my weapon) and was able to get farther without spending so much time grinding. Basically it's harder without the grind, but YOU are improving instead of your character. Not saying you weren't improving either, but you will have more room for error with the extra levels earned from your hard work of killing fools. Also BRAP BRAP! Love listening to you talk about videogames man!
This was similar to my experience in BB. I never played a souls game before this but I decided to play it because I watched a gameplay, I fell in love with the design, and it's now my favorite game of the current generation. It's not game of the year, it's top 10 games of all time for me.
I'm similar too. Never played a souls game before and Bloodborne was my first 'souls' game if you will. Took me a few days to get through the initial Yarnham stage and thought it was an awful game. Who would want to die over and over for the sake of it, I thought? Persisted though and now it's one of my favourite games of all time. Think Bloodborne and DSIII are the best games of this generation.
Bloodborne , or any hard game with skill based orientation, is almost a lesson that you can take to life: Sometimes you not good enough, so go get good and come back stronger and more badass.
Bought this game in 2015 dropped it after 2 hours. Picked up again because of how everyone boosts it, in 2020 I have completed the hunt. This game is a masterpiece
I uninstalled and reinstalled this game like 5 times. I’m finally now really getting into it and I LOVE it!!! Can’t believe it didn’t click before, but it does now! Incredible game! So glad I went back!
I never was really frustrated while playing Bloodborne^^ It's challenging but not impossible. Games like Kaizo Mario or Unfair Mario are frustrating :D
i was in the middle of a boss fight when my actual boss called me. pressed options to pause the game and realized this game does not FUCKING GODDAMN PAUSE
Only if you have certain weapons. With the Hunter's Axe I could take on 3-4 enemies at once right from the start. I had a lot of trouble with those wolves on the bridge before Cleric Beast though, multiple strong enemies at once seems to be the problem for me because I can't land combos.
transformed two handed axe + L2 or charged R2 takes care of mobs EASILY even for new players. no need to lure as long as youre not in a position where youre about to be attacked before you can attack
Patience. That's the key to Bloodborne and any Souls game. Just take your time. Even for bosses, I normally just spend the first few seconds/ mins just dodging and getting a feel for the boss's attacks.
I just got the game, wish me luck guys! Only played dark souls when my friends played it but dam, they would take hours spent in the same area before they got any where it was insane tbh
Özil vision all of you, just don't give up. Use the resonance bells to call for help if necessary, but don't give up. And try the Dlc The Old Hunters . That is a badass dlc
It thought that that guy sized of a truck was the boss at first, i was having hard time. Finally killed it, it gave me blood vials, im like "soooo what now?"
hahaha. so true. I dropped it cuz i couldnt get through the opening segment. started playing witcher 3 for 2 months, then got back to bloodbourne to give it another shot, now I"m playing NG+ and can't stand witcher 3 combat.
Aakash Bhanja I played The Witcher 3 a lot prior to getting Bloodborne. Now I got bloodborne a couple weeks ago, been playing it since then, and I'm super scared to go back to The Witcher, afraid I'll dislike the combat... because looking back, it's so mediocre, in comparison to Bloodborne. :/
yeah I struggled to get through Witcher 3 because the combat is sooooo clunky especially after playing the shit out of Bloodborne or any Souls game for that matter.
Bloodbourne is the type of game that separates the casual gamer from true die hards. For only the true gamer can conquer the madness of Bloodbourne. Live by the blood, die by the blood...
I am not a "true die hard" gamer, by any stretch of the imagination, but I love From Soft SoulsBorne games. This attitude towards their games almost put me off picking up Dark Souls. They aren't super hard core games, they just don't hold your hand and give you prompts throughout the game. They don't force feed you the story through hours of cut scenes and exposition. They are just fantastic games.
marty slackjaw exactly some games play themselves your just there to click the button to continue. This is not one of those games. You do have to earn your wins they are not to be handed out to everyone.
eyebash1 I thought nioh was easier. One because the character seems to be swifter with his attacks and not as delayed like bloodborne. I really had to slowly progress one block at a time on Bloodborne and level up while dying twenty times. It took me alot of leveling up to even beat the larger enemies in bloodborne while in nioh I was beating them the first day of the demo.IMaybe it's because I'm more use to BB at this point idk. It also seems easier because the camera angles seem to be a little less awkward like when fighting large bosses on BB. Nioh they seemed to improve on it a little. I still haven't figured out how to purchase health and other stuff in nioh. Their seems to be more to learn in nioh so it's going to take me a while to pick up on it all. I'm level 85 on BB and still don't have a clue on how to co-op with people. I hope it's more clear in nioh.
That's funny, Vicar Amelia and The Blood Starved beast were the hardest for me. I beat The Cleric Beast and pretty much every other boss on my 1st-5th try.
Vicar Amelia and the Blood-Starved were both pretty challenging to me, summoned help for both. I thought I was done with that blood-starved bastard until I came across the sob in a chalice dungeon, but he was a little easier there lol
When I started Bloodborne I couldn't get past the first town no matter how hard I tried. I must have tried for 6 hours and eventually just gave up. There it sat for about 4 months and I had no intentions of ever trying to play it again. Then I stumbled across this video randomly one day and it surprised me to see someone say that it was their game of the year. You guys convinced me to give it another go and this time it all clicked and I got it. So thankful I stumbled across this video cause I would have missed out on my favorite game of all time! tWhat an absolute masterpiece this game is. If anyone finds themselves in the same predicament I was in, give it another go. I promise you if you can manage to get past that first town and boss it becomes truly amazing.
Nick Hoffman haha It may sound like I'm bragging but I'm not. I enjoyed every minute of getting platinum and didn't do it for bragging rights. testimony to how good this game is.
Not sure if you've seen the dungeons through to the end or not (considering I'm replying 3 months later), but they're honestly not that important. I think they were added to the game as a unique, experimental aspect that wasn't expanded upon enough. I've beaten the dungeons once, and it was extremely difficult, but I was ultimately left feeling unsatisfied. By contrast, I feel that the main game is phenomenal.
Yep, I never thought of giving up but its awesome, that feeling of getting better and being more confident is just so rewarding, you're also leveling up, not just your character. Best PS exclusive I've played, one of my top 3 games of all time now.
I remember struggling SO freaking hard with amygdala and on my second playthrough completing the boss on my first try. Thanks From Software for giving me so many good memories ^_^
I actually quit Dark Souls 1 halfway through the Undead Burg. About two months later I gave it another shot and today, after finishing it several times, it's one of my favourite games of all time.
He was the boss I struggled with the most, more than ten times I tried to beat him and failed, even tried loading 10 molotovs on him but he dodged the last one and killed me. Finally beat him by parrying him two times after backstabbing him with help of the music box.
@@AL-lz6px I didn't mean 2 skip cleric but I did and the first boss I beat was father G and this was my first souls type game it must have took me 40+times he made me quit twice
Jamual Harris glad to know that. i never played soul games and i got difficulties getting used to the mechanics of the game but it's all gud now. still enjoying the game so far :d
scarified These games have adjustable difficulty, the only thing is, it's not done through a menu, it's done through gameplay. Want an easier time? Grind XP and farm upgrade materials. Want it harder? Don't level up, don't upgrade your weapons and take off your armor. Either route you go though, you're not given anything for free, you have to earn it, and because you have to earn it, either way can be satisfying. Although, the harder the better I say! The more I struggle with the game, the bigger the buzz I get when I overcome it :-)
Love that's story, something similar happened to me with the first Dark souls but men that was one of my favorite games of all time. I'm really happy about you Brian
I love video games, all kinds of video games, but there is just something beautiful about game design in bloodborne. Even as brilliant as Dark Souls is, bloodborne's setting, atmosphere, and concepts are just utterly Magnificent.
the only thing i hate about this game is the lack of documentation, like in the options screen theres all this things you have to deal with but i have no idea what they do or how to work them without going online, and i primarily play video games so i dont have to go online
I am just like brian. Sometimes i think my life doesn't need such a hard game and then i think about the amazing world it takes place in and i feel i have to keep playing. It also has the most exciting boss battles ever.
this. is my exact experience. thank you. I have played about 20 hours of Bloodborne and I am still in central yharnam. I love this game and I will beat it. today I made it- almost. I just need to keep trying.
2500 hours later, countless PvP matches, crawling trough dungeons, helping my fellow hunters, challenge runs, goofing and trolling and I'm truly and utterly done with it. And for anyone wandering that's 104 days of 24/7 gameplay.
What is that symbol next to your consumables (Molotov, pebble, etc.) and under your health bar? Mine is like an orange small box with an up arrow, think its a buff?
This is the 3rd time I tried picking up this game. I'm finally making progress. This video really sums it up. Don't get weeded out. The game is amazing.
Brian's experience somewhat mirrored mine regarding the previous games in the series. At this point, I'm a hardened veteran though, so there wasn't as much of a wall to be broken down, before I could appreciate the game's greatness. The concept of risk vs reward is the very essence of what gaming is supposed to be about, and yet it's something that most games around today have forgotten all about. I'd say this game even handles it better than the Souls series. It feels more fair than them, while still being very challenging. That on top of all its other elements, such as the God tier world and creature design, fantastic combat model and oppressive horror atmosphere, makes it one of the best games ever made, and one that can safely be called a masterpiece.
I love this video I come back to it every once in awhile it's because of this video that I stuck with blood borne and now I love it currently the best game I have thus for this generation and it made me a Dark Souls fan I'm so going to buy Dark Souls 3 :-)
I don’t even l know if anyone would read this since the video is quite old now. But man. The way Brian explained the game was so on point. I was stuck almost straight away. I loved the game so much even after playing for a few hours and I managed to master the first street quite fast but got stuck on the two ware wolves for so long because I didn’t know I could purchase items (Mainly Molotov’s). I had deleted it after getting so frustrated and before going to bed I watched this video, so the next morning I re-downloaded the game and I’m so glad I did. Now I’m at the cathedral and it’s by far the best game I’ve played in 2018. First of the DS series I’ve played too.
I was lucky. i had a Bloodborne guide sitting next to me to lead me to victory for the first two bosses. He didn't give me cheese tactics, but he did tell me how to initially change my play style. One of my favorite games of all time.
Holy shit Brian, I had the exact same experience with FF12 back when it was released... then after leaving it for what seemed like a month, I went back in and the loved the hell out of it! It's without a doubt my favorite Final Fantasy and I started playing that franchise from the 4th installment... Some games just need a bit of time to start up, but boy is the reward for pushing through it amazing.
I always find that when I leave Bloodborne and come back after a while, the mechanics click for me better than before. I accidentally skipped Eileen's missions so *spoiler* I ended up fighting her in the grand cathedral. Never could I get her to half health. Dropped the game for a bit, came back in, and killed her in two tries. My hands were shaking and my heart felt like it was out of rhythm from the stress of the battle. No other game has ever made me feel that way just from an NPC battle, it was amazing
I got through 2 chalice dungeons and into the Cainhurst Castle and just kept dwelling on the fact that I missed Iosefka's transformation, or Eileen's story, or Henryk's clothes and I started the game over again. I *meow* love this game.
The way you explained your feelings on Bloodborne is the exact way it went for me getting over my ex girlfriend. Even if we are still friends now. I couldn't be near her without just wanting to fall over and cry. Call for her back. But now, it's been some time and it doesn't even cross my mind anymore.
when this game beat me , frustrated me , confused me and broke me at first , i would have never imagined at the end it would be become the best game i have ever played in my life
I almost didn’t play the game either from being stuck (first soulsborne game) on the first 10-15 mins of the game. PERSEVERANCE and wanting to know what’s ahead. It’s now my all time favorite video game. It’s a masterpiece
I played DS3 first then BB. Finished and absolutely love both of them, but imo BB was way more easy than DS3. It was actually really difficult until you beat the Blood Starved beast and Vicar Amelia, but after that the game gives you so many Blood Echoes that let you level up so easily without grinding and farming. The majority of the enemy and bosses doesn't make that much damage neither, especially if you have Vitality above 30. Still I find it an absolute gem of a game and enjoyed it a lot, especially for the lore!
@@jecal2855 No I didn't but only because I find that to collect the ritual items and going around to unlock the boss gate is pretty boring. But that's not the point, DS3 has secret bosses too but the main story has different bosses that are quite a challange, while BB main story bosses are definitely way too easy imo and that's partly because your own character is way too broken
There's a lot about this game that reminds me of those Ninja Gaiden games on XBox. I had to really be in the right frame of mind to play those games. They were so intense and the difficulty was very high, but the feeling of achievement and relief made it all worth while. It's a good kind of stress, if that makes sense. Just DL'd Bloodborne for free on PS Plus, really looking forward to getting started.
the first area in bloodborne is designed to break you with the mobs of enemies along with the two bosses. After that everything else just works with you, and you have the skill to deal with something that does not want to go your way. Also if you want a real challenge try the dlc on ng+ or higher that will really test your skill and patience
I never played a dark souls game, but I picked this up and platinumed it and the Old Hunters dlc in about five days. I honestly love it, especially once you learn how it all works.
When I first got it. I quit the first day and didn’t touch the game for months. About a week ago I picked it back up. I spent time learning the mechanics. I beat the Cleric Beast in 4 tries and Father Gascoigne on my first try. It’s extremely rewarding to get that glorious “Prey Slaughtered.” I love this game. Everything works so well.
Wow! This is exactly how I feel about Bloodborne except I never felt like was gonna quit. I wasn't sure it was for me then it became free last month and I decided to see why so many people love this game. I played it expecting to die a lot and I did but I fell in love with it especially after Cleric Beast. Father G I was reminded of the quote from Dishonored by Daud saying "Now we fight the dual, no two others could fight, against the ticking of the clock." and I defeated him with no problem on my fifth or so try. From there I thought that I had a pretty good idea of what I would be up against. I love Bloodborne and it is my all time favorite game which used to be The Darkness II and before that it was [PROTOTYPE]. So yeah I like games with a darker story to them. I had played Demon Souls and Dark Souls but didn't complete either of them. I have platinum on Bloodborne as of yesterday 4/25/2018. Defeating the bosses is so satisfying. Rom the vacuous spider was the most difficult boss ever. Mergo's Wet Nurse comes in a close second. Then Headless Bloodletting Beast in the dungeons is the third most difficult boss. I say the Witch of Hemick, Celestial Emissary and Yharnam Pthumerian Queen are the easiest bosses. I defeated Witch of Hemick on my first try by myself. Celestial Emissary I defeated in two tries because the first time I had barely any blood vials left. So I got more blood vials then faced Celestial Emissary again and defeated him. Anyone can watch my video game videos here on RUclips including Bloodborne. I hope they make a Bloodborne 2.
Bought this game not long after it released....played it about 2 hours and couldn't get out of the first area, so I raged and threw it back on the shelf...fast forward almost two years and I decided I would play it and keep going no matter what. Just a simple change in attitude. I'm now about to fight the final 3 bosses mergo, gehrman, and the moon presence, having solo'd every boss up to this point including beating cleric beast, darkbeast paarl, and the one I'm proudest of martyr logarius on my first attempt. So glad I didn't give up. Would have missed out on an incredible game
I had sooooo many problems with the 2 Scourge Beasts you encounter right before Cleric Beast. Like they legit almost made me quit but then I went on to beat Cleric Beast on my first try! The satisfaction I felt then was something no other game had ever given me. I went on to get 100% completion of the game a couple of months later _(with some help of course)_. This is still my proudest accomplishment _(in terms of trophy hunting)_ to this day.
Don`t give up no matter what because I too left because I was trying to beat an dungeon boss who for some reason I thought was part of main mission for like 5 hours straight after which I left the game for 5 days but when I returned defeated Vicar Amelia ,Witch of Hemlick ,Shadows Of Yarnham ,Rom ,One Reborn in 5 days span .(although I took youtube lessons with bosses)
that happened to me when i played dark souls 2 not knowing what i was getting myself into, but now ive finished ds2, ds3, ds3 NG+ and nearly bloodbourne
It's strange to me how some people just find these games super difficult. I've faced some challenge in the game, but overall it's not that bad. It gets a little easy when you get to know the game.
Diabolical I think it really depends on your reaction time and your play style. A more aggressive play style definitely helps in a lot of cases. I tried to exchange blows slowly with bosses and keep my distance and let them come to me and swing like I'm playing baseball. Lol bad idea that doesn't work too well in this game. I've had much better luck getting in close up in their personal space like in a boxing ring and slash away.
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This game taught me not to give up more than rocky balboa did
***** Yeah man, this is the only game i felt proud to have beaten recently.. One of the best games i have ever played
Considering iam a beginner, i learn to not quit, because the more i try the better i get.
Dude I swear to God, that is the greatest comment EVER!
Lol I actually thought the father was a good guy, I was like oh what's up man... and then :{. He was a feisty one
Diogo BP my favorite moment was on the solo attempt on Amelia (on ng+ since I used co-op) where dodging her attacks finally "clicked" with me, and I went from dying with her at 80-100% to downing her while only using 2 vials in the course of one fight. It was like hitting Enlightenment
This was my exact experiance. My wife walked in this morning and said "I thought you hated that game?" and I said "I did...".
I couldn't agree more. The first time I fought the 20 dudes on the street, I was killed instantly. It took me 30+ attempts to clear that. Now? I ran in full speed and destroy every one of them without batting an eye lash.
This game is an absolutely masterpiece.
Funny thing, I never died on the first street on my first runthrough. After that however....
the two werewolves on the bridge right after that street i cried so hard xd
John The Mighty i legit had more trouble with that damn street than with logarius, rom and gascoigne combined.
Applejuiceisxxx Same
Me, newly appointed whimp of a Hunter: **going up the stairs at the right side, stealthily sneaking around, waiting for the mob to disperse and then systematically taking them all out, one after the other, took more than 10 minutes**
Me, finally a proud and proper Hunter: **rushing in, taking out the rifle guys first, then Hunts down the rest, took about 3 minutes**
Me, veteran Hunter and the scourge of Yharnam: **rushing in, cutting everyone to ribbons, saving the rifle guys for last just so I have to be mindful of stray bullets, all to keep the Hunt as thrilling as possible, took no more than 1 minute**
I made it all the way to the Lost woods then a power outage corrupted my data. I had to start all over, but the interesting thing was I had gotten so good I was parrying every attack and beating every boss in my first try, it felt really satisfying like I leveled up as a person.
MEEG0L yup, great thing about these games is that your first run will take more than 50 hours, while your second only 30 and so on
MEEG0L I couldn't get past the first street with a lot of guys and took a break for a month. Then I came back and got past it, now I've defeated three bosses and am trying to ascend Oedon Chapel
MEEG0L its not the gear thar makes you good! ok, Only if you use Tones of blood shardes to Buff them. the rest is skill
you know whats funny? same thing happened to me in the same area. a corrupted file occurred and i had to restart, but everything had gotten so much easier. I beat the cleric beast on my first go as well as father gascoigne. pretty weird that the same thing happened in the same area.
How do you even parry?
Never has a game done this, but bloodborne has my heart pounding when im fighting a boss.
NextGenNate the deep exhale I had after killing Gascoigne... *WHEW*
@@Silver19897 I got the game a couple days ago, Gascoigne did really have my heart going lol...the BSB though..that dam boss...even my hands were shaking afterwards lol.
@@NatesPlayzGamez did you make it to orphan of kos? My heart felt like it was gonna pop out of chest
@@joesheridan9451 haha ya man, urg, im the same, his second phase especially, my dam heart was beating soo fast :) when i finally beat him i was SOOOO dam relieved lol :P
Bandit Gaming can’t kill That bastard...
i love how people try to hate on bloodborne
Jeremy Pooran think i died like more than 100 times til now hahahah. i never played soul games before so it took me around 50 times for the 1st several hours to get used to the buttons and mechanics. yes i was kinda depressed from the start but then it's really fun to play :DDD
scarified glad to hear you pushed through!
Jeremy Pooran especially salty, jealous xbox fanboys who keep calling it "dark souls reskinned" lmao
Ивайло Иванчев i believe have read your last part of the comment somewhere else. just like a deja-vu xDDD
Polo Surf The essence it's what's important though, you can add extra mechanics sure. But the formula is still basically exactly the same. Yes it's offensive instead of defensive, completely true. But the formula remains unchanged, you still have respawning enemies, you still have the same metroidvania style level design and weird creative monsters. Bloodborne is just a Souls game with a few tweaks and a new art style, and that is a good thing.
Actually no, Fallout New Vegas is a very different game, same engine aside it's an entirely different formula. Instead of a Bethesda style completely open world RPG, NV is a much more linear traditional RPG, that just so happens to have an open world.
The fact that he's level 55 so early in the game shows how much he grinded. I was level 64 when I saw the ending credits.
Yup, I love grinding in this game.
***** That's totally fine for your first souls-like game. I grinded the silver knights in Anor-Londo until I was basically unstoppable on my first playthrough of Dark Souls. After that I started to use dex builds (and 2 handing my weapon) and was able to get farther without spending so much time grinding. Basically it's harder without the grind, but YOU are improving instead of your character. Not saying you weren't improving either, but you will have more room for error with the extra levels earned from your hard work of killing fools.
Also BRAP BRAP! Love listening to you talk about videogames man!
I love grinding on dudes in the club.
I don't think he's early game anymore
I was level 89 when I finally beat gerhman
The greatest video game of all time an absolute masterpiece.
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6 years later and this is THE perfect explanation of what it’s like when you start bloodborne. It’s a perfect description of the experience.
This was similar to my experience in BB. I never played a souls game before this but I decided to play it because I watched a gameplay, I fell in love with the design, and it's now my favorite game of the current generation. It's not game of the year, it's top 10 games of all time for me.
I'm similar too. Never played a souls game before and Bloodborne was my first 'souls' game if you will. Took me a few days to get through the initial Yarnham stage and thought it was an awful game. Who would want to die over and over for the sake of it, I thought? Persisted though and now it's one of my favourite games of all time. Think Bloodborne and DSIII are the best games of this generation.
+Zach same
Bloodborne , or any hard game with skill based orientation, is almost a lesson that you can take to life: Sometimes you not good enough, so go get good and come back stronger and more badass.
Amen 🙏
Bought this game in 2015 dropped it after 2 hours. Picked up again because of how everyone boosts it, in 2020 I have completed the hunt. This game is a masterpiece
I uninstalled and reinstalled this game like 5 times. I’m finally now really getting into it and I LOVE it!!! Can’t believe it didn’t click before, but it does now! Incredible game! So glad I went back!
Same thing happened to me this year. This game really rewards courageousness and determination and what you get from that is REALLY rewarding.
Bloodborne should be renamed frustration there's something about it that keeps pulling me back in for more punishment.
illdrainyoursoul so damn true xD
I never was really frustrated while playing Bloodborne^^ It's challenging but not impossible. Games like Kaizo Mario or Unfair Mario are frustrating :D
Or a better name would be "bloodboil"
I sold bloodborne over a year ago because i couldnt beat cleric beast so i bought it again and played through the whole thing and was blown away.
aalec cc same here. Just platinum the game :)
swaybar_ I got it platinum 3 times
@@YummyKitKat for why wtf😂
i was in the middle of a boss fight when my actual boss called me. pressed options to pause the game and realized this game does not FUCKING GODDAMN PAUSE
Brian is no longer a casul...i'm so proud of ya Brian :3
Caliber Champ ppl who need to look at a guide shouldn't play in the first place
Aditya Sinha just listen to the game he references. He's a gaming noob
The key to this game is all about parrying and evading. and for newbies,always lure the enemy 1 by 1..
Only if you have certain weapons. With the Hunter's Axe I could take on 3-4 enemies at once right from the start. I had a lot of trouble with those wolves on the bridge before Cleric Beast though, multiple strong enemies at once seems to be the problem for me because I can't land combos.
Parry the werewolfs with your gun. Alternatively there is a small period where if you evade and roll behind them,do a heavy attack and then visceral.
Erik well you can lure them to the door and they can't touch you. But as a new player you don't know that.
transformed two handed axe + L2 or charged R2 takes care of mobs EASILY even for new players. no need to lure as long as youre not in a position where youre about to be attacked before you can attack
Absolutely loved this segment. Altano is one of my favorite people.
Agreed
luciddre4m thumbs up for the blue bomber
i just kept going because i didn't want to be a guy who buys a game for 60 bucks and plays it for 2 hours
Blood borne was my 1st souls type game too, now it's my favorite game
I just bought Bloodborne and Scholar of the first sin.. and iv never played a souls game before. Im not ready.
Now, you should go play Demon's Soul. That game is much harder then Bloodborne in my opinion.
Patience. That's the key to Bloodborne and any Souls game. Just take your time.
Even for bosses, I normally just spend the first few seconds/ mins just dodging and getting a feel for the boss's attacks.
I just got the game, wish me luck guys! Only played dark souls when my friends played it but dam, they would take hours spent in the same area before they got any where it was insane tbh
How did Bloodborne go?
I just got it 3 days ago along with MGSV and I'm still at the first area in central Yarnham
i just got it too,it took me 7hr to beat the 2 first boss,so many death i couldn't count XD
Özil vision all of you, just don't give up. Use the resonance bells to call for help if necessary, but don't give up. And try the Dlc The Old Hunters . That is a badass dlc
It thought that that guy sized of a truck was the boss at first, i was having hard time. Finally killed it, it gave me blood vials, im like "soooo what now?"
hahaha. so true.
I dropped it cuz i couldnt get through the opening segment.
started playing witcher 3 for 2 months, then got back to bloodbourne to give it another shot, now I"m playing NG+ and can't stand witcher 3 combat.
yeh. I'm on bloodbourne ng+
playing through again for dlc
+Florin Toader ehhhh. There's a path you take where you just slam them if you follow it.
Aakash Bhanja I played The Witcher 3 a lot prior to getting Bloodborne. Now I got bloodborne a couple weeks ago, been playing it since then, and I'm super scared to go back to The Witcher, afraid I'll dislike the combat... because looking back, it's so mediocre, in comparison to Bloodborne. :/
yeah I struggled to get through Witcher 3 because the combat is sooooo clunky especially after playing the shit out of Bloodborne or any Souls game for that matter.
I'm with you on that. The combat in witcher was very unsatisfactory. The rest of the game was amazing but the combat was trash
Bloodbourne is the type of game that separates the casual gamer from true die hards. For only the true gamer can conquer the madness of Bloodbourne. Live by the blood, die by the blood...
I am not a "true die hard" gamer, by any stretch of the imagination, but I love From Soft SoulsBorne games. This attitude towards their games almost put me off picking up Dark Souls. They aren't super hard core games, they just don't hold your hand and give you prompts throughout the game. They don't force feed you the story through hours of cut scenes and exposition. They are just fantastic games.
marty slackjaw exactly some games play themselves your just there to click the button to continue. This is not one of those games. You do have to earn your wins they are not to be handed out to everyone.
The Box That Could co-op? I don't even know how to do that on this game. I'm past cainhurst solo.
....And Nioh will separate even further!!!!!! Mwahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
eyebash1 I thought nioh was easier. One because the character seems to be swifter with his attacks and not as delayed like bloodborne. I really had to slowly progress one block at a time on Bloodborne and level up while dying twenty times. It took me alot of leveling up to even beat the larger enemies in bloodborne while in nioh I was beating them the first day of the demo.IMaybe it's because I'm more use to BB at this point idk. It also seems easier because the camera angles seem to be a little less awkward like when fighting large bosses on BB. Nioh they seemed to improve on it a little. I still haven't figured out how to purchase health and other stuff in nioh. Their seems to be more to learn in nioh so it's going to take me a while to pick up on it all. I'm level 85 on BB and still don't have a clue on how to co-op with people. I hope it's more clear in nioh.
That's funny, Vicar Amelia and The Blood Starved beast were the hardest for me. I beat The Cleric Beast and pretty much every other boss on my 1st-5th try.
Vicar Amelia and the Blood-Starved were both pretty challenging to me, summoned help for both. I thought I was done with that blood-starved bastard until I came across the sob in a chalice dungeon, but he was a little easier there lol
Carlemone I didn't even know you could parry it. I swear i tried like 50 times.
Still my favorite PS4 title
When I started Bloodborne I couldn't get past the first town no matter how hard I tried. I must have tried for 6 hours and eventually just gave up. There it sat for about 4 months and I had no intentions of ever trying to play it again. Then I stumbled across this video randomly one day and it surprised me to see someone say that it was their game of the year. You guys convinced me to give it another go and this time it all clicked and I got it. So thankful I stumbled across this video cause I would have missed out on my favorite game of all time! tWhat an absolute masterpiece this game is. If anyone finds themselves in the same predicament I was in, give it another go. I promise you if you can manage to get past that first town and boss it becomes truly amazing.
I love Bloodborne. But the defiled chalice dungeon is about to make me quit.
fritogranito I have 100% platinum completion on main game and DLC
Dave Mustaine you wanna cookie?
Isaiah Barcelona haha for going platinum in this game.. he deserves one
Nick Hoffman haha It may sound like I'm bragging but I'm not. I enjoyed every minute of getting platinum and didn't do it for bragging rights. testimony to how good this game is.
Not sure if you've seen the dungeons through to the end or not (considering I'm replying 3 months later), but they're honestly not that important. I think they were added to the game as a unique, experimental aspect that wasn't expanded upon enough. I've beaten the dungeons once, and it was extremely difficult, but I was ultimately left feeling unsatisfied.
By contrast, I feel that the main game is phenomenal.
This perfectly described my first time playing Dark Souls
Great commentary, Meatbaltano! That feeling of mastering difficult skills/systems is part of the intrigue of the Souls-inspired games.
Love you back, Meatball Leon!
+Brian Altano. Lol miss Greg calling you his Italian meatball, so made up new nickname. #Meatbaltano?
***** that was a great story you told brian. all gamers understand your pain and then the feeling of win if you stay the course. awesome.
joeyxl3456 Thank Joey :D
i enjoyed this podcast lots. keep up the good work guys!
i love how he doesn't explain that you don't start off with a weapon in the beginning of the game and have to fight a werewolf XD.
Waiting for BB 2😑
This is still one of my favorite stories told on Beyond. Hope everyone is well!
Yep, I never thought of giving up but its awesome, that feeling of getting better and being more confident is just so rewarding, you're also leveling up, not just your character. Best PS exclusive I've played, one of my top 3 games of all time now.
I remember struggling SO freaking hard with amygdala and on my second playthrough completing the boss on my first try.
Thanks From Software for giving me so many good memories ^_^
Bloodborne is amazing
I actually quit Dark Souls 1 halfway through the Undead Burg. About two months later I gave it another shot and today, after finishing it several times, it's one of my favourite games of all time.
'I'm having trouble with the four crazy women with sickles.' Sounds a lot like an experience I once had in Kenya.
I call bullcrap on beating papa g on the first try.
Aaron Davidson I did it
He was the boss I struggled with the most, more than ten times I tried to beat him and failed, even tried loading 10 molotovs on him but he dodged the last one and killed me. Finally beat him by parrying him two times after backstabbing him with help of the music box.
And yet I beat Martyr Logarious at my third attempt after two bullsh!t deaths and falling three times when trying to get to him.
@@AL-lz6px I didn't mean 2 skip cleric but I did and the first boss I beat was father G and this was my first souls type game it must have took me 40+times he made me quit twice
Makes sense. I managed to beat the Cleric Beast on my first try spamming R1 with the saw cleaver and sticking to his right thigh.
Its been two years and I still don't get tired of watching this video and playing bloodborne.
The unique mechanic of having a short timer to gain back health for being aggressive is awesome, paired with the required patience to progress 👏
Totally agree! Almost gave up but now I'm lvl 50 and I'm kickin ass
Jamual Harris glad to know that. i never played soul games and i got difficulties getting used to the mechanics of the game but it's all gud now. still enjoying the game so far :d
scarified These games have adjustable difficulty, the only thing is, it's not done through a menu, it's done through gameplay.
Want an easier time? Grind XP and farm upgrade materials. Want it harder? Don't level up, don't upgrade your weapons and take off your armor.
Either route you go though, you're not given anything for free, you have to earn it, and because you have to earn it, either way can be satisfying.
Although, the harder the better I say! The more I struggle with the game, the bigger the buzz I get when I overcome it :-)
Very inspiring. Thank You!
How did this man beat father Gascoigne on his first ever att?!
Cos he was insanely overleveveled! He said he was level 55 lol, that's what you should be around the point you get to yahargul!
I did and I had really hard time again bonfire mob died like 50 times
Love that's story, something similar happened to me with the first Dark souls but men that was one of my favorite games of all time. I'm really happy about you Brian
Its blood echoes not 50 thousand blood viles. lol
You can cash in blood vials and sell them to the Bath Messenger too. Can't lose them if you die though, so he was probably talking about Blood Echos.
It's blood vials not blood viles lol
vilebloods*
Loved this! Very well said Brian.
i just started playing this game and im in love
ME. TOO!
AMAZING!
I love video games, all kinds of video games, but there is just something beautiful about game design in bloodborne. Even as brilliant as Dark Souls is, bloodborne's setting, atmosphere, and concepts are just utterly Magnificent.
the only thing i hate about this game is the lack of documentation, like in the options screen theres all this things you have to deal with but i have no idea what they do or how to work them without going online, and i primarily play video games so i dont have to go online
Glad you went back. They always come back.
I am just like brian. Sometimes i think my life doesn't need such a hard game and then i think about the amazing world it takes place in and i feel i have to keep playing. It also has the most exciting boss battles ever.
this. is my exact experience. thank you. I have played about 20 hours of Bloodborne and I am still in central yharnam. I love this game and I will beat it. today I made it- almost. I just need to keep trying.
2500 hours later, countless PvP matches, crawling trough dungeons, helping my fellow hunters, challenge runs, goofing and trolling and I'm truly and utterly done with it. And for anyone wandering that's 104 days of 24/7 gameplay.
What is that symbol next to your consumables (Molotov, pebble, etc.) and under your health bar? Mine is like an orange small box with an up arrow, think its a buff?
Yes, it's either from the runes on your weapon or something you ate (liquid)
This Panda Also some status ailments (being covered in oil)
This is the 3rd time I tried picking up this game. I'm finally making progress. This video really sums it up. Don't get weeded out. The game is amazing.
Wtf did Mitch gain like 1,000 lbs
He's pregnant
Omg BRUH 😂
Chandler Rice its like, man oh man, do you even lift bro
This was awesome
This actually was the catalyst for me to get back into bloodborne a year after putting it down. Hands down my favourite game in the last 5 years
this perfectly sums my experience up.
I think that’s been my favorite review of bloodborne
Brian's experience somewhat mirrored mine regarding the previous games in the series. At this point, I'm a hardened veteran though, so there wasn't as much of a wall to be broken down, before I could appreciate the game's greatness. The concept of risk vs reward is the very essence of what gaming is supposed to be about, and yet it's something that most games around today have forgotten all about. I'd say this game even handles it better than the Souls series. It feels more fair than them, while still being very challenging. That on top of all its other elements, such as the God tier world and creature design, fantastic combat model and oppressive horror atmosphere, makes it one of the best games ever made, and one that can safely be called a masterpiece.
I love this video I come back to it every once in awhile it's because of this video that I stuck with blood borne and now I love it currently the best game I have thus for this generation and it made me a Dark Souls fan I'm so going to buy Dark Souls 3 :-)
I agree, this video has motivated me to keep on trying. I will be a lil bit more patient with it.
Get dark souls 1 first
I don’t even l know if anyone would read this since the video is quite old now. But man. The way Brian explained the game was so on point. I was stuck almost straight away. I loved the game so much even after playing for a few hours and I managed to master the first street quite fast but got stuck on the two ware wolves for so long because I didn’t know I could purchase items (Mainly Molotov’s). I had deleted it after getting so frustrated and before going to bed I watched this video, so the next morning I re-downloaded the game and I’m so glad I did. Now I’m at the cathedral and it’s by far the best game I’ve played in 2018. First of the DS series I’ve played too.
I was lucky. i had a Bloodborne guide sitting next to me to lead me to victory for the first two bosses. He didn't give me cheese tactics, but he did tell me how to initially change my play style. One of my favorite games of all time.
Holy shit Brian, I had the exact same experience with FF12 back when it was released... then after leaving it for what seemed like a month, I went back in and the loved the hell out of it! It's without a doubt my favorite Final Fantasy and I started playing that franchise from the 4th installment... Some games just need a bit of time to start up, but boy is the reward for pushing through it amazing.
That OR feeling is what kept me playing Bloodborne
I always find that when I leave Bloodborne and come back after a while, the mechanics click for me better than before. I accidentally skipped Eileen's missions so *spoiler* I ended up fighting her in the grand cathedral. Never could I get her to half health. Dropped the game for a bit, came back in, and killed her in two tries. My hands were shaking and my heart felt like it was out of rhythm from the stress of the battle. No other game has ever made me feel that way just from an NPC battle, it was amazing
I am at this exact point, I kept dying and taking forever to go the smallest distance, but I'm planning to get back in to it..
I'd have thought this game would have been available for pre-order in the UK.
seen as it's released next month.
I got through 2 chalice dungeons and into the Cainhurst Castle and just kept dwelling on the fact that I missed Iosefka's transformation, or Eileen's story, or Henryk's clothes and I started the game over again. I *meow* love this game.
The way you explained your feelings on Bloodborne is the exact way it went for me getting over my ex girlfriend. Even if we are still friends now. I couldn't be near her without just wanting to fall over and cry. Call for her back. But now, it's been some time and it doesn't even cross my mind anymore.
this is the best way of censorship i ever listen, a cat, at first i was looking for the cat.
I'm going through this right now. best wishes are appreciated.
Glad you guys enjoyed Bloodborne, you guys had been missing out. Now try the Dark Souls series too.
when this game beat me , frustrated me , confused me and broke me at first , i would have never imagined at the end it would be become the best game i have ever played in my life
I almost didn’t play the game either from being stuck (first soulsborne game) on the first 10-15 mins of the game. PERSEVERANCE and wanting to know what’s ahead. It’s now my all time favorite video game. It’s a masterpiece
I played DS3 first then BB.
Finished and absolutely love both of them, but imo BB was way more easy than DS3.
It was actually really difficult until you beat the Blood Starved beast and Vicar Amelia, but after that the game gives you so many Blood Echoes that let you level up so easily without grinding and farming.
The majority of the enemy and bosses doesn't make that much damage neither, especially if you have Vitality above 30.
Still I find it an absolute gem of a game and enjoyed it a lot, especially for the lore!
Im guessing you didnt finish the chalice dungeons, theres 2 bosses in the defiled chalice that put every ds3 boss to shame
@@jecal2855 No I didn't but only because I find that to collect the ritual items and going around to unlock the boss gate is pretty boring.
But that's not the point, DS3 has secret bosses too but the main story has different bosses that are quite a challange, while BB main story bosses are definitely way too easy imo and that's partly because your own character is way too broken
@@kiteriver2700 looks like someone hasn’t gotten into new game plus......
@@struggler2847 I haven't NG+ on DS3 neither but that's not the point of the post man...
Any tips on how can I get into Bloodborne? I've been trying so hard, and for hours I haven't found the first boss.
There's a lot about this game that reminds me of those Ninja Gaiden games on XBox. I had to really be in the right frame of mind to play those games. They were so intense and the difficulty was very high, but the feeling of achievement and relief made it all worth while. It's a good kind of stress, if that makes sense.
Just DL'd Bloodborne for free on PS Plus, really looking forward to getting started.
the first area in bloodborne is designed to break you with the mobs of enemies along with the two bosses. After that everything else just works with you, and you have the skill to deal with something that does not want to go your way. Also if you want a real challenge try the dlc on ng+ or higher that will really test your skill and patience
I never played a dark souls game, but I picked this up and platinumed it and the Old Hunters dlc in about five days. I honestly love it, especially once you learn how it all works.
When I first got it. I quit the first day and didn’t touch the game for months.
About a week ago I picked it back up. I spent time learning the mechanics. I beat the Cleric Beast in 4 tries and Father Gascoigne on my first try.
It’s extremely rewarding to get that glorious “Prey Slaughtered.” I love this game. Everything works so well.
Wow! This is exactly how I feel about Bloodborne except I never felt like was gonna quit. I wasn't sure it was for me then it became free last month and I decided to see why so many people love this game. I played it expecting to die a lot and I did but I fell in love with it especially after Cleric Beast. Father G I was reminded of the quote from Dishonored by Daud saying "Now we fight the dual, no two others could fight, against the ticking of the clock." and I defeated him with no problem on my fifth or so try. From there I thought that I had a pretty good idea of what I would be up against. I love Bloodborne and it is my all time favorite game which used to be The Darkness II and before that it was [PROTOTYPE]. So yeah I like games with a darker story to them. I had played Demon Souls and Dark Souls but didn't complete either of them. I have platinum on Bloodborne as of yesterday 4/25/2018. Defeating the bosses is so satisfying. Rom the vacuous spider was the most difficult boss ever. Mergo's Wet Nurse comes in a close second. Then Headless Bloodletting Beast in the dungeons is the third most difficult boss. I say the Witch of Hemick, Celestial Emissary and Yharnam Pthumerian Queen are the easiest bosses. I defeated Witch of Hemick on my first try by myself. Celestial Emissary I defeated in two tries because the first time I had barely any blood vials left. So I got more blood vials then faced Celestial Emissary again and defeated him. Anyone can watch my video game videos here on RUclips including Bloodborne. I hope they make a Bloodborne 2.
BB noob here that just raged quit.... the rant that starts around 5:06 is epic and makes me want to stick with it!!
Did you stick with it??
No pain no gain. The gratification is worth it
Bought this game not long after it released....played it about 2 hours and couldn't get out of the first area, so I raged and threw it back on the shelf...fast forward almost two years and I decided I would play it and keep going no matter what. Just a simple change in attitude. I'm now about to fight the final 3 bosses mergo, gehrman, and the moon presence, having solo'd every boss up to this point including beating cleric beast, darkbeast paarl, and the one I'm proudest of martyr logarius on my first attempt. So glad I didn't give up. Would have missed out on an incredible game
Feel the same way well done
I had sooooo many problems with the 2 Scourge Beasts you encounter right before Cleric Beast.
Like they legit almost made me quit but then I went on to beat Cleric Beast on my first try!
The satisfaction I felt then was something no other game had ever given me.
I went on to get 100% completion of the game a couple of months later _(with some help of course)_.
This is still my proudest accomplishment _(in terms of trophy hunting)_ to this day.
"My money's still out there, ima go get ma money!". Loved that 🤣
Don`t give up no matter what because I too left because I was trying to beat an dungeon boss who for some reason I thought was part of main mission for like 5 hours straight after which I left the game for 5 days but when I returned defeated Vicar Amelia ,Witch of Hemlick ,Shadows Of Yarnham ,Rom ,One Reborn in 5 days span .(although I took youtube lessons with bosses)
Brian's segment alone sold me on the game
I'm surprised that it was Cleric Beast, not Father Gascoigne, that caused a stumbling block.
I just got this game and I am dying a lot! Taking a break, need that break. But I'll be back, I will figure it out!
that happened to me when i played dark souls 2 not knowing what i was getting myself into, but now ive finished ds2, ds3, ds3 NG+ and nearly bloodbourne
This is exactly how I felt. Almost rage quitted, now bloodborne is my all time favourite game.
Still haven't beat the first boss but i can't stop playing
It's strange to me how some people just find these games super difficult. I've faced some challenge in the game, but overall it's not that bad. It gets a little easy when you get to know the game.
Diabolical I think it really depends on your reaction time and your play style. A more aggressive play style definitely helps in a lot of cases. I tried to exchange blows slowly with bosses and keep my distance and let them come to me and swing like I'm playing baseball. Lol bad idea that doesn't work too well in this game. I've had much better luck getting in close up in their personal space like in a boxing ring and slash away.