Bloodborne - PS4

[schild]

Played for 5 minutes, was too busy gawking to beat the first guy.

Must always beat the first guy in these games.

Also, this has the feel and motion and love that Dark Souls was missing. All within the first 5 minutes.

Yay From Software.

[Trippy]

My CE copy has been delayed for some reason -- the current ETA is Thursday.

[schild]

Ugh

[Velorath]

Load times are absolute shit. Apparently From acknowledged this a few hours ago and mentioned they're working on a patch for it (didn't see any sort of ETA).

[schild]

Digital download. Load times seem.... Demon's Soulsish.

[schild]

Does Doublejump still make strategy guides?

Also, this is the Van Helsing game nobody knew they wanted. How utterly fantastic.

Edit: Future Press guide ordered. Fuck missing things on my second playthrough.

[Falconeer]

Yes DoubleJump does the Strategy Guide. I preordered it. Also, hate you all, I have to wait another 16 hours.

[schild]

I ordered this: http://www.amazon.com/Bloodborne-Collectors-Strategy-Guide-Future/dp/3869930691/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427180976&sr=8-1&keywords=bloodborne+guide

Double Jump is now called Onion Bat. What guide are you talking about?

edit: falc, just get on steam

[Velorath]

Digital download. Load times seem.... Demon's Soulsish.

Have the digital download as well. I feel confident saying that the load times feel much worse than any previous Souls game, which is why I had to check to see if anybody was complaining about them (which is when I came across the news about the patch). I probably won't bother playing much until they're fixed. Aside from that, the game seems decent so far from the couple hours I've played. Only other real issue is that I feel like there's a lot more clutter in some of the areas than previous Souls games making it easier to get caught on stuff when you're trying to move around. Most of the early enemies are pretty easy (and I'm liking the cane whip which I picked as my starter weapon), but I've died a few times largely due to level design and camera issues.

[schild]

I haven't found things more "cluttered," simply... more. I mean, the PS4 is just letting them put all the flavorful shit in they wouldn't have before. I've found the vast majority of things will get rolled through - piles of shit and whatnot. And the camera, well, the camera is fine. Feels a bit more like Armored Core than Souls. That said, Dark Souls was a pale pissy shit shadow of what Demon's Souls was, and this feels way more like Demon's than Dark.

I really, really, really don't know how much I'll get into it without a strategy guide though. I just know there's more to weapon choices and stats and shit than I comprehend at the moment and I hate not knowing how systems work and the intention of certain choices.

(I don't know how many people remember the wiki most of us used for Demon's Souls, but it was a goddamned lifesaver in terms of mid-game heartbreak).

[Trippy]

Strat guide has been delayed to add the last minute changes to it so it may be a while before you'll play again if you stop now.

[schild]

I'm aware.

/wrists

[Velorath]

I just know there's more to weapon choices and stats and shit than I comprehend at the moment and I hate not knowing how systems work and the intention of certain choices.

Haven't really paid to much attention to any pre-release talk about the game, but one of the things I have heard is that there's only a handful of weapons in the game. My initial impressions from looking at the menus and from a quick glance at one of the wikis is that the mechanics seem very stripped down compared to the Souls games. Most of the stats seem fairly straight-forward, there's no going STR or DEX, there aren't a lot of weapons or items, there's no encumbrance stats or weight, and no magic. A lot of the depth and breadth seems to be absent here to the point where I'm not sure a strategy guide is really needed.

[schild]

Given the strategy guide is heftier than the Encyclopedia Britannica, I'm gonna go off on the limb and say no one playing the game has any fucking idea of what they're doing. Yet.

[Falconeer]

Not watching it as it can contain (what I consider) spoilers, but here's a guide about Stats and how to build your first character.

[Fabricated]

I ordered the collectors edition because I want the artbook; I haven't received any news of delayed shipment. Ordered from Amazon however.

[Falconeer]

For what they are worth, reviews go from Awesome to Awesomest. At the moment 93% out of 35 reviews.

By far the highest ranked PS4 game (not counting PS3 ports) since the console launch a year and a half ago.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/bloodborne

[01101010]

God damn it, is this another game I have to get? 

Have to wait till next month, but you fuckers are making me add it to my list.

[Falconeer]

From a few random reviews (yes, they could and are probably shills):

"If you were expecting a compelling reason to buy a PlayStation 4 will find few better than this for a while, and if you already have the console, have a mandatory hunt to which you cannot miss."

"It’s a shame it’s only on the PS4, but frankly, Bloodborne is worth buying the system to play."

"The PlayStation 4 finally has its exclusive killer RPG."

[MrHat]

Off to pick this up today.  So damn excited.

I bought an extra AC power cord for the PS4 just so I can grab it and move it to a different room to play this if the wife wants the big TV.

It was $5.  Sony really does win this gen.

[CaptainNapkin]

F this game only releasing on PS4. And F the reviews it's getting. I can't believe I'm seriously considering running out at lunch to drop $400 for a PS4, $60 for a game, $50 for online play, plus tax just for one damn game. I've already got an Xbox One that I love and have plenty of friends on, in addition to recently upgraded PC that I both play sitting at my desk or streaming via Steam to the big screen. That entry price equals a lot of games on the other 2 platforms, and there's not even a single other game that's PS4 only I'm interested in either out or on the horizon.

Is there any, even sliver of a chance that this could release on PC in the future?

Is it really THAT GOOD?!!?

[Falconeer]

F you for getting an Xbox One. What's wrong with you?!?!

( )

[Velorath]

Given the strategy guide is heftier than the Encyclopedia Britannica, I'm gonna go off on the limb and say no one playing the game has any fucking idea of what they're doing. Yet.

After this game was announced a lot of people were calling it Demon Souls 2. It really is not that, as it seems to be much more action focused. Like I said, there's no magic, and range is limited. Apparently there's only one shield in the game and it doesn't do much. You aren't going to be choosing between super heavy armor that you can't roll around in and a high STR weapon or light armor with a DEX weapon. The game wants you to be aggressive and it wants you to dodge. Customization seems to be more about which of the games few weapons do you want to use, and how do you choose to customize it with Blood Gems. These aren't knocks against the game, but by all accounts the gameplay really does seem to be a lot more straight-forward than any of the Souls games.

[CaptainNapkin]

F you for getting an Xbox One. What's wrong with you?!?!

( )

Unfortunately it was first based on how many friends went to Xbox One. And secondly because of Kinect, which sounds lame, but I have the place everyone gathers to hang out and stuff like dancing games are awesome after much bourbon.

Is there hope yet? Any chance this could pan out from the rumor mill?
http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/79021/20150323/bloodborne-pc-release.htm

[Falconeer]

I doubt it. Exclusives are meant to be that. There might be a deadline after which an exclusive deal doesn't matter anymore, but it could easily be five years from now or even more. Before that, the whole point is to make people want to buy the console, not just the game.

[Lucas]

Sigh :( . And where's my pc version of Red Dead Redemption, while we're at it??? 

[murdoc]

Is there hope yet? Any chance this could pan out from the rumor mill?
http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/79021/20150323/bloodborne-pc-release.htm

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/03/24/amazon-france-lists-bloodborne-for-pc

Which is just a link that echos what was posted.

I am doing everything I can to hold off on a PS4 until at least more than ONE game comes out that I want to play, but this is very hard to ignore.

[01101010]

https://twitter.com/ign/status/580395831745986560

How bad were they to begin with?   

[schild]

I honestly had no problem with the load times last night. I mean, they existed, which was annoying - but in 30 years of gaming it didn't even crack the top 100.

Mostly because the PS1 existed.

[Pennilenko]

My wife is way too savvy regarding gaming and my habits for me to convince her I need a PS4 for just a single game. Recently upgrading my gaming pc and buying a new laptop has her unreceptive to the idea spending more money on toys.

[Falconeer]

Grew up on "PRESS PLAY ON TAPE". I am vaccinated.

That said, I remember how different loading times were in Dark Souls 2 on PS3 and on PC, and PC made the whole experience much better by speeding them up ten times. So if they can shorten them, great. Having to wait a while every time you die (and you die a lot) used to feel like an additional layer of punishment for your failures on top of losing your souls and having to run the level again, to the point one day while I was swearing and cursing AND waiting after another death I wondered if that was done on purpose by the sadistic developers.

[Miasma]

What was the system where the load times were so terrible you could play with a chain of little light orbs to pass the time?  That was horrific.

[schild]

PS1, Dreamcast, and PS2 all had loading screen games. Pretty sure Namco had the patent.

People forgot how terrible loading times are over time as they aren't that much of a pain point except for "RIGHT NOW I WANT TO PLAY DAMNIT" and then you're playing and forget about it.

Bitching about them in Bloodborne is just like "Oh shut the fuck up" levels of whinery.

[Hawkbit]

My wife is way too savvy regarding gaming and my habits for me to convince her I need a PS4 for just a single game. Recently upgrading my gaming pc and buying a new laptop has her unreceptive to the idea spending more money on toys.

My wife says "Don't Gamecube me on this, okay?" about once a week when I try to fit anything into the budget that could be construed as a major fun purchase. Apparently the Gamecube years left a mark on her.

That said, this is a major release that brings the PS4 to three titles I can't play on other systems (Infamous SS, The last of us remastered and Bloodborne). Urge to buy rising.

[Velorath]

PS1, Dreamcast, and PS2 all had loading screen games. Pretty sure Namco had the patent.

People forgot how terrible loading times are over time as they aren't that much of a pain point except for "RIGHT NOW I WANT TO PLAY DAMNIT" and then you're playing and forget about it.

Bitching about them in Bloodborne is just like "Oh shut the fuck up" levels of whinery.

Hey, I wanted to say "oh shut the fuck up" when you were already sucking the game's dick five minutes into playing it but I managed to restrain myself.