Its definitely not any more linear than the past ones, especially Demon's Souls, but saying that might mislead you into thinking its as linear as Demon's Souls, and its definitely not. In fact its so non linear that, once you defeat BSB, you can get killed by guys that will teleport you to a dungeon after death that is like in the third zone of the game, skipping all of the second tombstone's areas, which if they're as numerous as the first tombstone's areas, there's like at least 10 bonfires in that region alone.I watched a streamer play the whole game. I played DS1 and loved it, skipped DS2 though I heard it was nearly as good. This game looks like it's still the fun 'play' of the other games, but seems super linear and the weapons seem unbalanced. Every streamer is using Ludwig's because it staggers shit constantly while doing high damage. In DS1 I remember having 4 weapons for different shit and actually switching rather than just pumping one to max and 24/7ing that bitch.
The chalice dungeons look cool, but the streamer I was watching died 30+ times on the boss and just went on completing the game. He was only on "layer 1" of the level, so I'm assuming there's more bosses than that.
Do you have to finish the SP before you can run Chalice Dungeons?I agree with Hodj, this shit is boss.
It is very non-linear and you're pretty much open to run around and get killed wherever you want. So much so that I continually get 'lost' and go back to the hub and see which destination sounds like the right one to go to. I think the level design is incredible also. From a map standpoint it would probably look a lot smaller than it feels, but levels are laid out so nicely that the scale and usefulness of all the land seems great. Although my least favorite has been the outdoor part.
I have used the Cane all game but also have a Ludwigs, both +6, and the Rifle Spear +6, still mostly use the Cane and it will probably be what I +9 once the mats start dropping.
Haven't been this satisfied with a purchase in a long time, and if they'd fix the loading times and framerate issues I would have a hard time finding a major fault. Looking forward to the Chalice dungeons (hoping I can finish SP tonight).
If you die don't rush back! You'll learn that lesson quick enough after you lose out on some blood echoes. These games feed off people rushing back to the spot they died.I'm having a hell of a time with this game. I'm trying to avoid watching walk through videos, but I'm still in the beginning area. I get my ass handed to me repeatedly but I love this game.
Any tips that could help survivability for me? Maybe my character is setup wrong or something.
Wow. That idiot should never play video games again. Seriously.My understanding is that chalice dungeons are tied to the level that you're at when you open them. If you start one and leave it for a while, I've heard you can out level them.
Took this casual pussy 12 hours to beat the cleric beast. I had it down within 90 minutes after release. Fuck IGN -How and Why Bloodborne Lost Me - IGN
So the one on the bridge after you kill the Cleric beast labled "Bridge" whenever you want to return is a figment of my imagination. Writers like this, when so inherently wrong about something so basic, need to be fired.To be clear, there are no checkpoints between the start of the first area, called Central Yharnam, and after you kill the boss.
Yeah, I figured that part pretty quick. I enjoy the slow dungeon crawl feel, but like article mentions above... this game is very hostile to new players.If you die don't rush back! You'll learn that lesson quick enough after you lose out on some blood echoes. These games feed off people rushing back to the spot they died.
It should be a firable offense to be a video game reviewer and be unable to beat the Cleric Boss with 12 hours of trying. Its that simple.My understanding is that chalice dungeons are tied to the level that you're at when you open them. If you start one and leave it for a while, I've heard you can out level them.
Took this casual pussy 12 hours to beat the cleric beast. I had it down within 90 minutes after release. Fuck IGN -How and Why Bloodborne Lost Me - IGN