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[King Tubby]

Yeah but why so many 9s? Garbage reviewers not giving Bloodborne a 10 obviously in the tank for Microsoft.

lol @ people who thought this game would sell worse than The Order. These review scores practically make that an impossibility.

 

[Curufinwe]

Really? Though he was very easy,Flameluker on the other hand is annoying.

He? There were two of them, and that was the problem. I had to cheese them with poison.

 

[SgtCobra]

Lets not get caried away yet people, the game still needs a lot more reviews before it can settle at a comfortable score (Metacritic)

 

[Shadow_FFVI]

Really? Though he was very easy,Flameluker on the other hand is annoying.

Beat Flamelurker on my first try. That's just how it works.

 

[Neoweee]

Well looks like the load times are being addressed.

http://www.justpushstart.com/2015/03/bloodborne-long-load-times-will-be-addressed-in-the-next-patch/

Maybe the frame rate will also.

They are exploring it. Who knows how significant it will be.

 

[JasonUresti]

Looking good. Seems my bank account is going to take another hit tonight. Wanted to ease off a bit after buying a new mower for the summer, but with these scores and Sterling talking about Demon's Souls in relation to this, I just can't help it.

 

[Mentok]

I saw some guy twitch streaming last night, definitely see a lot of 9s and 10s incoming.

 

[Dubz]

Just read the Jim Sterling review and almost shit myself with hype. One hour and Twenty three minutes from glory.

 

[Yoday]

gies isn't reviewing the game.

He didn't review The Last of Us either, but he is the reviews editor. I will honestly be surprised if Polygons review is as high as most.

 

[Nibel]

Forbes: Review in Progress

All told, this is the PS4 exclusive we’ve been waiting for, a truly great game that’s surpassed all my hopes for it. I may have more complaints over the next few days, especially as multiplayer goes live. That’s going to be a big determining factor for a lot of people.

 

[Bunta]

And so Jim Sterling basically DDOS'd himself.

Thankfully I was able to load the review up before his site got murdered, lol. I still need to read it, though.

 

[N.Domixis]

Feels good, haven't felt this way since the last of us. I can finally sleep well.

 

[backflip10019]

Wow, great reviews this far. Good on From Software.

 

[paxromana]

Doesn't Sony usually do price drops and redesigns at Gamecom and not E3? I'm pretty sure that is where we got all of the PS3 price drops and redesigns.

No.

No.

Why. Why you do this. Goddamnit are you telling me I have to wait another 2 months after E3 now? Why, man why?

 

[Naudi]

Can't wait!!! 1.5 hours to go!!!

 

[K.Sabot]

Erik Kain Forbes
Review ongoing

Look forward to Erik Kain's actual review too!

edit: caught me on that edit!

 

[Rixxan]

It's going up.

vince-carter-its-over.gif

 

[Vire]

More reviews added:

Gaming Age - A

Jimquisition - 10

God is a Geek -10

Telegraph - 5/5

Digital Spy - 5/5

Game Informer - 9.75

CG Magazine - 9.5

EGM - 9.5

PSU - 9.5

Games Radar - 4.5/5

Gamespot - 9

Attack of The Fanboy - 9

MMORPG - 9

Playstation Lifestyle - 9

Destructoid - 9

 

[Evo X]

Incredible reviews!

Is this the highest rated next gen game released so far?

Not counting The Last of Us Remastered.

 

[Jonboy]

http://kotaku.com/20-hours-in-im-fu...m_source=Kotaku_Twitter&utm_medium=Socialflow

Kleppek is loving it and I found this bit interesting about the load times: "How are the load times right now? Too long, but the developers are working on a patch."

Was personally hoping they were working on a patch, but nice to see it confirmed here.

 

[IKizzLE]

No way this stays at 94.
But reviews this high in the piranha filled climate with jaded reviewers says something.

 

[McDougles]

My review of Bloodborne is currently in progress for GameSided.

From what I can gather, Bloodborne is a rather invigorating look at a familiar style of combat-heavy RPG. Miyazaki really outdid himself in molding a world fit for foul beasts and creatures, while tailoring development towards a Victorian gothic appeal. Gameplay and character progression may be familiar, but it is in the changes towards frantic, on-the-fly action that revitalizes the genre. One has to wonder if the game is being rushed to market, however, with many disappointing technical faults that hamper its excellence.

I haven't had the chance to read others' reviews yet. Did anyone else mention that we had to register a connection to Sony servers? I feel it's a big disservice to the fans that scores aren't held back until public servers are live. I had no invasions and just one co-op partner.

 

[Ryuzaki07]

Sony was soooooooooo concerned. Thats why they had the embargo lift just 2 hours before launch, amirite?

 

[MHWilliams]

Sadness and popcorn. At least the other thread didn't forget us over at USgamer. Review in progress, because everyone got the game like 5 days ago.

 

[chubigans]

 

[Tadale]

These reviews are very exciting after a year and a half of not so exciting ps4 and Xbox one games.

 

[bananafactory]

Is this the first true "Must Have" game of this generation, at least based on critical consensus?

 

[Shadow_FFVI]

Yeah but why so many 9s? Garbage reviewers not giving Bloodborne a 10 obviously in the tank for Microsoft.

lol @ people who thought this game would sell worse than The Order. These review scores practically make that an impossibility.

Metacritic really has it's claws on the average consumer, doesn't it?

 

[Derpyduck]

That is not the case. From everything I have seen, the game has some truly gorgeous visuals. Which other reviews even point out.

He used a picture of his character without armor on as evidence. And yes, the characters without armor look incredibly bad...but who plays like that? The armor/clothing in this game looks phenomenal.

 

[Toxi]

I'm so confused...ign saying 40+ hours possibly 80...nzgamer says they beat it in 22 hours. lol huh?

This is totally normal for a Souls game. The length of the game really depends on how you play. It's possible to finish Dark Souls in less than an hour without glitches, yet many completely new players will take around 50 hours on their first playthrough because they keep going off the beaten path.

 

[kitschbeam]

Ooooo yeah!

 

[ironcreed]

And Kevin VanOrd from Gamespot finished it in 60 hours.

Yeah, that time is more in line with the Souls games for me. In other words, he took his time, explored and probably died a lot. The main game, plus the Chalice Dungeon makes this a meaty package indeed.

 

[BrokenEchelon]

Meanwhile Leonardo DiCaprio is at home, reading this thread imagining its about him winning an Osacr.

 

[Maximo]

Every Fibre of my body is trying to not watch any Streams or Let's Play until I get a PS4...In a year or two...Jesus..HELP ME.

 

[IAmRandom31]

And just to think, these are the scores without any multiplayer elements being active.

multiplayer is a key piece of the world of a Souls game. Without multiplayer in Demons, who knows what I would of thought of it. Still would have been FANTASTIC but the online integration put it on a different level entirely.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Is this the first true "Must Have" game of this generation, at least based on critical consensus?

How you feel so far?

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Aside from Nintendo's output, this looks like the first true must have of the generation. That is, if you can stomach the blood and tolerate the difficulty

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Expected greatness. Delivers.

 

[WordsintheWater]

I don't think it's necessarily technically unimpressive either tbh. Amazing amounts of complex geometry, great lighting, a good amount of scope and scale, decent textures, good character models, great particle effects and other effects etc. It's just the overall IQ and some of the questionable post processing additions that let it down slightly. I do agree the art direction is highly competent though. I have a feeling the frame rate might be a bit ropey though, as is typical of these games.

It definitely is and when you're indoors it runs so smooth that it's a bit jarring when you walk outside.

 

[Curufinwe]

Sadness and popcorn. At least the other thread didn't forget us over at USgamer. Review in progress, because everyone got the game like 5 days ago.

So 120 hours wasn't enough time? Quit slacking.

 

[Noobcraft]

Based March 2015. What an awesome month.

 

[lukeskymac]

Really positive review, the only complaint is that the game is a bit linear in the first ~10 hours

complaint

linear

Ugh... when will this trend go away?

 

[Bunta]

Sony was soooooooooo concerned. Thats why they had the embargo lift just 2 hours before launch, amirite?

Yeah, I think the notion that embargoes shortly before launch are indicative of quality needs to go away.

 

[Tevious]

Wow. Great scores so far. I'm a bit surprised given how niche From Software titles are. Hope it lives up to the hype.

 

[Kaiken]

Damn every one of you! Downloading now...

 

[mreddie]

Has the PS4s savior come to fruition?

 

[Aces&Eights]

And so Jim Sterling basically DDOS'd himself.

Either that or he runs his servers on a Pentium II.

 

[Mad Season]

think they can fix load times with patch?

 

[sjay1994]

Incredible reviews!

Is this the highest rated next gen game released so far?

Not counting The Last of Us Remastered.

Not including remasters and re releases, yes.

 

[FranXico]

Every Fibre of my body is trying to not watch any Streams or Let's Play until I get a PS4...In a year or two...Jesus..HELP ME.

Don't do that to yourself, just get one this summer or fall.