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[CambriaRising]

To be fair, games journalism has come a LONG way from just a few short weeks ago when The Order scored poorly and it was time for reviews to go away and reviewers to pull their heads out of their asses

That it has.

 

[Orayn]

So I just went to pre order on best buy....


"We're sorry. Due to high demand this item is sold out and has been removed from your order"

This is for in-store pickup.

What the fuck

Clear your cookies, same thing happened when I was trying to preorder for in-store pickup.

 

[MattyG]

To be fair, games journalism has come a LONG way from just a few short weeks ago when The Order scored poorly and it was time for reviews to go away and reviewers to pull their heads out of their asses

 

[EscapeArtist]

Haven't seen anyone post Eric Kain's review for Forbes yet. http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/03/23/bloodborne-review-a-terrifyingly-brilliant-game/

 

[Lamneth]

Definitely not that good looking IQ wise in the retail game, played it for about an hour and half today and the technical stuff is my only problem with the game.

Thanks, how is the frame-rate?

 

[sn00zer]

To be fair, games journalism has come a LONG way from just a few short weeks ago when The Order scored poorly and it was time for reviews to go away and reviewers to pull their heads out of their asses

I chuckled

 

[bananafactory]

Definitely not that good looking IQ wise in the retail game, played it for about an hour and half today and the technical stuff is my only problem with the game.

Agreed. Very rough looking, at least early on

 

[Maximo]

Whelp won't have a PS4 for a long time, time to go in a Bunker!

 

[AgentP]

Bloodborne is basically a sequel to Dark Souls tho isnt it

Stop saying this shit. They are the same genre, so Destiny is a Halo sequel amirite?

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

If susnet counts than infamous should to. They are 1 point difference.

He said new IPs.

I guess it's time I stop neglecting my PS4, it hadn't gotten proper play since Wolfenstein TNO. Steelbook edition arrived tomorrow ;O

 

[friskykillface]

those scores

just......i wish i wasn't so bad at every dark soul/demon soul game i struggle so much


i'll give it another shot though, i am hyped

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

I wonder how well this will sell. Souls has always seemed pretty niche, but for some reason there's a ton of hype... or maybe that's just on GAF/gaming sites. Maybe there's not much mainstream hype.

 

[Vooduu]

Why isn't this review included in Metacritic?

Bloodborne Review. This game is BRUTAL! 1.03/10

LMAO MY GOD

 

[TouchMyBox]

Fuuck, I spent $70 on a video game for the first time in decades.

 

[WordsintheWater]

With these scores I just may give this a shot.

I know the load times are shit and there's a patch coming (which I'll wait for), but how about performance otherwise? Tearing? Framedrops? Jaggies?

Any reviews that cover those aspects well without spoiling things otherwise? I'd prefer to jump in blind, knowing almost nothing.

I know I'm not a reviewer, but there are framerdrops and a good amount of jaggies, haven't experienced any tearing though. I believe one of the reviews has framerate problems as the only negative bullet point.

 

[Vire]

To be fair, games journalism has come a LONG way from just a few short weeks ago when The Order scored poorly and it was time for reviews to go away and reviewers to pull their heads out of their asses

:lol

The amusing thing is that the prevailing current consensus on GAF about that game is even worse than what the critics gave it.

 

[EdReedFan20]

He's not really talking about localizing there. Those are just his initial impressions of the game. While he runs SCEWWS, he doesn't actually control what is and isn't localized. That why he'd tell people that he hoped that Oreshika was localized. He didn't actually have control in making it happen. But there's no doubt that Sony made a mistake by not localizing the game in the first place. Especially after the reaction from players once people started importing it. It was clear at that point that it was something special.

And that's the reason why I don't think Demon's Souls has a PS4 remaster yet. Too many publishers to deal with. I do wonder if Sony could (re)acquire full rights for Demon's Souls if they wanted to do a remaster. I mean, everything else seems to be getting one nowadays.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

To be fair, games journalism has come a LONG way from just a few short weeks ago when The Order scored poorly and it was time for reviews to go away and reviewers to pull their heads out of their asses

Can't wait for it to go to shit again by

*flips through pages*

Until Dawn?

 

[Pathfinder]

To be fair, games journalism has come a LONG way from just a few short weeks ago when The Order scored poorly and it was time for reviews to go away and reviewers to pull their heads out of their asses

 

[ricardo_sousa11]

Although I dont follow much reviews, I just usually read/see them to see footage, and impressions, its good to see the game getting awesome reviews.

 

[reKon]

so this game is pretty good huh?

 

[nephilimdj]

Happy that the game is as fantastic as it looked in the trailers

 

[Vire]

Agreed. Very rough looking, at least early on

Did you watch the gamersyde footage and all that? Is it worse than that stuff? Because the aliasing was pretty noticeable there, so I'm curious to why you are surprised.

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

Stop saying this shit. They are the same genre, so Destiny is a Halo sequel amirite?

Bloodborne is essentially a spiritual successor. Destiny and Halo are vastly different, Bloodborne and Souls are not. Bloodborne is as much a not sequel as DeSouls was to DkSouls. Which is okay because that's what people want.

 

[VanWinkle]

It's so awesome to see this game review so well. SCE needed this, since their output thus far for the PS4 has been less-than-impressive. Hopefully this is just a start for a string of great PS4 exclusives.

 

[Kerned]

Can't wait for it to go to shit again by

*flips through pages*

Until Dawn?

*checks against my schedule*

Seems about right

 

[HowZatOZ]

There wasn't any uncertainty that Bloodborne was going to be bad, and these reviews solidify that clearly. Just wish I hadn't sold my PS4 before its launch, sadly needed the funds. Hopefully I can grab it down the line but for now replaying Dark Souls 2 will keep me going.

 

[PigzFly]

Well done From. These reviews are glowing.

Good work on collating them all, LiK.

 

[WordsintheWater]

Thanks, how is the frame-rate?

It's so-so, there are framedrops for sure and it becomes a bit more apparent when you enter indoor areas because it runs smoother when indoors

Agreed. Very rough looking, at least early on

Yup, I haven't gotten past the first area so I dunno if it changes, the art direction is great though.

 

[Dez_]

Really love hearing about the interconnected levels. It makes the sense of discovery so very rewarding. Can't wait for tomorrow!

 

[Mikey Jr.]

So is it pretty much impossible for it to go below 90 on meta at this point?

 

[AgentP]

Bloodborne is essentially a spiritual successor. Destiny and Halo are vastly different, Bloodborne and Souls are not. Bloodborne is as much a not sequel as DeSouls was to DkSouls. Which is okay because that's what people want.

Except the guns, faster gameplay, no dependence on shields, setting, etc.

 

[Lunar15]

To be fair, games journalism has come a LONG way from just a few short weeks ago when The Order scored poorly and it was time for reviews to go away and reviewers to pull their heads out of their asses

This person gets it.

 

[Toxi]

some mixed reviews on the graphics. are they bad ya think?

The visual quality in the Souls games varied significantly. The river leading to a waterfall in Darkroot Basin in Dark Souls looks like something out of a PS1 game (And no, I'm not exaggerating; the river really is that ugly and primitive-looking). However, the Souls games make up for that with some incredible art design.

Of course, that's the Souls games, not Bloodborne.

 

[FTF]

Good lord.

I step away for 30 minutes to cook dinner and look what's happened.

lol this episode is coincidentally on right now.

 

[Deified Data]

So is it pretty much impossible for it to go below 90 on meta at this point?

I'd say so, yes.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

So is it pretty much impossible for it to go below 90 on meta at this point?

if all of the other reviews that are in progress decide to give it below a 90 it's possible. But it would REALLY have to get bad reviews from now on

 

[Jobbs]

destructoid reviewer said he finished the game in 32 hours on his first play. that sounds pretty fast considering the souls games took me probably twice that long on my first plays.

 

[Wreck-It Ralph]

The good reviews are making me consider checking this one out... but I didn't enjoy Dark Souls at all. Maybe I'll give it a shot when it's cheaper.

 

[braves01]

Except the guns, faster gameplay, no dependence on shields, setting, etc.

I saw a shield in the gamespot video and was told depending on shields in DS was playing it wrong anyways.

 

[Hatty]

Haven't seen one video or screen since reveal
Excited to see what this game actually is

 

[Vire]

destructoid reviewer said he finished the game in 32 hours on his first play. that sounds pretty fast considering the souls games took me probably twice that long on my first plays.

Gamespot said it took them 65 hours.

So I guess mileage varies considering how much you die and explore.

 

[LOLCats]

Why isn't this review included in Metacritic?

Bloodborne Review. This game is BRUTAL! 1.03/10

So good thanks. Love his skyrim song too.

 

[Servbot24]

Is it fair to call this a new IP?

Yes. We don't debate whether every FPS clone is a new IP after all.

 

[jb1234]

The good reviews are making me consider checking this one out... but I didn't enjoy Dark Souls at all. Maybe I'll give it a shot when it's cheaper.

Ditto. It's too expensive for me right now when I'm not really a fan of the punishing gameplay of the series.

 

[AmethystEnd]

destructoid reviewer said he finished the game in 32 hours on his first play. that sounds pretty fast considering the souls games took me probably twice that long on my first plays.

Yeah. Gamespot reviewer took 60, though.

 

[TEH-CJ]

Its really pissing me off that my friend constantly complains that there are no quality games on PS4 aside from Minecraft and the new batman game coming out soon.

I tried convincing him to get helldivers but he laughed at me and said it looks like a generic top down shooter. So now I am trying to convince him to get Bloodborne as its going to be amazing, and he just laughed at me and said he will stay with mincecraft because its a better quality game and BloodBorne looks terrible and "janky"

I called him a complete fucking moron and we are no longer talking. True story.

 

[Kerned]

The good reviews are making me consider checking this one out... but I didn't enjoy Dark Souls at all. Maybe I'll give it a shot when it's cheaper.

Well, Dark 2 is the weakest in the series, by a comfortable margin.

 

[Deified Data]

I saw a shield in the gamespot video and was told depending on shields in DS was playing it wrong anyways.

Those people don't know what they're talking about and have no business telling others how the game "should" be played.

 

[Orayn]

I saw a shield in the gamespot video and was told depending on shields in DS was playing it wrong anyways.

Depending on shields in any of the previous Souls games was perfectly viable even if some people say it's "wrong."

Not sure if that's the case here, I'm guessing it isn't.