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[FirewalkR]

Eurogamer's would have been a 10 definitely. That last paragraph says it all.

 

[jmaine_ph]

Eurogamer sounds like they loved it!

 

[PBY]

Eurogamer's would have been a 10 definitely. That last paragraph says it all.

I wish we could move away from trying to funnel someone's perspective into a number. What does a 10 even mean?

It is a great review though.

 

[L.C.M. Taylon]

The Souls and Bloodborne series is not at all difficult, those who have problem in playing this series is bad with the control. This difficulty should be normal these days. People are so used to the game that will take you in hand, the tutorials are scattered throughout the Hunter Dream. The sad thing is seeing "journalists" crying because he can not play. Go do something else, man.

 

[PBY]

The Souls and Bloodborne series is not at all difficult, those who have problem in playing this series is bad with the control. This difficulty should be normal these days. People are so used to the game that will take you in hand, the tutorials are scattered throughout the Hunter Dream. The sad thing is seeing "journalists" crying because he can not play. Go do something else, man.

Wait what.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

I'm assuming the IGN article bashing Bloodborne has already been discussed to death?

I accidentally visited IGN earlier to check and see if they finished their review of the game yet, and that was the article highlighted in the navigation bar. Whose idea was it to bash a game before the review's even finished? I know it's not the same guy who's writing the review, but it seems like a terrible click-bait idea.

It's a casual gamer complaining about Bloodborne not being more casual-friendly, and to me that seems more like a piece he should have posted on his blog rather than something making the front page of IGN with 14k replies.

If people like him had his way, I wouldn't be enjoying the game so much.


I assume you're referring to the Wiki?

That's community-driven, and they also have several freelancers add content to their guides.

The real question you should be asking is why IGN got their review copy late, yet they were the ones providing full exclusive coverage for the game before its release.

He was in Central Yarnham for 12 hours and still complains about the lack of a map... Honestly baffling to me. By the time I'm done with a Souls game the world is imprinted on my mind.

 

[Mogwai]

Am I missing something...IGN was able to make a full walk through for the game but still couldn't finish a review?

I'm confused about this too. Seems like IGN is pulling a late review so it doesn't drown in the many early reviews.

 

[PBY]

He was in Central Yarnham for 15 hours and still complains about the lack of a map... Honestly baffling to me. By the time I'm done with a Souls game the world is imprinted on my mind.

so what? It's not like his opinion is crazy or too out there. Lots of people experience these games in this way.

Piece is fine, no need to get worked up over one dude. Gerstmann hates these games too- and what?

 

[Ryuzaki07]

The Souls and Bloodborne series is not at all difficult, those who have problem in playing this series is bad with the control. This difficulty should be normal these days. People are so used to the game that will take you in hand, the tutorials are scattered throughout the Hunter Dream. The sad thing is seeing "journalists" crying because he can not play. Go do something else, man.

Theyre definetly not as difficult as people make them out to be.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

so what? It's not like his opinion is crazy or too out there. Lots of people experience these games in this way.

Piece is fine, no need to get worked up over one dude. Gerstmann hates these games too- and what?

It's just surprising to me, that's all. I'm not worked up, he can feel however he wants.

Also, he keeps saying it takes 15 minutes to get back to the first boss? Did he miss the obvious shortcut that cuts it down to 1-2 minutes?

 

[Acquiescence]

Eurogamer:


http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-27-bloodborne-review

Holy shit, Eurogamer actually likes a PS4 exclusive! Miracles never cease to happen.

 

[Hydrargyrus]

I don't usually talk about GOTY awards or suchlike vehemently, but I highly doubt that I will play a game better that this throughout generation.

Probably my GOTG, like Demon's Souls was the previous gen

 

[PBY]

It's just surprising to me, that's all. I'm not worked up, he can feel however he wants.

Also, he keeps saying it takes 15 minutes to get back to the first boss? Did he miss the obvious shortcut that cuts it down to 1-2 minutes?

Probably? And that doesn't invalidate his thoughts either. Nothing is communicated in these games and that turns some people off.

 

[L.C.M. Taylon]

Wait what.

I referred more to this Dan form IGN and this angry joe, which detonated The order but has no "patience" (ha ok) with a little more difficult games than average.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

Probably? And that doesn't invalidate his thoughts either. Nothing is communicated in these games and that turns some people off.

I disagree, I think plenty is communicated. In fact, Bloodborne is even more friendly to the player in that regard than previous Souls games.

 

[PBY]

I disagree, I think plenty is communicated. In fact, Bloodborne is even more friendly to the player in that regard than previous Souls games.

Dude- I love this game, but "plenty" is deffff not communicated, especially compared to the average game.

 

[Chinese Cartoons]

Wait what.

What it's true people make it out to be the hardest thing in the world only because they are so used to running around lacking both strategy or tactics and game design that hand holds you all the way to the end.

 

[Gambit1977]

OP needs fixing as Eurogamer just gave it *ESSENTIAL* rating (whatever that equates to)

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

Dude- I love this game, but "plenty" is deffff not communicated, especially compared to the average game.

Plenty is a relative term so our opinions on it may differ. Regardless, you said nothing was communicated which is false.

Between the NPC's, tool-tips on menus, and tutorial notes in the Hunter's Dream I feel like "plenty" is communicated to the player.

 

[L.C.M. Taylon]

Theyre definetly not as difficult as people make them out to be.

Yes, I can not understand these people, the last game I played the souls series was there in 2010. Demons souls, and not finished because I had to return to the owner. I liked a lot. Then I did not have time to play games and keep out of time, but played bloodborne, died a 7 times to get to the first boss, normal, have not caught all game mechanics, I confuse the buttons yet. My two brothers also played and not as having difficulty, one of them did not finish dark souls and the other is a veteran in the series. But I followed some streams of new players and he managed to progress, just be patient and not be a crybaby. And then there's coop mode, which greatly eases things. I just can not understand these people.

 

[Gurish]

Eurogamer 'Essential' (Essentially: 9-10/10)

Essential is a 10, they changed all their previous 10 scoring games into "Essential", 9 is recommended, so it's basically a 10 in their old system and the review also reads like a 10 so there is not much doubt about it.

 

[Pezus]

OP needs fixing as Eurogamer just gave it *ESSENTIAL* rating (whatever that equates to)

Wait, they updated it?

 

[Wynnebeck]

The Souls and Bloodborne series is not at all difficult, those who have problem in playing this series is bad with the control. This difficulty should be normal these days. People are so used to the game that will take you in hand, the tutorials are scattered throughout the Hunter Dream. The sad thing is seeing "journalists" crying because he can not play. Go do something else, man.

Theyre definetly not as difficult as people make them out to be.

Yes, I can not understand these people, the last game I played the souls series was there in 2010. Demons souls, and not finished because I had to return to the owner. I liked a lot. Then I did not have time to play games and keep out of time, but played bloodborne, died a 7 times to get to the first boss, normal, have not caught all game mechanics, I confuse the buttons yet. My two brothers also played and not as having difficulty, one of them did not finish dark souls and the other is a veteran in the series. But I followed some streams of new players and he managed to progress, just be patient and not be a crybaby. And then there's coop mode, which greatly eases things. I just can not understand these people.

Please stop.

 

[BrokenIcarus]

Essential is officially a 10, just check Google!

 

[HIR0]

Rich Stanton the reviewer had expressed been nothing but high praise for Bloodborne on his twitter timeline so that review comes at no surprise.
He tweeted this picture again lol.

 

[LeeRoyBrown]

I'm assuming the IGN article bashing Bloodborne has already been discussed to death?

I accidentally visited IGN earlier to check and see if they finished their review of the game yet, and that was the article highlighted in the navigation bar. Whose idea was it to bash a game before the review's even finished? I know it's not the same guy who's writing the review, but it seems like a terrible click-bait idea.

It's a casual gamer complaining about Bloodborne not being more casual-friendly, and to me that seems more like a piece he should have posted on his blog rather than something making the front page of IGN with 14k replies.

If people like him had his way, I wouldn't be enjoying the game so much.


I assume you're referring to the Wiki?

That's community-driven, and they also have several freelancers add content to their guides.

The real question you should be asking is why IGN got their review copy late, yet they were the ones providing full exclusive coverage for the game before its release.

He took TWELVE HOURS TO BEAT THE CLERIC BEAST?

Are you fucking kidding me?

I upgraded everything found everything even did some grinding as I'm pretty experienced with souls games but 12 fucking hours what the hell was he fucking doing?

 

[Conkerkid11]

He was in Central Yarnham for 12 hours and still complains about the lack of a map... Honestly baffling to me. By the time I'm done with a Souls game the world is imprinted on my mind.

I laughed when he opened up saying he killed the first boss 12 hours in.

I really want to watch someone like this play the game, just so I can see what problems they're actually running into, and how.

I would understand if it was just the difficulty in actually fighting enemies, but he's actually having trouble navigating a single area he's been in for 12 hours, and that's troubling to me.

 

[DieH@rd]

He took TWELVE HOURS TO BEAT THE CLERIC BEAST?

Are you fucking kidding me?

I upgraded everything found everything even did some grinding as I'm pretty experienced with souls games but 12 fucking hours what the hell was he fucking doing?

"he wanted to give a game a chance"

 

[Collateral22]

He took TWELVE HOURS TO BEAT THE CLERIC BEAST?

Are you fucking kidding me?

I upgraded everything found everything even did some grinding as I'm pretty experienced with souls games but 12 fucking hours what the hell was he fucking doing?

Probably sitting on twitter complaining about it, he nearly posted hourly updates of how much he hated it.

 

[SgtCobra]

He was probably fighting him with his fists.

Spoiler

semi-joking

 

[PodcastFips]

I laughed when he opened up saying he killed the first boss 12 hours in.

I really want to watch someone like this play the game, just so I can see what problems they're actually running into, and how.

I would understand if it was just the difficulty in actually fighting enemies, but he's actually having trouble navigating a single area he's been in for 12 hours, and that's troubling to me.

Maybe he missed it and went to the sewers first, or cleared all areas again after returning from the Hunter's Dream? Add a few deaths here and there and a couple deaths at the Cleric Beast and you can lose quite a lot of hours in the beginning. Not 12 but 8 could certainly be possible.

 

[Conkerkid11]

Probably sitting on twitter complaining about it, he nearly posted hourly updates of how much he hated it.

Oh wow, really?

Imagine being the actual critic writing up the review for the game in the next cubicle over, and knowing this guy was going to get his article about the game out before your review.

The guy reviewing the game actually has something really good written up at the moment, and is 40+ hours in, willing to put in that amount of time before actually criticizing the game.

And then you've got his co-worker with 12 hours of playtime.

 

[Emedan]

He was in Central Yarnham for 12 hours and still complains about the lack of a map... Honestly baffling to me. By the time I'm done with a Souls game the world is imprinted on my mind.

12 hours... So far I've only played a little at my friends house but I played for 2-3 hours max and I am pretty confident I know my way around Central Yarnham already, is he mentally challenged or something? I Finished the two first bosses too, so I suppose I cleared the area?

 

[EL CUCO]

A secret shortcut didn't tell me where the secret was...bad game

 

[BreezyLimbo]

I don't blame him for running into Cleric Beast later on, the first boss I ran into was Father G.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

A secret shortcut didn't tell me where the secret was...bad game

It's not even that secret. With Souls games they generally coerce you towards finding shortcuts before fighting a boss. Open your eyes and explore a little. Maybe after 30 hours in Central Yarnham he would have stumbled across it.

 

[bombshell]

A secret shortcut didn't tell me where the secret was...bad game

To top it off, that "secret" shortcut isn't very secret at all. For fuck's sake, he could see the shortcut directly in front of the lantern every time he died (probably in the 100's).

 

[ethomaz]

DAT Eurogamer score.

 

[Grady]

I'm assuming the IGN article bashing Bloodborne has already been discussed to death?

I accidentally visited IGN earlier to check and see if they finished their review of the game yet, and that was the article highlighted in the navigation bar. Whose idea was it to bash a game before the review's even finished? I know it's not the same guy who's writing the review, but it seems like a terrible click-bait idea.

It's a casual gamer complaining about Bloodborne not being more casual-friendly, and to me that seems more like a piece he should have posted on his blog rather than something making the front page of IGN with 14k replies.

If people like him had his way, I wouldn't be enjoying the game so much.


I assume you're referring to the Wiki?

That's community-driven, and they also have several freelancers add content to their guides.

The real question you should be asking is why IGN got their review copy late, yet they were the ones providing full exclusive coverage for the game before its release.

Lol, it looks like it took him 12 hours to jut beat cleric beast. That would explain his frustration.

 

[Oxnard Montalvo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-LWG9k9h74&feature=youtu.be&a&hd=1

One of the dumbest subjects I've heard in regards to a game. Someone trying to review a game, calling it overrated without playing it because they saw enough videos on it make a judgement. It's also exactly like a car everyone, because good cars you can tell how they are because of how they look and drive when you see someone else. It's the same thing!

It's so ridiculous he says there is no depth like come on bruh.

 

[takriel]

A secret shortcut didn't tell me where the secret was...bad game

I despise people like this, jeez. What is wrong with them? Are they too spoiled by today's braindead AAA titles?

Back on topic: I'm still interested to see what score IGN will give the game. Will it be higher than 9?

Edit: What is wrong with me? I shouldn't be so harsh.

 

[dogflaps]

The Souls and Bloodborne series is not at all difficult, those who have problem in playing this series is bad with the control. This difficulty should be normal these days. People are so used to the game that will take you in hand, the tutorials are scattered throughout the Hunter Dream. The sad thing is seeing "journalists" crying because he can not play. Go do something else, man.

What on Earth are you even saying?

 

[dogflaps]

Yes, I can not understand these people, the last game I played the souls series was there in 2010. Demons souls, and not finished because I had to return to the owner. I liked a lot. Then I did not have time to play games and keep out of time, but played bloodborne, died a 7 times to get to the first boss, normal, have not caught all game mechanics, I confuse the buttons yet. My two brothers also played and not as having difficulty, one of them did not finish dark souls and the other is a veteran in the series. But I followed some streams of new players and he managed to progress, just be patient and not be a crybaby. And then there's coop mode, which greatly eases things. I just can not understand these people.

Soz m8, we can't all be video game Gods like you...

 

[gruenel]

A secret shortcut didn't tell me where the secret was...bad game

Wow, some people got so used of hand holding in games it's sad...

I guess FROM should have implemented big "SECRET SHORTCUT HERE" map markers everywhere.

 

[Deified Data]

I don't blame him for running into Cleric Beast later on, the first boss I ran into was Father G.

I imagine both are equally frustrating to new players in different ways, though I found

Spoiler

Gascoigne

far easier.

 

[bosseye]

Ha, that IGN article is amazing. Its 2 pages to say I RAGE QUIT.

Which I can understand, I rage quite Dark Souls a number of times but I never basically called the game a big load of old shit because of my failings. And a number of his complaints (no map for example) are just laughable, essentially "I'm bad at this game, therefore the game is bad"

Will be buying Bloodborne this evening.

 

[Xpliskin]

People got banned over posting and discussing tweets in this thread. Be mindful.

Who cares about ign anyway.

 

[Zombie James]

nvm

 

[EL CUCO]

It's not even that secret. With Souls games they generally coerce you towards finding shortcuts before fighting a boss. Open your eyes and explore a little. Maybe after 30 hours in Central Yarnham he would have stumbled across it.

To top it off, that "secret" shortcut isn't very secret at all. For fuck's sake, he could see the shortcut directly in front of the lantern every time he died (probably in the 100's).

Totally agree. Dude was probably terrified to go any other direction than the one he was already familiar with. Souls games are meant to be explored and discovered. I mean...isn't the lack of exploration in games a pretty big gripe these days? I'll never understand. Lol

 

[takriel]

Ha, that IGN article is amazing. Its 2 pages to say I RAGE QUIT.

Which I can understand, I rage quite Dark Souls a number of times but I never basically called the game a big load of old shit because of my failings. And a number of his complaints (no map for example) are just laughable, essentially "I'm bad at this game, therefore the game is bad"

Will be buying Bloodborne this evening.

Treat it with respect, and it will treat you back with respect

Spoiler

mostly

. Welcome to the hunt!