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[psyfi]

Come someone answer a yes / no question for me? I just beat Amelia and the weird illusion witch lady, and as far as I can tell the only place I have left to go is through the giant pit at the bottom of the healing church (below where the old workshop is). There's a lightning boss down there that I can't beat. Is that really the only way tho? It seems weird that there's one and only one way to progress.

Also, is there some trick to beating the dudes that walk around with a bag over their shoulder? They decimate me every time.

 

[Maxinas]

Come someone answer a yes / no question for me? I just beat Amelia and the weird illusion witch lady, and as far as I can tell the only place I have left to go is through the giant pit at the bottom of the healing church (below where the old workshop is). There's a lightning boss down there that I can't beat. Is that really the only way tho? It seems weird that there's one and only one way to progress.

Also, is there some trick to beating the dudes that walk around with a bag over their shoulder? They decimate me every time.

No, there's another place you have to go to progress in the main story. I assume you don't want any help/spoilers, so i'll keep it at that.

 

[psyfi]

No, there's another place you have to go to progress in the main story.

Aw man, I have no idea then. I haven't found any other area as far as I can remember. I'll get to searching!

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Come someone answer a yes / no question for me? I just beat Amelia and the weird illusion witch lady, and as far as I can tell the only place I have left to go is through the giant pit at the bottom of the healing church (below where the old workshop is). There's a lightning boss down there that I can't beat. Is that really the only way tho? It seems weird that there's one and only one way to progress.

Also, is there some trick to beating the dudes that walk around with a bag over their shoulder? They decimate me every time.

If you've beaten Amelia, the next place to go is

Spoiler

Forbidden Woods

. Make sure you check all around

Spoiler

the Cathedral Ward

area. This is where I got a bit lost too as I was over-thinking where I had to go and getting a bit lost in optional areas.

As for the Snatchers (bag men), they're pretty tough throughout. Try to get behind them and do an R2 attack. Watch out for when they go into rage mode as they're even harder, but while charging rage mode you should be able to get in a charged R2 attack. They're also weak to poison. If you're struggling then maybe just leave them until you're a higher level with a better weapon. They only appear at about 4-5 locations that I found, and disappear after a certain point too.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

Come someone answer a yes / no question for me? I just beat Amelia and the weird illusion witch lady, and as far as I can tell the only place I have left to go is through the giant pit at the bottom of the healing church (below where the old workshop is). There's a lightning boss down there that I can't beat. Is that really the only way tho? It seems weird that there's one and only one way to progress.

Also, is there some trick to beating the dudes that walk around with a bag over their shoulder? They decimate me every time.

No spoilers as promised but look around the Amelia area.

Game is quite "open-ended" in a way that there are usually always 3-4 paths you can choose.

The bag wearing dudes are hard, don't sweat it. I always treated them like mini-mini-bosses.

 

[Red Liquorice]

Also, is there some trick to beating the dudes that walk around with a bag over their shoulder? They decimate me every time.

Their moves are really slow and telegraphed so bait them, back up and then go in for an attack. With an upgraded weapon they're a piece of piss, but early on get a feel for how many hits it takes to get them to get mad and frenzy up so you can be ready to take advantage of them during this with a fully charged R2, backstab and then position youself behind them and repeat as they get up.

I assume since they've killed you that

Spoiler

they took you to Hypogeon Gaol? Which is a great early place to get large shards as they drop them, plus the loot there

 

[Triggerhappytel]

I've barely had a chance to play so far this week - really wanted to get this finished before Nioh released as I think I've still got at least a couple of evenings' stuff to do here (finish DLC, finish Chalice Dungeons, defeat final bosses). Next up: a rematch with

Spoiler

Ludwig

.

 

[void666]

Burial blade charged R2 is so good.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

I've barely had a chance to play so far this week - really wanted to get this finished before Nioh released as I think I've still got at least a couple of evenings' stuff to do here (finish DLC, finish Chalice Dungeons, defeat final bosses). Next up: a rematch with

Spoiler

Ludwig

.

I am pretty much in similiar situation.

Things to do:

- Chalice Dungeons
- Martyr
- all of DLC starting from first boss, yup, your favourite guy
- comb Unseen Village and get that one shiny I see but cannot access
- Wet Nurse
- final boss

I guess the whole DLC is like 10-12 hours long, no?

I am so close to buying PSN+ just for this game and transfer my save to the cloud and just finish it in 1 hour to see the ending and put it on my "finished RPGs" list. Then rollback the save, do all of the above, and kill the final boss once again.

 

[Red Liquorice]

I am so close to buying PSN+ just for this game and transfer my save to the cloud and just finish it in 1 hour to see the ending and put it on my "finished RPGs" list. Then rollback the save, do all of the above, and kill the final boss once again.

You can do that with USB saves too.

 

[Error]

The Iosefka Clinic twist is the most masterful thing Miyazaki has ever done.

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How you go from forbidden woods to the back of the clinic, and then you find out you essentially fucked over anyone you sent there, though some like the cannibal deserved to be sent there truth be told.

Just amazing.

 

[Goldboy]

The Iosefka Clinic twist is the most masterful thing Miyazaki has ever done.

Spoiler

How you go from forbidden woods to the back of the clinic, and then you find out you essentially fucked over anyone you sent there, though some like the cannibal deserved to be sent there truth be told.

Just amazing.

Yep, opening that shortcut was the highlight of my first playthrough.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

So I went back to this last night and apparently I left it mid-way through a Chalice Dungeon when last I played. Did some more and got the Arcane Haze Extractor but didn't manage to make my way to the boss. My son is a bit unwell and keeps waking in his sleep at the moment, so I keep having to run up to his bedroom to make sure he's okay. Means I can't play too much Bloodborne, as obviously it's not a game you can pause.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

!!!

So I saw this shiny in Unseen Village that I could not access. Then I played the level further on, explored, I think, the majority of it and moved to Micolash area etc. I knew that I had to go back for this one shiny cause that's how I always play Soulsborne games.

Well, after about 30 minutes of trying I noticed another shiny in that level, on a ledge below the laser-beam area. Aha!!! I looked up and of course there was a gap in the fence.

So I follow the track down and that one tiny shiny unlocks a whole new area!!!

God damn this amazing game.

Now I need to kill the new boss who seems kind of easy but has massive amount of health. It's the one above (!!!) Vicar Amelia room (!!!!!!!). How in the world do they interconnect those levels in such way is beyond me.

Also: Unseen Village is the worst level in BB. All due to the respawning enemies, rush for the Bell Maidens, that fucking laser, red dogs, one-way down (instead of two-way) to the Beast boss etc. Really the worst. I shudder to think on replaying it on NG+ and NG++.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

!!!

So I saw this shiny in Unseen Village that I could not access. Then I played the level further on, explored, I think, the majority of it and moved to Micolash area etc. I knew that I had to go back for this one shiny cause that's how I always play Soulsborne games.

Well, after about 30 minutes of trying I noticed another shiny in that level, on a ledge below the laser-beam area. Aha!!! I looked up and of course there was a gap in the fence.

So I follow the track down and that one tiny shiny unlocks a whole new area!!!

God damn this amazing game.

Is this where you get the key from the locked cage which unlocks the

Spoiler

Upper Cathedral Ward

?

Now I need to kill the new boss who seems kind of easy but has massive amount of health. It's the one above (!!!) Vicar Amelia room (!!!!!!!). How in the world do they interconnect those levels in such way is beyond me.

Above Vicar Amelia's room... could you mean

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Ebrietas

? That's the only place I can think of which is above Cathedral Ward.

Also: Unseen Village is the worst level in BB. All due to the respawning enemies, rush for the Bell Maidens, that fucking laser, red dogs, one-way down (instead of two-way) to the Beast boss etc. Really the worst. I shudder to think on replaying it on NG+ and NG++.

I kind of loved Unseen Village (and Yahar'gul by extension) because it was so tense and nightmarish and stressful. Like, that section where the fence is broken is simple but clever, because you're rushing through the area with the respawning red witches and you barely have a chance to stop and notice something like a hole in the fence where you can drop down and explore. And it's downright bloody mean to put the bell summoner down there! When I got into Yahar'gul properly though I ended up running through the second half where there's all the skeleton boxes on the main street, as they were firing poison or something so I just legged it!

 

[StoppedInTracks]

Is this where you get the key from the locked cage which unlocks the

Spoiler

Upper Cathedral Ward

?

Yes.

Above Vicar Amelia's room... could you mean

Spoiler

Ebrietas

? That's the only place I can think of which is above Cathedral Ward.

Yes! It literally is above that room. You can see the ledge from down below and you can see the bonfire from way above! I loved this revelation.

I kind of loved Unseen Village (and Yahar'gul by extension) because it was so tense and nightmarish and stressful. Like, that section where the fence is broken is simple but clever, because you're rushing through the area with the respawning red witches and you barely have a chance to stop and notice something like a hole in the fence where you can drop down and explore. And it's downright bloody mean to put the bell summoner down there! When I got into Yahar'gul properly though I ended up running through the second half where there's all the skeleton boxes on the main street, as they were firing poison or something so I just legged it!

I legged it too at first! That level was really long and exhausting and I just wanted it to end. But I find the second part with the skeleton boxes easier and less annoying than the first part, weird.

Still have to kill those 3 Hunters in the central room.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Yes! It literally is above that room. You can see the Shiny on the ledge from down below and you can see the Hunter who hurt that Crow lady from way above! I loved this revelation.

I had no idea! I did not take any time to map out where Upper Cathedral Ward was in relation to the Cathedral Ward at all. Where from the Upper part can I see down into the Grand Cathedral?

Still have to kill those 3 Hunters in the central room.

They weren't too bad, but I have been overlevelled for the second half of the game. Use the stairs as much as you can to corral them in otherwise they can very easily overwhelm you.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

I had no idea! I did not take any time to map out where Upper Cathedral Ward was in relation to the Cathedral Ward at all. Where from the Upper part can I see down into the Grand Cathedral?

While on the bridge to Orphanage you can see waaaaaaaaay down below the central square where those two giant skeletons wielding axes are (which you opened with a handkerchief). Of course the game does not render enemies that far away but it is the same area.

Game blows my mind with all these coherent 3D world mappings. It's like Dark Souls 1!!! None of this fake garbage of a fire keep above windmill skies (DS2).

 

[Triggerhappytel]

While on the bridge to Orphanage you can see waaaaaaaaay down below the central square where those two giant skeletons wielding axes are (which you opened with a handkerchief). Of course the game does not render enemies that far away but it is the same area.

Game blows my mind with all these coherent 3D world mappings. It's like Dark Souls 1!!! None of this fake garbage of a fire keep above windmill skies (DS2).

Yeah, the level design isn't quite as good as Dark Souls 1, but it's still brilliant and I love how the levels loop back on themselves with shortcuts and how so much of this stuff is optional. I think my favourite point of that was coming up near

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Iosefka's clinic

from the Forbidden Woods.

 

[roflwaffles]

Started doing Chalice Dungeons. Does anyone else find these not fun at all?

The environments are all basically the same and the bosses seem poorly designed (looking at you, Undead Giant).

Surprisingly, my favorite weapon in the game is the Church Pick, which I definitely thought looked underwhelming before I actually played around with it. Currently replaced my LHB in my quality build. That untricked moveset is just so nice.

I thought the Holy Moonlight Sword would end up as my favorite weapon but it's hard as hell to gem properly (I don't have PSN so I can't farm chalices for Nourishing Gems) and it feels like I need to be level 130+ for it to be good on the same level as my other character accounts.

Currently trying out a pure Skill build using Blades of Mercy and eventually Rakuyo but I feel like BoM is horrible for boss running.

 

[Akuun]

Started doing Chalice Dungeons. Does anyone else find these not fun at all?

The environments are all basically the same and the bosses seem poorly designed (looking at you, Undead Giant).

The dungeons are hot garbage, I agree.

Some of the bosses are really cool though, as long as you fight them without being overleveled.

 

[Jugendstil]

Started doing Chalice Dungeons. Does anyone else find these not fun at all?

The environments are all basically the same and the bosses seem poorly designed (looking at you, Undead Giant).

I didn't hate them till the very end, but now that I only have two levels of the very last one to do, I am in a rush to finish them and never look at them again in my life. Definitely take breaks between them and play a different game or something. They're a marathon, not a sprint. Finding rare blood gems is cool, but that's about it.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

I am at the moment where I can:

1) kill the last boss and finish the game <--- 20 minutes max

OR

do the following:

1) kill Daughter
2) kill Martyr
3) kill Ludwig
4) continue DLC
5) do Chalice Dungeons

<-- 10-20 hours

Ehh... the good thing is that all of the 3 above bosses are next to bonfires so I don't have to trek through new levels so I don't have to be super concentrated and can try them while my family is around. The bad thing is I have to be super concentrated for Ludwig fight.

As for farming: when I equip 2x Moon runes + 1x Item rune I am getting 50k Souls per each Mergo run which takes 5-8 minutes. That gives me still 1 LVL up or 70 Blood Vials so I can stack up on them.

 

[LockOfTheWeek]

I am at the moment where I can:

1) kill the last boss and finish the game <--- 20 minutes max

OR

do the following:

1) kill Daughter
2) kill Martyr
3) kill Ludwig
4) continue DLC
5) do Chalice Dungeons

<-- 10-20 hours

Ehh... the good thing is that all of the 3 above bosses are next to bonfires so I don't have to trek through new levels so I don't have to be super concentrated and can try them while my family is around. The bad thing is I have to be super concentrated for Ludwig fight.

As for farming: when I equip 2x Moon runes + 1x Item rune I am getting 50k Souls per each Mergo run which takes 5-8 minutes. That gives me still 1 LVL up or 70 Blood Vials so I can stack up on them.

You know what the correct choice is.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

You know what the correct choice is.

do the following:

1) kill Daughter (done)
2) kill Martyr
3) kill Ludwig
4) continue DLC
5) do Chalice Dungeons

I know. Martyr's next.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

Well I've beaten the game after abour 1.5 month playing it on and off. Never fired a single bullet - so the guns could be not existing for all I care. Please bring back my Greatshield of Artorias in Bloodborne 2

I think it is amazing and incredible piece of ART and GENIUS but it stays 0.05% behind Demon's Souls for me.

What it lacks is the a) variety in the environments b) challenging bosses.

a) I've played this game in the dark and I think I discovered all optional areas:
- Cainhurst
- Upper Cathedral Ward
- Hypogean Gaol

My favourite place in the entire game is the Nightmare of Mensis with one of the best level arcs in the entire game (the Mind of Mensis) even though it is very similiar to dropping down the Hear in Tower of Latria 3-2.

Given the above the game truly feels like being stuck in "city" and "castle" areas. Forbidden Woods is quite different but it is only one area (my 2nd favourite in the game BTW). Yharnam is basically all castles. Then you go to Cainhurst - a castle. Then to Nightmare - another castle!

But would I have changed it? Designed it in a different way? No. The game is super coherent with being what it is and I do not think any additional (non-DLC) areas were needed in Miyazaki's mind.

b) maybe it is because I've played all other Souls games before but I found the bosses in Bloodborne being unusually easy for a game without shields. They look and act incredible but most of them I saw only once because I killed them on the first try. I made a list actually:

- Cleric Beast - 1st try
- Father Gascoigne - 1st try
- Vicar Amelia - 1st try
- Blood-starved Beast - 3rd try
- Shadows of Yharnam - 1st try
- Darkbeast Paarl - 1st try
- Amygdala - 1st try
- Celestial Emissary - 1st try
- Witch of Hemwick - 1st try
- Rom, The Spider - 1st try
- The One Reborn - 3rd try
- Micolash - 8th try (2nd hardest boss in the game)
- Wet Nurse - 3rd try (only because I was greedy)
- Cosmos Daughter - 4th try (camera issues)
- Martyr Logarius - 4th try (simply tried him too early)
- Gehrman - 8th try (hardest fucking boss in the game)

Now I am sorry but I usually cannot beat a single Souls boss on my first try. For comparison:

- Fume Knight - 44th try (yes, you read that right)
- Aava, the King's Pet - 9th try
- Iudex Gundyr - 8th try (I was naked)
- Champion Gundyr - 11th try
etc.

I still have to do DLC and I've heard about Ludwig so probably the bosses will turn up the challenge in the DLC! After all Fume Knight *WAS* DLC.

That of course does not change the fact that BB contains what I call joke bosses. Celestial Emissary? Witches of Hemwick? Darkbeast? What's the point of those bosses? They never even hit me.

---

In any case it is an instant classic. A very memorable game, console-defining even (PS4) that has the fluidity and "newness" that Demon's Souls lack and that's why probably it will be remembered more fondly than the OG.

Time to continue the Hunt...

---

But seriously fuck Gehrman. Such a hard boss! Never really managed to discover how to avoid his delayed, over the shoulder attack or that shitty air-borne AoE attack - it was pure luck I dodged or got hit. In fact during the try that I actually killed him I was out of Blood Vials and he got still like 10% health left !!! I then managed, by PURE INSTINCT, open the menu and use Ioseka's Blood for the first time in the entire game, and close the menu. I then had 80% of health and nothing to lose. I attacked him in a more aggresive way. Somehow... I won. I had 5% health left and killed him with R1+R1 combo in the last second possible.

Such a relief. Such a relief.

I can now copy back the saves from USB (which I made after triggering Gehrman fight) and start doing the shitty Chalice Dungeons and then the whole DLC. I guess I will be back for Gehrman fight at like LVL120

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I made some pics along the way

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https://abload.de/img/bloodborne_2017021112rpk50.jpg

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https://abload.de/img/bloodborne_20170211177kk23.jpg

 

[Fried Food]

With just a Yes or No, could someone please tell me if there is ANY reason, other than pure challenge, that I should continue to be saving up my insight. My insight is currently at 70.

Second question, if the first answer is No, Is there a number of insight at which you will experience everything that it offers.

Please spoiler your answers.

Thank you!

Fried Food

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Fighting the Daughter of the cosmos was one of the best moments of the game

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

With just a Yes or No, could someone please tell me if there is ANY reason, other than pure challenge, that I should continue to be saving up my insight. My insight is currently at 70.

Second question, if the first answer is No, Is there a number of insight at which you will experience everything that it offers.

Please spoiler your answers.

Thank you!

Fried Food

Yes* but I never keep more than 5-10 hard insight.

There is soft + hard insight. hard insight is what appears on the HUD. soft insight is the unconsumed "madman's knowledge" in your inventory.

once you have 1, 15, 30, 40, 50, 60 insight there are different changes in the game such as:

Spoiler

1. messengers appearing in the hunters dream, plain doll coming alive, "mad ones" appearing during a certain boss fight.
15. church doctors attacks change, gehrman mutters in his sleep, and "mad ones" appear in a certain location.
30. wintern lanterns can be heared from further away
40. lesser amygdala are visible
50. hunter's dream changes in appearance
60. a baby's cry is heard.

*apart from these changes insight is used to

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buy items from the insight messenger

and for

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summoning players.

. I recommend storing soft insight and using it as needed.

 

[privitsan02]

Started the DLC 2 days ago, against the Living Failures right now. DLC started off really strong but the Research Halls are absolutely terrible. I lost 80k echoes in there but I can't figure out how to get back.

Couldn't put the game down however. Don't even feel bad about dropping 20 on the DLC. Hopefully it has a satisfying end.

Best wishes.

 

[Ferr986]

Started the DLC 2 days ago, against the Living Failures right now. DLC started off really strong but the Research Halls are absolutely terrible. I lost 80k echoes in there but I can't figure out how to get back.

Couldn't put the game down however. Don't even feel bad about dropping 20 on the DLC. Hopefully it has a satisfying end.

Best wishes.

its... my favorite area of the game (and one of the best of the Soulsborne series) .
Top notch atmosphere and level design.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Started the DLC 2 days ago, against the Living Failures right now. DLC started off really strong but the Research Halls are absolutely terrible. I lost 80k echoes in there but I can't figure out how to get back.

Couldn't put the game down however. Don't even feel bad about dropping 20 on the DLC. Hopefully it has a satisfying end.

Best wishes.

i'm not a fan of the research halls either. well it's OK but the enemies are a push over. the living failures live up to their name. they a joke. the boss straight after them caught me off guard though. the last area is quite good and the final DLC bosses are the only ones in the entire game i needed help with

 

[Weiss]

Man why does Byrgenwerth have to be so shit.

It's one of the most important locations in the game's lore and it's just a dang house.

It should have been this sprawling university with the Lecture Building attached to it.

 

[randome]

Does anyone know of any BB sales? Finally saved up for a PS4 but am too poor to pay full price. I've played all other souls games besides this and DS3. Thanks!

 

[Weiss]

Does anyone know of any BB sales? Finally saved up for a PS4 but am too poor to pay full price. I've played all other souls games besides this and DS3. Thanks!

IIRC it retails at Gamespot for about $25 and it and the DLC are on sale pretty often.

 

[privitsan02]

i'm not a fan of the research halls either. well it's OK but the enemies are a push over. the living failures live up to their name. they a joke. the boss straight after them caught me off guard though. the last area is quite good and the final DLC bosses are the only ones in the entire game i needed help with

Ironically I had more trouble with the Living Failures. I beat them first try but it was such a drag. Lady Maria was more straight forward of a fight after beating down the final boss last weekend.

I do not like the Research Halls mainly because of the maze like structure. I might just never go back there ever again lol.

I'm wondering how much do I have left..?

 

[Fried Food]

Yes* but I never keep more than 5-10 hard insight.

There is soft + hard insight. hard insight is what appears on the HUD. soft insight is the unconsumed "madman's knowledge" in your inventory.

once you have 1, 15, 30, 40, 50, 60 insight there are different changes in the game such as:

Spoiler

1. messengers appearing in the hunters dream, plain doll coming alive, "mad ones" appearing during a certain boss fight.
15. church doctors attacks change, gehrman mutters in his sleep, and "mad ones" appear in a certain location.
30. wintern lanterns can be heared from further away
40. lesser amygdala are visible
50. hunter's dream changes in appearance
60. a baby's cry is heard.

*apart from these changes insight is used to

Spoiler

buy items from the insight messenger

and for

Spoiler

summoning players.

. I recommend storing soft insight and using it as needed.

Thanks

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Does anyone know of any BB sales? Finally saved up for a PS4 but am too poor to pay full price. I've played all other souls games besides this and DS3. Thanks!

Where do you live?

 

[StoppedInTracks]

Man why does Byrgenwerth have to be so shit.

It's one of the most important locations in the game's lore and it's just a dang house.

It should have been this sprawling university with the Lecture Building attached to it.

True, true.

The same with Profaned Capital in DS3. Could be so much more.

 

[Red Liquorice]

Spoiler

https://abload.de/img/bloodborne_2017021112rpk50.jpg

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https://abload.de/img/bloodborne_20170211177kk23.jpg

These two are great

I enjoyed reading your impressions too.

 

[privitsan02]

Spoiler

The Orphan...

Jesus.

 

[Jugendstil]

Chalice dungeons done! Not much pay off for how much work they are, but I'm really happy I did them. It feels like an accomplishment. That platinum trophy is so close, I can taste it.

 

[randome]

Where do you live?

USA! Anyone have any tips for a BB newcomer? I've played all the other souls games aside from this and DS3. Is multiplayer the same thing? I really loved the messages and summoning.

 

[StoppedInTracks]

These two are great

I enjoyed reading your impressions too.

Thanks.

So I opened the FAQ after beating the game and the only thing that I missed was the Old Hunter's Workshop. Pretty sad because I paid special attention to the "drop down the planks" tower but I guess it was just too dark to notice this and I was distracted by the Shinies on my way down.

I did the full Eileen quest on my own and the guy that wants to go to Cainhurst as well. The others I will do on my NG+ playthrough

 

[Nikolasvanitas]

Hi guys, I am trying to get my last trophy with the secret boss the Yarmaan queen,I am stuck at Amygdala in the defiled chalice
Can someone help me in coop to defeat him and go to the last chalice dungeon?
I am at the EU PSN and I would really appreciate the help

 

[SDR-UK]

Hi guys, I am trying to get my last trophy with the secret boss the Yarmaan queen,I am stuck at Amygdala in the defiled chalice
Can someone help me in coop to defeat him and go to the last chalice dungeon?
I am at the EU PSN and I would really appreciate the help

Shoot me a PM and we'll get it done this afternoon if you want to?

 

[Jugendstil]

I'm so mad. I beat the game but the Hunter's Essence trophy won't pop for me. I've tried all the solutions online - rebuying the three starting weapons, getting the torch and hunter's torch in NG+, but none of these work. This is the last trophy I need for platinum. It's extremely shitty a glitch is keeping me from getting it.

 

[Rrang129]

Hi guys, I am trying to get my last trophy with the secret boss the Yarmaan queen,I am stuck at Amygdala in the defiled chalice
Can someone help me in coop to defeat him and go to the last chalice dungeon?
I am at the EU PSN and I would really appreciate the help

I'm stuck at the same part!! But on US PSN

Would appreciate any help as well.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Man why does Byrgenwerth have to be so shit.

It's one of the most important locations in the game's lore and it's just a dang house.

It should have been this sprawling university with the Lecture Building attached to it.

On the one hand I was glad it was a fairly brief area as I hated the enemies there, but on the other you are right that they definitely could have done more with the location.

Does anyone know of any BB sales? Finally saved up for a PS4 but am too poor to pay full price. I've played all other souls games besides this and DS3. Thanks!

What country are you in, for a start? It's on UK PSN periodically for about £25 for the GotY version.

I'm so mad. I beat the game but the Hunter's Essence trophy won't pop for me. I've tried all the solutions online - rebuying the three starting weapons, getting the torch and hunter's torch in NG+, but none of these work. This is the last trophy I need for platinum. It's extremely shitty a glitch is keeping me from getting it.

Oof, bad luck dude. Have you thought about deleting it from your system and reinstalling it? Have you definitely got the Beast Claw?

 

[Corky]

b) maybe it is because I've played all other Souls games before but I found the bosses in Bloodborne being unusually easy for a game without shields. They look and act incredible but most of them I saw only once because I killed them on the first try. I made a list actually:

- Cleric Beast - 1st try
- Father Gascoigne - 1st try
- Vicar Amelia - 1st try
- Blood-starved Beast - 3rd try
- Shadows of Yharnam - 1st try
- Darkbeast Paarl - 1st try
- Amygdala - 1st try
- Celestial Emissary - 1st try
- Witch of Hemwick - 1st try
- Rom, The Spider - 1st try
- The One Reborn - 3rd try
- Micolash - 8th try (2nd hardest boss in the game)
- Wet Nurse - 3rd try (only because I was greedy)
- Cosmos Daughter - 4th try (camera issues)
- Martyr Logarius - 4th try (simply tried him too early)
- Gehrman - 8th try (hardest fucking boss in the game)

Now I am sorry but I usually cannot beat a single Souls boss on my first try. For comparison:

- Fume Knight - 44th try (yes, you read that right)
- Aava, the King's Pet - 9th try
- Iudex Gundyr - 8th try (I was naked)
- Champion Gundyr - 11th try
etc.

I still have to do DLC and I've heard about Ludwig so probably the bosses will turn up the challenge in the DLC! After all Fume Knight *WAS* DLC.

Heh this is why I love these games, seems like people find different things difficult/easy.

For reference I consider myself 'average' on the scale of 'git gud' to 'got gud' in terms of Soulsborne games but going through your experiences was interesting with regards to which bosses you found easy/difficult.

For me Father G and BSB were absolute brick walls, totally lost count of how many times I tried against Father G (without knowing about the box until after the fact), I really had to learn to play the game 'correctly' then and there. BSB and Amalia were also very difficult for me as I still hadn't fully grasped how to play well.

But later bosses like One Reborn, Wet nurse and Gherman (and the one after him) and DS3 bosses you mentioned as more difficult, e.g the Grundyrs, I absolutely demolished.

Heck even Nameless King I got on my 3rd try as, once again, a self-proclaimed average hunter...