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Bloodborne Reviews Thread

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Yoday

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Man, E3 can't come soon enough. I refuse to buy a PS4 until I see what bundles they will offer, or if there's a redesign.

These 9's and 10's make is so much harder. Why. WHY YOU DO DIS.
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.
 

LifeLike

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Although it barely matters to me what most reviewers think, it's definitely adding to the excitement. I can't help it.

The guy on the left looks like a young Gabe Newell.
 

Xe4

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Waiting for the salt at the inevitable Polygon 8/10 : )
Edit: It seems they seem to like it, I may be eating crow, but we'll see.
 

mollipen

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Damn... first mgs2master2 totally overlooked my posting of our (EGM's) review, and now LiK has as well. I feel like I'm invisible. :(
 

UberTag

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I'm really wondering what Polygon will do. They can't really go that low this time, my guess is they'll try a 7 or 7.5
They'll give it as low a score as they possibly can while trying to seem impartial. May even be as high as an 8.
Sort of like those rare instances where Fox News begrudgingly says something nice about Democrats.
It'll still be a good score but rife with back-handed compliments and a lot of harping about load times... and frankly, I'm perfectly happy with them doing just that.
 

nib95

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Technically unimpressive. Lot of shimmering.

I love the art tho.

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.
 
Game's not for everyone. This is very true.

Game is technically not very impressive. It's art does a lot to carry it, but if it's not your jam, that's fine.

Why are you dying? It's a review, and a 7.5 is a fine score.

well it does say ugly ass visual though so i dont know....
 

Lunar15

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Time for his yearly eye appointment.

I dunno, the game has strong art design, but sometimes the weak anti aliasing, at least from my brief view of it, didn't look so hot.

"Garbage" is a bit ridiculous. I could see it not being everyone's cup of tea, though.
 

VanWinkle

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Considering how much harsher publications are in general this gen (just look how rarely games get 10's lately), the scores so far are incredibly impressive.
 

Verendus

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This is bullshit, and I'm not willing to accept this. It's not like I care about reviews or anything, but there is a set standard to adhere to, backed by over a year of history. 70s metacritic, or fuck John Cena.
 

PBY

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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.
Framerate is dicey- posted about it in the preview thread. Still much better than DS.
 

Schryver

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From Polygon's review in progress:

But having played the game for nearly 40 hours, exploring the vast dreary world of Yarnham, it's clear that Bloodborne is an incredible, beautiful follow-up to From Software's Demon's Souls and Dark Souls.
 

Lum1n3s

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This game is now going to be added to my queu of other games I must finish for my PS4 before I get to it. Only 4 more games to go!
 
The game is exactly what Souls fans have been hoping for in this new generation of consoles. It’s gorgeous, terrifying, relentless and highly addictive. There’s so much depth to this game that it’s impossible to go over everything, and there will be many surprises in store over the next few months as swarms of Hunters descend on Yarnham and explore its twisted alleyways and endless secrets.

Give it a chance – not just a couple of hours, mind, but five or ten; enough to let its claws sink in nice and deep – and you’ll probably find Bloodborne an intoxicating dose of pure masochistic pleasure.

It’s one of the best action RPGs I’ve ever played. It’s brutally difficult, but never cheap, and it’s one of the most atmospheric games in recent years.

Bloodborne is something truly special – a barbaric horror RPG that will giveth and taketh away in perfect measure, wrapped up in a perverse world that will refuse to let you go.

Miyazaki putting in that work
 
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