What's the /v/erdict on Bloodborne in 2026?
dunno still can't play it
>>738588663Same shit as always you stupid fuck.It's Fromsoft game #1345
I'll tell when I can justify buying a PS4 for one game
>>738588762>>738588882Already perfectly emulatable, with zero issues and runs at a better framerate on worse hardware.
>>738588882Bloodborne is worth buying a PS4 for
>>738588663>tell me what to thinkI'm so sick of people like you.
>>738588663Dark Souls 2 > Elden Ring > Dark Souls > Bloodborne = Dark Souls 3Sekiro is a different genre thus not included
Played it on shadman after hearing it praised to the moon. Safe to say none of those people have done as much as touch the game. Its only saving grace is not being medieval europe setting #48 since the lore + area and enemy designs are actually cool. Weapons are also fun ig (if you like farming shards to try out the cool saw you got)Otherwise, most base game bosses are sponges that do jack shit or a test to see for how long your fingers can endure spamming light attacks, same with every other basic enemy. >b-but muh dlc!levels and atmosphere are good, the only reason people like the bosses is because they stand out from the cesspool present in base game. Comparable to some of the good ds3 bosses at best
short and not very replayable. i love the victorian setting, but they ruined it by making everything grey and flat. the lovecraftian lore and thematics of birth are excellent, possibly even better than ds1.
Dogshit.
plays a lot like ds3less memorable musicmore forgettable bosses at least in the base gamelevel design peaks early and never recovers past the cathedral wardi honestly, genuinely, wholeheartedly don't believe than anyone prefers one over the other by a large margin, only in case of platform wars
that's it?! / 10
excellent atmosphere and tighter worldbuilding than the souls series, gameplay still fun today but in some instances it shows it age (bosses cannot hit you if you stick to them) and limits (it's essentially barebones souls in terms of stats etc), chalice dungeons and assocaited mechanics suck ass.I did not undersatnd how to access the DLC from the burning church and got to NG+, should I try another savefile?
Masterpiece but since its locked to a dogshit console and owned by a faggot publisher I think I would give it a 2/10.
10/10
>>738588663>What's the /v/erdict on Bloodborne in 2026?Bretty gud.
>>738588663Best Souls game by a wide margin, and even better now that it's on PC.
A timeless masterpiece, and IMO Miyazaki's true magnum opus. I'm glad we can play it in native 4K and with stable frame rates on PC these days.
>>738588663From Demon's Soul to Elden Ring, I finished every other FS game 3 to 10 times but I couldn't even be arsed to do the DLC for Bloodborne.I don't know why, it just didn't "click".I should do another run and see how it goes.
>>738588663+Strong shortcuts focused level design+Trick weapons, while not a game changer, are cool+Beautiful art direction+Great, fitting soundtrack+Overall has a distinct style-So much visual repetition-Extremely derivative of Demon's Souls and Dark Souls while technically being a new IP-Stripped down combat system that removes variety-Rushed ending-Chalice dungeons9/10
>>738588663Still the best From game.
>>738588663when I played it for the first time earlier this year it just felt like a Dark Souls 3 DLC or mod, which isn't a bad thing. If they make a legit PC port of it I would play the shit out of it.
>>738593953You should. I love the dlc more than a lot of the base game. Bloodborne, to me, is the only souls game that had a well 'told' story that didn't feel like zanzibart shit, and the dlc basically takes you through a bunch of important moments in Yharnam's past.
can I play the rom with a single click download? or is it still mods, configurations, and special forks
>>738588663Dropped it on some big dog boss who instakills you with bad hitboxes in the first chalice dungeon. It's a shame, I probably would have liked the game if they actually released it in 2014.
>>738594475add gems to cons
>>738588663The greatest game of all time
>>738595028there's still some mods that are basically mandatory but it's not that bad
>>738588663what settings and mods to get that high res fidelity?
sekiro with 120 fps unlocked fps mod is piss easy i dread to think how easy bloodborne will be when it's fully playable on pc
>>738595028just download bblaucher, it has everything in it: version manager, recommended mods, etc
>>738595538>game is only hard because it runs at 20 fpsI hope this isn't the case.
>>738588663Still the greatest game From made.
>>738595262I thought they were cool. Having to go through an entire weapon upgrade path every time you wanted to change the elemental damage of your weapon in DS1 was annoying, and I am glad that shit was streamlined with gems.
>>738588919>zero issues>cant use deltatime 60fps >stuttering every second
>>738595636None of the Fromsoft Souls and Soulslikes are difficult if you aren't a complete retard with no reaction speed so it really shouldn't be surprising.
>>738595747they streamlined in ds2 with infusionswhat they did in BB is not streamlining, its way worse
>>738588663lies of p mogs
>>738595835unironically works on my machine
>>738589425>Its only saving grace is not being medieval europe setting #48this is true, but it happens to be the second most generic and boring aesthetic, that is, gothic victorian and lovecraftian. so deeply fucking lame and boring to me.
The weapon availability is terrible. Some builds don't come online until nearly 70% through and there's barely anything to use them on.The world design feels underbaked, as if they gave up on making it like a DS1 map halfway through. Central Yharnam was clearly supposed to connect to the cathedral ward, old yharnam's shortcut through Paarl makes absolutely no mechanical purpose within the game, same with the forest connecting to the clinic. The game is stuck in that awkward space between full-blown action bosses of DS3 and beyond and gimmicky bosses of the old fromsoft titles. I think it should've gone for gimmick and puzzle bosses harder because its action fights are mostly forgettable overall, and i don't value fromsoft's action bosses all that high to begin with. I genuinely think Micolash is a better fight than 80% of the roster because it's something you only find in this game.Mandatory story chalices undermine the entire concept of chalice dungeons. By the time i'm done with them i have no energy left for actual chalice diving.Weapons vary wildly in terms of how well thought out their movesets are. Thankfully DLC added a lot of good new options but availability issues are a bitch with it.Thus said, it's still a fantastic game and i have fond memories of it. But nowadays i think i'd rather replay Lies of P or Niohs.
>>738593627this boss was such a huge disappointment after a decade of waiting to play the game until i emulated it recently. this boss was piss easy and boring as fuck. im famously shit at these games and even i first tried this nigga
the game is breddy gudd but falls of after vicar amelia. areas after yharnam are underbaked as fuck and most of the bosses are not that great. dlc was good though. chalice dungeons are the most pointless, retarded and shit concept of all time and gating bosses behind this awful game-mode has got to be top 5 worst ideas from fromsoft.t. played it for the first time 6 months ago
>>738596291this. there are basically fucking zero bloodtinge weapons until the dlc. couldn't believe i was basically stuck with the saw spear for 80% of the game.
>>738594475>-Chalice dungeonsI like the ideaBut its lacking enough pieces, it seems to be really hard to do what Diablo did, since you need a far more complex layout system than what other games try to do. Which makes it weirder is that its also 4 biomes, but the room layout is not different.And it doesn't help that you get the more unfinished bosses in there.
>>738588663I played it recently and got uttery annihilated by the townspeople. I'm rusty
>>738596291Weapons should be unlockable items. Once you find them the next time you start the game you are able to use them.
>>738596794Yeah. Thankfully mods fixed that.
>>738596291All good criticism, however>Mandatory story chalicesSay what? I completed the game without doing a single chalice dungeon. I'm not trying to argue, just wondering which ones are mandatory since I apparently missed "mandatory" stuff
Blood vials are just a worse version of an already existing system that they changed for no reason
>>738588663I hate farming blood vials, stupid mechanic sucks shit, no wonder they kept the estus one instead of the garbage from demon's souls. Nobody wants to detach from getting raped by a boss just to farm their health supply.
>>738596970Mandatory as in "you need to do these chalices before you unlock their RNG version". There's a set of story chalices you always do before you can use the root chalices and they are boring as FUCK.
I don’t like horror settings, so i quit. I game to feel good, not to be on edge.
>>738596993Oh yeah blood vials/quicksilver bullets is by far the worst thing about the game. Even worse, it seeped into other games, Sekiro would be significantly better without spirit emblems and Silksong jammed this shit right in a middle of its own mechanics for no reason.
>>738589425What's your favorite game?
>>738597142Bloodborne is not a game trying to spook you. It's surprisingly comfy all things considered. You're bound to a Dream so you're immortal anyway.
>>738597034i never got close to running out desu, but obviously estus is way better
>>738596993All the "let's go back to DeS" stuff like no world reset when touching a lantern was headscratch-inducing.Hell, some of it feels like as if DaS never existed and BB started development right after DeS. I can't explain otherwise shit like them going back to the spyglass having your character block a chunk of the screen again instead of just simply zooming the screen in.
>>738594475I'm finally playing Demons Souls (on an emulator) and I don't get the hype, it just seems like Dark Souls 1 but worseOtherwise that list is pretty close to where I'd put them. I think I liked DS3 more than most people though.
>>738597412You're experiencing the Seinfeld isn't Funny trope. Dark Souls doesn't exist without Demon Souls before it (and King's Field but almost no one knows about those games".
>>738597412> I'm finally playing Demons Souls (on an emulator) and I don't get the hype, it just seems like Dark Souls 1 but worseIt’s literally just /v/ contrarian insanity, never pay it any attention
>>738596993>>738597371because it was originally intended to be a demons souls sequel
>>738597412Nostalgia is the world most powerful drug.
>>738597412Demon's Souls is extremely overrated. All the bosses are bad and most of the levels suck. There's a few areas with good atmosphere but that's about it. People only like it because they played it back in the day.
>>738597412The entire Souls formula was prototypically made for Demon's Souls and only perfectly works for Demon's Souls.
>>738597521Yeah I guess it deserves credit for innovation but Dark Souls is a straight improvement for meI'm only up to the Tower of Latria, but so far I think the only thing I like better in DeS is that the maiden in black is more of an interesting character than the mute ds1 firekeeper. And her accent is cute
>>738598370Dodging a boss and pressing attack at the right time only works for one game?
>>738598663Try again
>>738588663Doesn't get nearly enough shit for assaulting your ears with non-stop crying baby sounds once you kill the vacuous spider
>>738596917Wich mod allow you to start with any weapon?
>>738598781What is the Moon?>Bzzt SHIT>We're going to let Anon steal-What is... *beepbeepbeep*>What is Anon's schizophrenic imagination.{Canned laugh from the audience}
Just finished a BL4 run on the emulator. 10/10It gave me the same feeling of replaying it as DS1 did the moment I got to the ending.
>>738589015I can absolutely guarantee you this has or is thinking about cutting his dick off
>>738599093How do you end up as a sheep unable to express himself outside of memes?
>>738596316I thought Flora was a great boss, but then I also really liked Elden Beast, which she is the precursor version of. I don't think her point was ever to be a major execution challenge, but rather a thematically rewarding battle signifying both the hunter's now-transcendent insight as they're finally capable of perceiving the hidden demiurge behind the dream, and playing out as a major power fantasy - the hunter wresting control of the dream from its very ruler. Apparently in an earlier, scrapped version of the fight the hunter would literally burst out of Flora's body after being devoured by her, underlining this thematic idea even further.
>>738589015Let me guess. DS2 was your first souls game in this series?
>>738599185>I am the only person in my neighborhood who knows the word "consequently"
Dark Souls 2 is not as bad as people say, but dudes who rank it at #1 are just doing it for attention
Best storyBest musicBest levelsBest pool of weapon move sets aka best gameplayBut you're not allowed to say its your favorite because uhh you just aren't
>>738588663Still one of the best games ever made.
>>738599667Wrong on all counts. It does have the most weapons, but 90% of them share a moveset unlike the other games.
>>738596316Thematically, its a shame the umbilical cords are so easy to find.You need 3, and there are 4 in game.And its even greater shame with the cut content.You defeat the boss, only for credits to not roll, since the actual final boss is no in the bottom of the chalices.
>>738599747It also has the best covenants. And they actually functioned properly, unlike in the initial PS3 release of DS1.
>>738597204I like Nightreign, its fun to play with friends but again I'm not really a Gamer
>>738590440Dark Souls 3 faggots are the worst.
>>738588663is this the leak?
>>738599875He is right thoughbeit
>>738597412Largely nostalgia. Most of the bosses (Flamefucker, Manhumpers) are pretty easy to deal with. The swamp areas do indeed suck, but you don't miss much in terms of loot there. >world 2>world 4 after the first boss>world 3 after getting through the swampJust pure slogs to get through. DeS is fondly remembered precisely because it's the first most people experienced. >pure bladestone farming>easiest dupe glitch A little tip, if you see "ludo" used outside of quotes in someone's post or image, you can safely disregard the opinion or just outright ignore it.
>>738595636ER is considerably easier with an unlocked framerate
>>738588663One of those games that gets worse as it goes on.
>>738588663Incredible game and the sole reason I still haven't sold my PS4
>>738599971>The swamp areas do indeed suckYou just exposed yourself for being a tasteless retard. Also muh boss, muh difficulty. New fags ruined Souls.
>>738588663This game literally only has like 3 good bosses
>>738600248>worshipping the swamp like a cultistMiyazaki never meant for the poison swamp to become a meme. Lower Blighttown was cool for its own reasons, not meme ones that you worship.
>>738600546You are a tourist.
>>738600546Blighttown is a shittier, inferior version of Valley of Defilement.1. It's unoriginally since it's a rehash2. It's small af and basically an afterthought3. The entire point of the gimmick can be completely undermined by the rusted iron ring4. Visually it's a lot less oppressive and doesn't commit to being a truly god awful, disgusting guttural trash you wouldn't want to be in like Valley of DefilementBut you wouldn't know any of this because you're a new fag that only cares about muh honorable duel bosses
>>738600472>Gascan>Gherman>Martyr Logarius>Pthumerian HMPHBoom, four good bosses.
>>738588663Quality takes a nosedive after you leave Yharnam to go to the forest for the first time, you can really tell where the crunch hit the dev team.The boss at the end of the forest is literally just three dudes in a row and the snakes are never explained properlyThen the quality takes another drop after beating Rom.Thankfully the DLC is good enough that if you beat it last after the main story it feels more like the game finishes on a high note.Chalice dungeons feel under utilised and could have been a lot bigger and a better with more dev time.Overall game has too many dead end routes that you can completely skip once you know what you're doing that feel like they were meant to be "more" but they didnt have the time to flesh them out.Overall, still great game
>>738599189>signifying both the hunter's now-transcendent insight as they're finally capable of perceiving the hidden demiurge behind the dreami guess it just doesnt work for for me as the design of the boss is so discernable and normal looking. i guess this is just the problem of actually visually depicting eldritch things as it never really feels as otherworldly and indiscernible as it should be. a game that i do think does a good job with that on occasion is SH3 with moments like this. i was never able to tell what the fuck i was looking at exactly until clear google images pictures came along
>>738603972>Quality takes a nosedive after you leave Yharnamthis is such a consistent issue with fromsoft its downright comical at this point. ALL their games fall off a cliff after a certain point. either its just unfinished and unpolished or its straight up just a patchwork of ideas re-arranged into different ways that felt rushed as fuck.
>>738604207>>738599189>the design of the boss is so discernable and normal lookingI completely agree, I thought the same thing looking at the picture of the Moon Presence. I think the idea of the game transitioning from gothic horror to lovecraftian horror, werewolves and twisted townspeople to ayyy lmaos and cthulu, was really cool. I just think they didnt quite visually commit hard enough to the concept. The Amygdala look cool enough for "lesser" great ones, but the big boys should have been completely insane to look at. Flora looks like it could be a demon from dark souls
still the best game ever produced. and with the direction the vidya industry is heading it will never be dethroned. so it’s safe to say it’s the definitive best video game of all time for all eternity.
>>738588919>Already perfectly emulatableNot if you have ancient cpu
>>738588663Ludo
Is the diegolix29 build of shadPS4 still the best option for emulating it?
>>738604563Imo the presentation is the biggest issue why Moon Presence feels so lackluster. He just looks so... Normal I suppose? Like a lanky hippie with dreads and kebab skewer for torso. His attacks are just swiping back and forth. He could totally replace Cleric Beast as a boss and he wouldnt seem out of place. That's a big fail design-wise if you're lovecraftian old one tier horror.
>>738588663It's alright I guess.
>>738597257I got times where I could have 40 inside the storage box, but then you stop getting humans and you have to teleport back to where they are and farm them again if you get stuck. I usually do due to lack of farming. Last time was fighting paarl, the little fucker can 100 - 0 me and I can't do anything about it. And the zone where he is doesn't give any vials.
Dogshit like all fromslop
>>738610365get shit on nigger
>>738588919Post the download link then good sir
>>738589015>Dark Souls > Dark Souls 2 > Elden Ring > Bloodborne = Dark Souls 3FTFY
>>738588663>people say it is the best game ever>play it (on PC)>literally just shittier dark souls 3huh?
>>738610365you literally just suck
>>738610365GITGUD
>use the mod for the fountain to contain every item in the game for 1 echo>add the mod for 99 quick silver bullets>give myself simons bowblade off the rip and make a bloodtinge buildhad a fucking blast playing through the game like this
I for one like chalice dungeons
I have it but it's too hard for me
just achieved pic related. this is the closest we're getting to bloodborne on xbox
>>738614280does it boot?
>>738612640
>>738614362yes it boots into shadps4.
