r/bloodborne

Bloodborne will probably be my last FS game until a new title comes out. Got in the club when Sekiro first came out, then DS3 and DS1. Of course ER when it came out, too. Skipped on Nightreign tho.

Combined together I'd put about 2k hours into those game before finally getting the chance to play Bloodborne for the first time, 11 years since it came out! Such a fantastic game. I felt really lucky because you get to experience a title for the first time only for once in your life. Think about that! And nothing else comes close, which explains my 2k hours of playtime. But eventually you run out of things to do.

Back to the title. The 3 DLC bosses took me exactly 9 tries combined, with 4 on Ludwig, 2 on Lady Maria, and 3 on Kos. Honestly, I feel like flexing a little. For one, I absolutely did not expect this. To this day I still remember how Nameless King, Sister Friede & Gael wrecked my ass for god knows how many times, and knowing that the Old Hunters offers some of the coolest/hardest bosses, I really anticipated some serious decimation.

I guess it worked out so well partly because the combat in BB feels so fluid and fast-paced, which is to my liking. I'm never a fan of OP, one-shot builds or excessive buffing. I just like going in, dancing, and dying a lot before eventually destroying bosses. On my 3rd attempt on Kos he got me to like 1 HP with that laser attack or whatever I didn't even understand, but I didn't care and stayed focused on the fight, then freaking parried his next attack, visceral'd, and finished him off with a running attack.

It was so satisfying. Not because of a fight won, but because the novice me would've panicked, rolled, chugged orange juice before getting killed anyway. But after 2k hours on these games, on my first blind BB run, in the heat of the moment during one of the hardest boss fights, I feel like I had the mind of a proper hunter, and it makes me proud.

For some context, I had zero prior knowledge or insight (no pun intended) on the Soulsborne series before jumping in. I originally picked up Bloodborne as a completely random choice at a game store just because I thought the cover art looked incredibly cool.
Needless to say, it easily became what might be my favorite game of all time. I've replayed it at least 10+ times now. While I always knew it was part of the broader "Souls" family, I never really bothered trying the other titles because I was just too in love with Yharnam.

Eventually, I decided to do some research online to see which other FromSoftware games might scratch that same itch, and I kept seeing Dark Souls III pop up as the top suggestion.

I bought it, fired it up, and the very first thing I noticed was how significantly slower the combat felt compared to Bloodborne. I kept pushing through for about an hour, but I just couldn't fully get into the groove. It completely lacked that hyper-aggressive, high-stakes, "rally-system" tension that makes Bloodborne feel so alive to me.

Was this pacing difference entirely intentional, or does the game speed up later on? Should I just push through and give it another shot until it clicks? I'd love to hear from anyone else who started out with Bloodborne or maybe even didn’t start out with BB but loves its aggressive faster aesthetic . do you actually enjoy Dark Souls III just as much, or did BB permanently ruin the slower playstyle for you?

A lot of people hate the way to martyr logarius, because of the cainhurst servant that will shoot you with the blowgun when climbing the ladder. I accidentally discovered a 100% consistent strategy to avoid him.

You simply have to not send the elevator down, after riding it up. When you die fighting Logarius, you go to the elevator, activate the lever and wait for it to come down. For some reason the time waiting for the elevator causes the Cainhurst servant to get stuck under the platform he normally stands on.

Maybe this has been discovered before, this is a decently old game after all and it’s a very simple trick, but I couldn’t find it anywhere online so I thought I‘d share it.

tldr: Don’t send the elevator down after riding it, instead wait for it to come down after you respawn at the lantern, this will cause the Cainhurst servant to get stuck.

First view of my final boss fight

Orphan of kos dies

My stats for the orphan of kos fight.

What a fantastic game from the combat down to the deeply emotional, lore enriching story. I loved playing this game from beginning to end, starting as my first souls game entry back in 2015 with the ps4. I dropped the game in my ps4 before as my save file corrupted in the forbidden woods being level 40 and then I never had the time or patience to pick up the game again. Bloodborne 60fps gave me an excuse to play this game again and I am super glad I did. Dumped my stuff over from my ps4 and started a new game once I was satisfied with how the game performs. I particularly love the parry mechanics in this game, its super creative with the gun and highly rewarding with tough executions at most bosses.