OP,
Make sure you buy and play the DLC!
The total difference in play between nearly every weapon is my favorite part of the game. Sure, your R1 while un-transformed is often the same, but your R2 and transformed R1 AND R2 are very different amongst each other.
And those animations.
Mmmmm Blades of Mercy
Agreed. Quality over quantity of the best kind. I feel like I could have a single weapon carry me through the entire game because their move sets had so much depth.That's another thing: I think the limited roster of weapons helped the game immensely. Instead of having 20 variants of the same weapon type, we got 1 of each, which allowed each one to be unique and interesting.
I know a lot of people bitched about the lack of weapons compared to Souls, but we were better off for it.
And the Blades of Mercy are GOAT. Too bad they nerfed them. I don't care though, I'll still use them.
That's another thing: I think the limited roster of weapons helped the game immensely. Instead of having 20 variants of the same weapon type, we got 1 of each, which allowed each one to be unique and interesting.
I know a lot of people bitched about the lack of weapons compared to Souls, but we were better off for it.
And the Blades of Mercy are GOAT. Too bad they nerfed them. I don't care though, I'll still use them.
You are tired with Victorian setting in 2020? Here, take Sci-fi Souls. Or Dinosaur Souls. Or whatever. They can do this shit with their eyes closed.
I got the GOTY edition, bro. I have it all installed!
The guns aren't useless. Parries son.
The Forbidden Forest was the worst for me. My sense of direction was totally shot running through there, so I'm lucky it only took one or two tries to beat Paarl. Unseen Village was a bit of a pain at first, but after finding the bell ringers it was all good.Started the DLC today after beating. Really proud and surprised I managed to get toMicolashNot usually very good at these games even though I love them. Being over-leveled probably helps me a lot though. The DLC has rejuvenated my love for the game. I loved the main game too but I felt like it started to drag. Nightmare frontier - > unseen village -> nightmare of mensis is a pretty rough stretch. I'd say the two former zones are not only bad by souls standards but just bad zones in general. Nightmare of mensis is OK though so far since the level design is quite good.Ludvig with only one death and then kill him on second try
Bloodborne is soooo good. Learn the parry mechanic OP! It makes the combat loop incredibly satisfying in comparison.
Do you all recommend doing a NG+ as a second playthrough or is it more enjoyable to restart a new character?
Yo, OP, learn to wield the gun. You're not touching the final boss of the main game unless you use your gun.
Overall, it is an amazing game
I didn't like the BoM at first but it really clicked with me in the DLC. I used it for almost every boss. Yeah, it has short range, but it's so damn fast in a game where you're already fast. I didn't even know it was nerfed. What happened to it?That's another thing: I think the limited roster of weapons helped the game immensely. Instead of having 20 variants of the same weapon type, we got 1 of each, which allowed each one to be unique and interesting.
I know a lot of people bitched about the lack of weapons compared to Souls, but we were better off for it.
And the Blades of Mercy are GOAT. Too bad they nerfed them. I don't care though, I'll still use them.
Oh man, the transform attack IS the Chikage's bread and butter. One of my characters is a Bloodtinge build with the Chikage in mind. If you ever play PVP with the Chikage then catching someone with the transform attack is absolutely devastating. Does massive damage, staggers them, and leads into a combo of a couple hits usually. Anime as all hell. No other katana in the series plays that way.
I didn't like the BoM at first but it really clicked with me in the DLC. I used them for almost every boss. Yeah, it has short range, but it's so damn fast in a game where you're already fast. I didn't even know they were nerfed. What happened to them?
It's the only weapon that's so fast that I'm somewhat comfortable hitting back in between boss swings. I sometimes do shit like dodge > stab > dodge > stab with it while the boss is doing some swing combo and hitting nothing with it. It's amazing.
Plus the magnetic transform and collapse animations just look so fucking cool.
Ehhh no you don't have "so many builds" at all. You have str, dex, quality, arcane, and bloodtinge. That's it. I love the game but I don't like how it streamlined the RPG elements so much, Dark Souls games are better RPGs.i suppose... lol i couldn't imagine using it as a main weapon but i guess that's the good thing about the game you can have so many builds.
You were that impressed by theThe crazy thing is that I would dispute that claim... by citing the second DLC boss. They did not hit the ball out of the park with The Old Hunters, they put it in fucking orbit.
It's the opposite of clunky. People who use the word clunky to describe Souls/BB combat are clueless.I just can't get into a souls game.
I'd like to. I feel like I'm missing out.
Combat feels clunky to me. I don't like that as soon as you commit to an attack you have to wait out the long animation, regardless of what happens to you.
The new GOAT is the Rakuyo. It's fucking amazing.That's another thing: I think the limited roster of weapons helped the game immensely. Instead of having 20 variants of the same weapon type, we got 1 of each, which allowed each one to be unique and interesting.
I know a lot of people bitched about the lack of weapons compared to Souls, but we were better off for it.
And the Blades of Mercy are GOAT. Too bad they nerfed them. I don't care though, I'll still use them.
IHow come is it that few people give love to the awesome Threaded Cane?
Bloodborne being a legitimate horror game did wonders for it, can't count how many times I got spooked.
Surprised OP hasn't commented about the game's amazing soundtrack.
I exclusively used the Threaded Cane. Best weapon.How come is it that few people give love to the awesome Threaded Cane?
Bloodborne being a legitimate horror game did wonders for it, can't count how many times I got spooked.
Surprised OP hasn't commented about the game's amazing soundtrack.
Yup! My main character runs BoM + Cane, though I've been experimenting with the Rakuyo recently. I used to swear by the cane alone until I found that the BoM worked better for me against the DLC bosses.So far my favorite weapons have been Threaded Cane and Blades. The reason why I'm quoting you is because I needed to agree on how fucking cool the transformation looks and feels. That double handed lunge down or whatever it was is extremely vicious looking.
You do eventually speed up if you keep your combo going, right? I didn't know if I remembered this right or not but that's how I recall it.
Woah I just looked up that weapon and got it mixed up with the Bloodletter for some reason. Neat didn't even know it existed. Not looking forward to that well which I've probably died 20 times at.The new GOAT is the Rakuyo. It's fucking amazing.
Yup! My main character runs BoM + Cane, though I've been experimenting with the Rakuyo recently. I used to swear by the cane alone until I found that the BoM worked better for me against the DLC bosses.
Using BoM againstwas one of the most fun fights I had in the game purely because of how fucking stylish it looked to have two dual-wielders fighting each other with transforming weapons. I'm not all that familiar with the BoM's transform attacks, but I just did them anyway just because I saw the boss doing them and thought it would look cool if I did some myself.Maria
And yes, the transformed R1 spam speeds up after the first few hits for high damage, and I think the damage scales up too. Too bad it takes a while to ramp up to that, though. It's great damage once you get someone flinching.
I'm mixed about the Rakyuo. It seems to be a much more practical but slower version of the BoM, but I was never a fan of twinblades, plus the transform animations don't look as cool as the BoM's.The new GOAT is the Rakuyo. It's fucking amazing.
I'm getting a PS4 this weekend and this is the first game I'm playing. As someone who just played through Dark Souls for the first time, I really can't wait.