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pitzy272 on 20 May 2021
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epicurean said:
pitzy272 said:

Wow, this is almost word for word the thread I was planning on making. Glad I’m not the only one! I just beat Bloodborne, and while it was certainly difficult, it wasn’t as hard as I was expecting. I’ve beaten numerous Housemarque games, Cuphead, Super Meat Boy, Celeste, TLoU on Grounded mode, etc., and I can’t recall ever feeling this hopeless and defeated in a game. Just when I’ve worked up to a great build and when I feel like I’m getting good, it seems like the difficulty suddenly goes through the roof in a particular room, and I get killed and have to start all over.

I really don’t know if I’ll have the resolve to finish this game, and I’m super disappointed to feel that way. I’ve loved Housemarque for years, and there is so much good in this game, but it’s just too damn punishing.

Exactly! I love the moment to moment gameplay, but there's a lack of healing items, and you have no chance against the level ending boss if not at full health, with great weapons, etc. 

And agree on other games - huge fan of all the SoulsBourne games, finish and plat'd most of them. But....I can't beat this. Not even the first level. I don't know what to do....in fact, some runs, I'll defeat every room you can get to before the boss to try and level up everything as much as possible, but I usually don't have full health then. Or I do, but there just wasn't enough rooms to adequately level up your weapons to face the boss. 

Only thing I can think of is I'm not using my alt-fire's enough. Or if you can get the grappling hook in the first level, I don't have that, but i've cleared all rooms multiple times and never found it.

So frustrating...a $70 game that I can't get passed the first level.....

We’re totally on the same page. I actually was struggling with the lacking health for a while, but that seems to have improved. Not sure if I’m getting better and thus losing less health? Idk. BUT...I’ve been running into the weapon issue a ton right now. I’ve been on my current run for I feel at least an hour. My integrity/health bar is built up, and my weapon proficiency is really high, yet I can’t find a weapon past level 2; so, I feel like facing Phrike is just a waste of time right now. But in my continued pursuit of a better weapon, I just can’t help but have this foreboding feeling that I’m gonna walk in one wrong room that locks me in and throws 30 enemies at me simultaneously that will maul my life.