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Jaywood2010 on 12 April 2015
Mike_L said:
JayWood2010 said:

Nice review Jay. I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's refreshing to witness how you're able to ignore any console preferences when commenting on/reviewing games. In this case with Bloodborne though I don't think it's the best 8th gen exclusive at least not from a personal point of view. Objectively I can see why Bloodborne is one of the best in its field/genre but I suck so hard at these games. Unfortunately my patience is shit.

For me Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony's best exclusives so far are Super Mario 3D World, Forza Horizon 2 and The Last of Us Remastered (Driveclub in case TLOU doesn't count) respectively.


Thank you very much!  Yeah i understand that, everybody will have their own favorites.  And yeah if you arent patient you will hate these type of games xD haha

For me I'd say

PS4 - Bloodborne
XBO - Killer Instinct/Forza Horizon 2 (can't decide)
WiiU - Super Smash Bros though i have high hopes in Xenoblade and SMTxFE

I havent played Driveclub, is it better than it was at launch?




       

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estebxx on 12 April 2015
JayWood2010 said:
estebxx said:

 

lol yeah Skyrim and Bloodborne dont feel the same at all xD  I like both of them though, but very different games haha

yeah, both games are awesome but they are drastically different from each other.

i would say that Skyrim is a game more focused on exploration and customization (since thats the two things that i had the most fun with).

and Bloodborne (or the soul games i general) are more focused on the combat, challenging enemies and bossfights, (yeah the game is openworld as well but not at the extent of Skyrim and there is a clear path to follow)



Mike_L on 12 April 2015
JayWood2010 said:
Mike_L said:

Nice review Jay. I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's refreshing to witness how you're able to ignore any console preferences when commenting on/reviewing games. In this case with Bloodborne though I don't think it's the best 8th gen exclusive at least not from a personal point of view. Objectively I can see why Bloodborne is one of the best in its field/genre but I suck so hard at these games. Unfortunately my patience is shit.

For me Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony's best exclusives so far are Super Mario 3D World, Forza Horizon 2 and The Last of Us Remastered (Driveclub in case TLOU doesn't count) respectively.


Thank you very much!  Yeah i understand that, everybody will have their own favorites.  And yeah if you arent patient you will hate these type of games xD haha

For me I'd say

PS4 - Bloodborne
XBO - Killer Instinct/Forza Horizon 2 (can't decide)
WiiU - Super Smash Bros though i have high hopes in Xenoblade and SMTxFE

I havent played Driveclub, is it better than it was at launch?

Didn't play it at launch but I'm really enjoying Driveclub in its current form. The heavy oversteering takes some time getting used to though and not everyone will like its "sim-arcade" nature. If Driveclub gave its graphics and engine sounds to Gran Turismo 7 (main Forza games already have great engine sounds) and Need for Speed: Underground 3 (we all know it will be revealed at E3.. no?) we could have the perfect sim and the perfect arcade racer which imo would be preferable to a game trying to combine the two.



Jaywood2010 on 13 April 2015
Ruler said:

I think its a lot harder if you try to platin it, because that requires you to play the chalice dungeons and killing extra bosses


I'm shooting for Platinum now actually.  Its actually not too much harder.  Id say Dark Souls > Demon's Souls > Bloodborne > Dark Souls II in terms of difficulty.  You may be able to switch BB and Demon's Souls, its been way too long since ive played Demon's Souls for me to say that with complete confidence




       

d21lewis on 13 April 2015

Praise bad been almost unanimous for this game but the series just doesn't appeal to me. Good for those who love it, though. More power to you!



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Jaywood2010 on 13 April 2015
d21lewis said:
Praise bad been almost unanimous for this game but the series just doesn't appeal to me. Good for those who love it, though. More power to you!


Why dont these games appeal to you?  Its fine that they dont, just curious




       

Jaywood2010 on 13 April 2015
Angelv577 said:
I do agree with the score. BB > the others soul series in term of gameplay, atmosphere and design but the othe souls series are better in weapon selections. I played 3 playthrough with the axe because I never felt the other weapons were worth it in terms of damage, I may be wrong though. NG ++ was really are real challenge, enemies are very aggressive.


See i said the same thing about the weapons.  I found the weapons to be in more quantity and more interesting in other instalments, but my friend disagred so i decided not to talk about that.  I used the Ludwig Blade though




       

ikki5 on 13 April 2015

There is always bias in reviews.



Angelv577 on 13 April 2015
JayWood2010 said:
Angelv577 said:
I do agree with the score. BB > the others soul series in term of gameplay, atmosphere and design but the othe souls series are better in weapon selections. I played 3 playthrough with the axe because I never felt the other weapons were worth it in terms of damage, I may be wrong though. NG ++ was really are real challenge, enemies are very aggressive.


See i said the same thing about the weapons.  I found the weapons to be in more quantity and more interesting in other instalments, but my friend disagred so i decided not to talk about that.  I used the Ludwig Blade though

You should have said it in your review, after all it's your opinion and I'm sure some would have agreed with you.  it was okay for a new entry but compare to the other soul's series, it was definitely lacking in that area.  Add to that that there is only one level 10 bloodstone per playthrough which can be found at the last level.  You have to decide carefully as to which weapon must be applied knowing that you won't find another one until your next playthrough, that means that you will have to stick with that weapon another playthrough.  Apparently you can find some in chalice dungeons but I haven't had any  luck yet.  BTW One trophy left for the plat.



d21lewis on 13 April 2015
JayWood2010 said:
d21lewis said:
Praise bad been almost unanimous for this game but the series just doesn't appeal to me. Good for those who love it, though. More power to you!


Why dont these games appeal to you?  Its fine that they dont, just curious


Too gritty and unrelenting for me.  In fact, there are only a few fantasy styled games that appeal to me.  Namely Dragon's Dogma and the Fable sreies (not quite the same genre but still).  I couldn't even enjoy titles like The Witcher II or Baulder's Gate Dark Alliance.  Hell, I may be the only guy that couldn't make it through the Lord of the Rings movies.