The Worst Mistake in Fromsoft History - Bloodborne

[@EvanExplains]

Diving back into the universe of Souls and Souls-like, happy to have you along for this journey

[@soccerandtrack10]

You didnt do the spoil thing for all the weopons right?

[@Grimnoire]

Minor typo at the start

[@chrishastings7583]

You forgot to mention return to yarnam

[@MeroInLostWoods]

Bloodborne is only seen as a mistake if you see in how good these systems were and in how people will still remember how good it is, making them ramble in how nothing is as good as Bloodborne So, in short... Bloodborne is FromSoft's Forsaken and Taken King

[@FarmedRice]

I love Bloodborne but man when they did Sekiro that game is just lightning in a bottle. Seriously the world and exploration in that game is next to none

[@EvanExplains]

how did the destiny universe come to take the top comment on this one?

[@Igsion]

@@EvanExplainsBecause a lot of us are from your other channel 😂

[@EvanExplains]

and ily for that

[@MeroInLostWoods]

@@EvanExplains We with you on both sides, my dude

[@KeanuChrist]

Bloodborne is easily my favorite of the Soulsborne games. I wholeheartedly agree with you that the trick weapons were special. I think I collected nearly every weapon in Elden Ring and yet I can’t remember them exactly as you had described. Sony has been holding Bloodborne hostage for so many years. I have no idea why they don’t want our money. They still haven’t released a 60 fps patch for the game. I’d love a sequel but only if Miyazaki is involved.

[@D00M3R-SK8]

apparently it's to do with the contract in place, which is a renewal of the contract from demon souls. It's so backwards that they are not even allowed to port the game to PS5. They really painted themselves into a corner. See, Sony was (might still be) one of those draconian, Japanese companies that is ran by Dinosaurs (Konami is a prime example of this) where they just squander IP's because of the ego of the top execs. it's likely that Sony was embarrassed about squandering the Demon Souls licence, and not taking Dark Souls as an exclusive, so because of this, got a bit trigger happy when it came to the Blood Borne licence. I heard that the paperwork for this game is supposed to be completely backwards, and short-sighted. I mean imagine not even being able to update your own game to your new console. LoL. For all intents and purposes, Sony own Blood Borne, but they can't even use the IP neither. It's stuck on PS4, forever.

[@nothingness217]

@awoken8infinite I don't intend to discredit you, but can you present evidence of this claim? Your answer feels logical but I want to be sure and a quick search about it didn't yield any results

[@ni9274]

Trick weapons are special cause there are only a fairly limited amount of theme, this wouldn’t work in a game like Elden ring since the map is so big and need a lot of loot.

[@Phizo.]

@@nothingness217Agreed. Where did he get this information? It does sound logical, but I am skeptical of the claim because people just parrot things they hear. If he just heard it from someone else, who isn’t a reliable source, then it’s meaningless.

[@jdrok5026]

​@@D00M3R-SK8um what Sony owns the ip wholly. Same with demons souls.

[@Johnny.1994]

The biggest Fromsoftware mistake was allowing Sony to own the Bloodborne ip.

[@shadowmm1365]

Agreed 100% agreed

[@maskoblackfyre]

This!

[@alexdemeo5188]

That’s what I thought this video would be about lmao

[@jdrok5026]

Without Sony there is no bloodborne since bloodborne was funded by Sony from Start to finish.

[@k-man4]

@@jdrok5026 this actually makes Sony's handling of the IP even worse. If they funded this game so much, why do they refuse to make the good choice of porting it to PC, or even remastering it for both PS4/PS5 and PC with the 30 FPS cap removed? Considering they played a big part in the project, why have they not made the obvious big profit move with it, which they clearly love doing with everything else.

[@aaroncls727]

You went through all this trouble to just present how much you want Bloodborne 2. Bravo.

[@Kodarayne420]

Bloodbourne is my GOAT game. The combat and aethetic is just so very good. The right amount of challenge. And the DLC being almost as big as the normal game, insanity. My first fromsoftware game I played to completion.

[@BananaNutCream]

That’s the only one I beat too- stays in my collection

[@jobsy123]

I've finished Dark Souls 1 and 3 (quite a few times to be fair, getting every ending). Never got around finishing DS2 because it's always felt like a chore, and Demon's Souls I haven't had the chance to play (didn't own a PS3). Sekiro I was right at the final boss fight but it's pending to be finished since last december (not that I gave up, life stuff just happened). BUT Bloodborne, I must have played and finished close to 10 times and is the only PS4 game I ever bothered to Platinum. Truly a Legendary game.

[@rickwilliams6904]

That's awesome. Was my first completion game too. I felt I had to finish at least tone soft game before I went to elden ring. Elden ring has not held me the way bloodborne has though.

[@liquidpaper1349]

Dude the church pick is one of the best weapons in the game. It has perma thrust attack in transformed mode (lots of enemies weak to pierce/thrust), sacred, hidden serrated (beasts), and a very fast attack speed.

[@EvanExplains]

It’s definitely very underrated it’s just not flashy?

[@bobloblawesq.5533]

Agreed it’s one of my favorite weapons the transform combo is so good.

[@brandonsalisbury7182]

I love the Churchpick! Then again what makes BB absolutely incredible when it comes to replay ability is I actually enjoy creating builds around all weapons except for like 3 or 4!

[@TheFallen3]

The sycthe is my single favorite weapon of any game. Really makes me feel like the grim reaper.

[@AscendantStoic]

The Scythe in Lies of P is also a lot of fun 😊

[@osama9501]

​@@AscendantStoicthere's a scythe in lies of p????where do i get that

[@AscendantStoic]

@@osama9501 From the Boss Ergo/Soul of The King of Puppets

[@osama9501]

@@AscendantStoic oh that one, iam not there yet but it doesn't really look like a scythe to me , when i said scythe I meant a *scythe* like the one in nioh 2

[@AscendantStoic]

@osama9501 Its design is a litte unorthodox but Puppet Ripper is definitely a scythe, its moveset is very interesting, basically when you use heavy charged attacks the scythe head detaches from the shaft to which it is now connected by a metal wire, as a result your attack range doubles, it also hits 360 degrees around you hitting even enemies behind you. It also has a hidden perk that allows it to literally cut through walls and objects and hit enemies behind them (which has huge cheese potential)...it's one of the best Technique/Dex weapons in the game, and a lot easier to use than the Two Dragon Sword.

[@artoriassif3728]

My big thing with bloodborne weapons is that every single one changed the landscape of the run with different bosses being more or less difficult depending on what weapons you used plus all weapons felt like they could take you to the end and were viable

[@Call0045]

If you're going for full strength or perhaps a quality build, the saw cleaver is actually better than the saw spear. And regarding the point that "people compliment Sekiro *by a lot* for the combat system but you don't see them doing the same for Bloodborne", the only thing I can say is to take a look at Lies of P. I don't think there's a better way to compliment a game.

[@beyondpain101]

I have not been clickbaited. These are the biggest mistakes. Make awesome mechanics popular again!

[@EvanExplains]

I wonder what a world of more fromsoftware games with these back would be like?

[@beyondpain101]

@@EvanExplains it would be a steeper learning curve with many more build options and chances for exploratory storytelling.

[@SH19922x]

Elden ring is the pinnacle of combat mechanics, you can't get any better than what that gave us. That being said Bloodborne is by far my favourite souls game due to the aesthetic within the masterpiece atmosphere and the way it really tied insight and whatnot into the story and made it work especially the amygdala reveals etc. But you're lying to yourself if you think it's better mechanics than elden ring. It has to stand on its own due to the firearms which are beautiful and brilliant designs but they don't fit into a souls game. Now imagine Elden ring but adding early industrial firearms that still fit the aesthetic of an old world now that would be a game to triumph over anything else in history

[@a_fuckin_spacemarine7514]

​@@SH19922xwhat?! It's dark souls combat with overpowered weapon arts, likely included to justify making the end game bosses so stupidly OP. Elden is good and all, but it's firmly their 2nd worst game (DS2 is the worst)

[@BoomdroopInfernal-Chi]

​@@SH19922x Elden Ring combat is okay but nowhere near as good as Bloodborne or Sekiro. The gun-parry, the butt-stab, the super melee attack you do right after a gun-parry, and a bunch of Sekiro combat stuff I don't really remember, nothing in Elden Ring can beat those feelings. Oh and how genius is it that you get this small amount of time after losing health to get it all right back just by attacking the enemy who hurt you in Bloodborne? I think it's beautiful.

[@douggiordano3853]

Damn, the Church Pick gets punked and the Burial Blade doesn’t even get a mention…

[@bighatastrea]

I pretty much see the night/day mechanic as a good replacer, but they didn't expand on it that much. Fun things like defeating a specific enemy during night with a moon-related weapon, an NPC only appearing to pray to the moon etc.

[@Atum_Kami]

That’s the thing, I agree with you but elden ring was made to make it easier for new players. Which is why the ng+ isn’t that hard compared to other fromsoft games, I hate that a lot of things from bloodborne didn’t make it into other games. I even enjoyed the finite amount of healing items, I feel like it gave another use for your currency. Like the choice wasn’t only do I want to buy a new item or level up, it then became do I want to grind for blood vials, buy them, level up, or buy this new item. Plus if you go into the game blind there are so many moments you don’t know where to go, those moments lead into either grinding for healing or exploring. Which I think helps the hunter aspect of the game, and feel like you are who the people are truly scared of.

[@aryaeliadel3094]

Elden Ring is supposed to be easier, but I had a better time fighting in Bloodborne than in Elden Ring. (I held a death counter for when i fight bosses. I have more death against Margit (125) and Godrick (62) than Cleric Beast (only 3)

[@Atum_Kami]

@@aryaeliadel3094 elden ring is made to be easier due to its many ways to achieve victory, and different types of things you could use. I’m gonna guess Elden ring was your first fromsoft game and chalk up your personal death count experience to that. Cause my death count to Margit and Godrick combined to 4 (no ashes) while cleric beast took me 10 different attempts( even though it’s technically an optional boss). Now father gascoigne, that man took a min, his aggression was so different compared to other things plus his second phase.

[@aryaeliadel3094]

@@Atum_Kami Yes it was my first even if i started Bloodborne first but i don't really have access to PS4. But I also prefere to do the boss without any outside help, just me and my sword against the boss. So i sometimes struggle and some are easier. I think Margit and Godrick prepared me to Cleric Beast in a way. and sometimes i just die stupidly.

[@maskoblackfyre]

From my experience NG+ in any Souls game is the "revenge tour". Yes, the enemies have a bit more health and do a bit more damage, but you are way more powerful at that point. Not only have you beaten the game once already, but you have an endgame build and a maxed weapon (or 5).

[@calvinpell1738]

@@Atum_Kami I mean elden ring is made to be more approachable, but I wouldn’t say it’s made to be easier. Bloodborne is a substantially easier game, the bosses simply don’t require nearly as much of you as elden ring bosses do. The open world aspect means there’s always something else to do, and you can get over leveled for a time if you’re super thorough, but the late game bosses are on another level compared to anything else fromsoft has done. (I’m not including sekiro cause it’s a completely different type of game, don’t feel the comparison is fair)

[@evilme789]

The rallying mechanic was not completely abandoned. If you equip Malenja's great rune, it is literally just that. I have to admit it would have been nice to be able to have this earlier in-game though

[@pilot3605]

That rune is a complete joke, you can't build around it for multiple reasons

[@evilme789]

@@pilot3605 examples?

[@ZonaiHero-ul5nm]

@@evilme789Well doesn’t it make your flash of crimson tears heal you less?

[@areuisgirl3504]

@@evilme789The healing from the rune is a joke and the game isn’t made with rallying in mind. Bosses have interchangeable, near infinite combos that punish Bloodborne level aggression. There’s more to Bloodborne than just rallying .

[@AscendantStoic]

One way to fix these mistakes is to give us a remaster/remake of Bloodborne or a sequel, I'd settle for either 😊 Also Lies of P pays homage to Bloodborne transforming weapons with one of its weapons that transforms from a great sword into a glaive each with a different move set and special attacks.

[@D00M3R-SK8]

They can't. The contractual stuff for the game is too backwards. It's stuck on PS4, forever. Sony were so embarrassed about not taking Dark Souls when offered, that they really over done it with the Blood Borne. Not only can it never be ported to PC or Xbox, but it can't even be ported from PS4 to PS5. The game is doomed. Only way we get anything like it is a spiritual successor.

[@AscendantStoic]

@awoken8infinite That's why I also said sequel. That said Sony ported all their exclusives to PC including God of War, Uncharted, The Last of Us, Spiderman and Horizon Zero Dawn...not sure why you think it's impossible for them to do that with Bloodborne which wasn't even developed by an in-house studio like those other games!?

[@sanguinetales]

​@@AscendantStoic You're wrong for 1 reason. Japan Studio. It was folded into Team Asobi. From Soft may have done most of the work but JStudio/Team Asobi has the rights under Sony.

[@AscendantStoic]

@sanguinetales I still don't see the issue here, how is that any different from Naughty Dog or any of the other devs working under Sony making exclusives for them!?

[@jdrok5026]

​@@D00M3R-SK8dude fromsoft doesn't own the game thats pretty basic contract language Sony has to contract them for another one since it's their ip. And fromsoft might turn that down.

[@_BBAGG_]

The Champions Ashes mod for ds3 actually managed to add trick weapons perfectly they even have weapon arts to accompany them

[@KOBULT92]

Yeah, he mentioned cinders. I was immediately thinking "What about ashes?"

[@kaliduncanel3356]

I think the most disturbing thing is it took me about 5-6 years of inconsistent play to figure out this game but now I can literally take a month or a year off and play excellent because the games mechanics are so unique and distinct. This is the only game that can make me rage quit but, learn my lesson and I play weird ass games like Vanquish and Quantum Theory.

[@aceundead4750]

Imagine if they had a similar system to insight in AC6, it could've increased number of hits you could execute with melee weapons; increase accuracy with ranged weapons, and considering how some of the weapons move when activating making them be transformable really isnt that far of a stretch.

[@brendanr.4031]

I love the rifle spear, such a satisfying moveset, the cane is also pretty fun. The reiterpallasch is super disappointing tho

[@sublimechimp]

Talking about Elden Ring in a Bloodborne vid while playing DS2 music. I like it

[@attmay82]

I absolutely love how subtle most of the insight levels are. Like I didn't know a couple of these

[@Cold_Zero_The_Wise]

I recently beat thr game again on stream in just 10H no prep fresh save. And im now doing the DLC .

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

Sony owns the IP to BB so unless BluePoint's has the greenlight for the Remake we're not going see a BB Remaster/Remake any time soon.

[@sanguinetales]

Japan Studio doesn't even exist anymore and it's properties & staff were transfered to Team Asobi(owned by Sony)

[@jbar85jb22]

Had me at the title not gonna lie

[@fernaureason7150]

Don't get me wrong, I put 300 hours into Elden Ring but find it hard to pick it back up. Bloodborne however, any day I can boot it back up and do the same builds I've always done. I pray BB gets a PC port!

[@Saltbreather]

I’ve beaten Dark Souls 1 and 3, I 100%’d Elden Ring and Sekiro, I’m playing PS3 Demon’s Souls on PC currently, and I already own the remake to play afterwards. Then, if there still isn’t ER DLC or a Bloodborne remaster or port available, I’m gonna play DS2. Hopefully, after all of that, God will answer my prayers and someone will make Bloodborne playable on a PS4 emulator if nothing else. It’s the only Fromsoft game I refuse to play until there is a 60fps patch, PC port, or emulator that can run it, because everything I’ve heard about it makes me want to play it at the best possible fidelity and framerate. Cheers to the great people working hard to make it playable on PS4 emulation as we speak. Godspeed.

[@dirtsquids9854]

“I have special eyes I cannot look at 30 fps”

[@ElRobin]

@@dirtsquids9854to be fair, it’s really rough in the beginning. It took me 2-3 hours to get used to it

[@jubei7259]

Yeah, Bloodborne weapons were definitely the best From have ever made (imho of course). Weird how this is the only one Sony have kept locked up though. Given the overwhelming success of ER, it would be crazy of Sony from a business perspective not to do anything with it, especially seeing as they've recently started making pc ports for lots of their other exclusives. We can but live in hope.

[@AscendantStoic]

Sony are only interested in their stupid cinematic games and milking them dry, they clearly don't have any interest in innovation anymore.

[@D00M3R-SK8]

I actually enjoyed parrying in blood borne, too. I never parry in Dark Souls. The gun parries were awesome.

[@dbgoat4436]

@@D00M3R-SK8wait how the hell u beat Gwynn then without parrry😂

[@fernaureason7150]

@@D00M3R-SK8 I agree! The gun parrying was/ is so satisfying! It never get old.

[@jdrok5026]

Because it's the same as demons souls it's more of a thing Sony did to get a certain fanbase to buy their product if they released it on PC it really wouldn't be that successful people say they'd buy it but it's been out since 2015 and while successful wasn't that successful

[@redseagaming7832]

The Latin Spoken during some of the music tracks is amazing.

[@arctother5176]

I do agree with you that the trick weapons and (somewhat under-utilized) insight system are what make Bloodborne special. To me, there’s no denying that fewer weapons with more versatility is preferable over multitudes of similar weapons. However I don’t think not carrying these things over to other games is a “mistake”. I’m reminded by the quotes from Miyazaki from the recent DonDonRV making of videos, where ‘Zaki said of Dark Souls/Elden Ring that the idea is to offer as many options as possible to invite variation in character builds. I *think* this is part of the reason we haven’t seen trick weapons again… yet! I do hold hope that fewer weapons will return in the future! In the meantime, there are two weapons in Lies of P that transform, worth a look.

[@g00gleisgayerthanaids56]

How is the insight mechanic under utilized?

[@griffenpoore2287]

Awww I liked the cane! Took it through the whole game. Great range at a quick pace.

[@ryanragan2206]

God damn, watching this video just made me remember what an absolute epic concept the trick weapons were. They were so freaking fun to play. Would love to see them make their triumphant return.

[@EJaDav]

Bloodborne’s Trick weapons and Sekiro’s deflection not being expanded on or used again is a crime.

[@rohansensei5708]

Elden Ring with both and sidestep instead of dodge rolling would be a masterpiece

[@keithkinack2013]

Bloodborne is my all time favorite game. You are correct the combat system is far superior to Elden Ring and Dark Souls. I remember the first time I say Amy on the cathedral. It blew my mind how much creepier the game got the more I played it. But the Rally system is in Elden Ring. Malenia's Great Rune is basically the rally system. It's just a shame you don't get it until the end of the game.

[@coholmes-k3c]

Excellent points actually. Insights on Elden Ring sure sounds fun but the game is so large due to being open world that I’d assume they’ll be cutting corners to fit it.

[@Tackitt]

I prefer Elden Ring weapons for several reasons: 2 handing, powerstancing, off hand weapons, interchangeable AoWs, unique AoWs, jump attacks, duck attacks, blocking, guard counters. As a HUGE blood borne fan ER just shits all over it build variety wise. It is NOT a quality vs quantity thing. ER has just as good weapons and infinitely more variety. Also magic is ass in BB. And again, i love BB.

[@sanctusmortuus]

I love this dude .. bringing back boodborne lore in a fresh new way still after almost 10 years .. and I’m here for it !

[@Tripledashhh_]

Bloodborne embraces you, calls to you and reminds you how amazing it is everytime you come back. You become the hunter all over again. And it feels new every time. I never fought a boss twice thinking it was gonna be the same feeling. Bloodborne reminds you that it’s not. I love this game from the bottom of my heart.

[@Touma134]

That's a bold strategy Cotton let's see if it pays off for him.

[@Slymufasa1510]

Bruh the grunts while trying to dodge the giant sharks😂 too accurate

[@EvanExplains]

the sharks can stay in bloodborne

[@cyndanetierney6449]

Cool video. I've never seen your channel before, but this showed up in my recommend feed, and I enjoyed it. Also, I know no one else likes it, but I will forever sing the praises of the Reiterpallasch. It's a thrusting weapon, which kin are weak too. It's a projectile weapon that can still be buffed with fire paper and bolt paper, unlike the Rifle Spear. You can bait fast enemies into an easy parry by attacking twice with it in its transformed state and then shooting with it. Two attacks frequently makes the AI want to attack you, so you get an easy parry. If you go heavy on Bloodtinge, you can still buff your left hand gun with the Bone Marrow Ash and do a normal damage parry with the right hand gun. This will put the enemy in a staggered state, which still makes them take extra damage from any attack, not just a visceral. That Bone Marrow Ashed Evelyn does so much damage that way. The Reiterpallasch is not the most powerful weapon, especially since if you go Bloodtinge the Chikage is right there, but it'll still be my favorite FromSoft weapon.

[@NozdormusRage]

Only a third of the way through the video, but there's something kinda unfair that you're doing. I'll preface this by saying I'm not a fan of Elden Ring, at all, and that Bloodborne is my favorite game of all time. That being said, I think the thing you're missing is that Bloodborne is insanely linear and the other is a massive, open world game that wants you to explore and does so by rewarding you with weapons, ashes, and spells. I think you would've been better off had you compared Bloodborne to any Dark Souls game, but perhaps - like the (kinda) misleading title - you decided to farm the most recent and popular title instead, odd comparisons be damned.

[@brandonsalisbury7182]

The way Miyazaki feels about BB & how beloved the game is I am very surprised him & Sony hasn’t had a few convos discussing potential future content! (Obviously he’s very busy too) That being said even if we never see a BB sequel that takes nothing away from how amazing this game is but if we ever do see a part 2 the sheer amount of hype & excitement would probably cause our heads to explode!

[@dizzykrogan]

As much as i like the rally mechanic, I think its best for bloodborne to keep it

[@maskoblackfyre]

My dude, I love how you went from explaining Destiny history, to explaining the Soulslike games history 😀 Been a viewer of yours for many years, but only just recently discovered you have a second channel.

[@bobloblawesq.5533]

Evannnn. I agree with everything in this great vid besides my beloved Church Pick. The transform combo is soooo good. I’ve played every From game since demon souls and most of the “soulslikes” tho I hate that term and bloodbornes weapons are ina class of their own. So many of the weapons aren’t just viable but fun and come with their own unique play styles. Bloodborne is just an absolute artful masterpiece of video gaming.

[@Gsantana2k]

From Software big mistake was signing that exclusivity deal with Sony, now bloodborne is stuck in the ps4 for god nows how long

[@zex4284]

The biggest mistake is the fact that this game is not on PC after 8 mtfk years

[@Aldragon]

I don’t know why you say the pizza cutter was a missed opportunity. Yes, it’s popular for the speed run glitch but as soon as I found it in Elden ring, I used it for the rest of the game because it had the same stagger potential from bloodborne and a really good bleed effect (plus it was super fun to use). It missed nothing to me. Also the saw cleaver is literally the best weapon in the game pretty much, with anything higher dps having drawbacks in other forms. All speed runs use it because it has high dps with lower stamina use and it’s transform attack does massive limb damage very quickly. Maybe saw spear is a slight upgrade but usually not worth the rework of your stats from strength to skill.

[@EvanExplains]

The saw clever is the best speedrun weapon because it does what a lot of the others can do damage wise but it’s early so you don’t waste time getting a better weapon

[@jajasking9652]

I disagree with the stat change on the Saw spear, that weapon is literally at central yharnam anyways, soo you have barely leveled Up ( at most what, 6-7 levels, asuming you got It after killing cleric beast, which is not even a mandatory Boss ), though is true that, if you want to speedrun the Game, is not worth the extra time, but for a casual playthrough, It is a bit better

[@joyless95]

It’s definitely a lot worse tbf but yeah not bad either it’s worst trait was being quality which is dog in elden ring

[@Shin_FTW]

The main reason Saw Cleaver is the best is its DPS at shredding beast bosses, on top of the transform attack causing both limb damage and building up the beast meter fast. Not even Whirlygig or LHB compares overall. As for Saw Spear, it's technically better, but not practically better. Its edge is doing beast bonus damage in both forms, but Cleaver has higher AR, unless you go full quality with 99/99 Str/Skill, or close to it. Even then, it's barely higher AR than Cleaver. Less than 10 points.

[@secularspectator]

16:02 The saw cleaver is by faaaar the best weapon in the game.

[@vagabundorkchaosmagick-use2898]

Trick weapons, yes. We need trick weapons in a new game. Insight, no. Insight is a mechanic derived from Lovecraft fiction and the tabletop RPG Call of Cthulhu, and unless your game has a reason to add this mechanic, it would feel artificial. In Lovecraftian fiction and in Bloodborne, we live in a more or less normal world where normal rules apply, but suddenly we realize there are gods and dreamlands and monsters and dolls that talk to you and blood tranfusion. It can shatter your mind. In Elden Ring there were always gods and aliens and trolls and huge cities underground and ants that served as horses and living silver being with white blood. Insight has no place in a fantasy world like this. Understand this: insight is not madness. Insight is deep understanding, a deeper knowledge beyond normal science and natural philosophy. Just like when people learned that microbes were a thing. Insight means eyes in the inside, that is, the capacity to understand deeply.

[@OhNoJoshEdits]

Worst part of Bloodborne? Still being locked to PS4. 😐 I need my Steam port 5 years ago.

[@crcb251]

Great video, but I'm going to disagree with you on one thing you said in the video: Fromsoft SHOULD remove shields from their next game. I've noticed that as time has gone by, their games have gone more towards encouraging evasion as opposed to blocking. In DS1, you could go through the game with a tanky, shield build. By DS3, late game bosses were very tough to fight by blocking, and poise was heavily nerfed, to the point where heavy armour was almost worthless. In Elden Ring, Malenia straight up heals damage through your blocks. It's obvious to me that Fromsoft really just want to make a game with the combat style of bloodborne again, and I really wish they would rather than giving an option for shields and then discouraging their use more and more. Bloodborne is my favorite game and the first one I ever beat 100%, so it isn't like I can only play using shields. And, from what I hear, Sekiro also gets tons of praise for the feeling of its combat. It really seems like their best games are ones where they pick one style of gameplay and build on it, rather than trying to cram in everything.

[@SaintsFan09-z3s]

Some dude helped me beat Malenia with some blight shield he had 😂 op as hell.

[@simonealcazar816]

@@SaintsFan09-z3s Yeah I have know idea what hell this guys talking about Shields in ER are the best they have ever been. OH NO. One boss (barely) heals of blocking an attack, a boss that is largely 90% physical melee attacks and one of their biggest and dangerous moves moves can also be blocked. I’m a boss ask you to not just literally block every single attack or get punished.

[@crcb251]

@@simonealcazar816 Shields are not "the best they have ever been", they were significantly better in DS1 and DS2. And Malenia "barely" heals off blocking if you only consider a single attack; but she does strings constantly, especially that dangerous attack that you mention, which can heal her up noticeably. This is literally why I mentioned that I 100%'ed bloodborne (and also DS3 as well), since I hoped that people wouldn't just go "git gud", but I guess no matter what I do, apparently I just can't learn patterns and "just block every single attack" cause I don't understand mechanics... I am fine with hard bosses, I just prefer that if game design pushes me to play a specific way, it doesn't give me other options that are noticeably worse.

[@jajasking9652]

I counter that saying that they could stay, they gave some peculiar utilities for shields in elden ring Golden parry makes medium shields to be viable for parry Vow of the indominable to avoid damage if timed correctly ( if you are a freak, you can even avoid the mogh nihil damage ) Shield bash for actual decent damage A Big shield that also acts like a jar cannon A Big shield with a flamethrower ash of war that does good damage And blocking can be viable, specially for how good scholar shield Buff is Jellyfish shield for damage Buff And wathever the name of the attack that you can do after blocking Shields are defo much more dinamic on elden ring than on the other games, i don't like using them but hey, there's an options for those that wants to use them, with some options that are straight Up giving decent ofensive options

[@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz]

nah, I'd just rework how shields work. currently shields are terrible if you block and busted if you can parry the enemy. if they used timed blocks instead shields would be great. like if you block right when hit you lose half the stamina.

[@shumacher01]

i have a very specific thing i look for in a game. 1) the ability to roll when im not locking into an enemy, then side stepping when im locking into an enemy. 2) parrying. any games that has these mechanics easily becomes my fav games lol and bloodborne has it all. really love the rallying system too

[@MoonyDrak]

You should play Lies of P then if you haven’t already. It has roll when not locked on and a side step when you locked on. Parry and a rally system!

[@sasha1mama]

Reiterpallasch is "RY-tuh-PAHL-ahsh". My German is spotty, but it means "rider's ". It's a cavalier's pistol-sword; they actually experimented with the idea for the Prussian dragoons way back, to make a functional cavalry sword with a pistol barrel alongside the base of the blade. The technology of the time achieved only...limited success, as the extra heft of the flintlock threw off the sword's balance and reloading it proved unwieldy and impractical in field testing.

[@harashiSAN]

Love Reiterpilash & blades of mercy.. possibly my favorites over Chikagae or holy blade.. don't forget Fist of Gretia... the cannons, the gatling gun, just recently I finally tried out the piercing rifle.

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

If I remember correctly, the Bloodletter only gives you Frenzy if you use the L2 attack in its transformed mode.

[@mrswizzlestickz2646]

Only mistake fromsoft made was not making a bloodborne sequel

[@OhNoJoshEdits]

Idk. Maybe signing with Sony for it? They haven’t done shit with this IP when there’s an obvious community for it.

[@vanillakino]

I haven't played it for a while, but the weapons also had different styles, reminiscent of whoever created it, this is very incredible, and I really cry with sadness for not having this game on the PC

[@ayysea5717]

bro had me seething with that mf title.

[@rumblingprune1525]

I gotta say it makes me really happy people are talking about bloodborne a game that came out 8 years ago still talked about to this day. This game is a future classic.

[@EvanExplains]

my favorite game of all time

[@rumblingprune1525]

@@EvanExplains same

[@suchisthepowerofnagash]

I also think that the spells(hunter tools) in bloodborne are better than in elden ring

[@KapasaGamer]

I think Bloodborne is not getting a sequel or remake because Miyazaki does not wish to ruin this game's memory

[@TYRANT_GODS]

It is actually up to sony since owns the rights to the game. Ultimately its sonys decision.

[@KapasaGamer]

@@TYRANT_GODS that too

[@sdo1840]

Bloodborne is the true masterpiece fromsoft made

[@HotSauceMan46]

I do need to mention that the Threaded Cane is the only starter weapon that can cheese Father Gascoigne to make the fight much easier. However, it falls off pretty hard after Vicar Amelia.

[@GodofPookies]

u dont need the cane lmao. ive done it everytime 2 handing the axe or spear. Take ur time and just hit R2

[@HotSauceMan46]

@GodofPookies I didn't know those could do it, but u need a badge for the saw spear so I don't consider it to be a "starting weapon". I consider it to be an early weapon though. Normally I just swtich to LHB afterwards anyway since it carried me through the platinum lol

[@GodofPookies]

@@HotSauceMan46 Props to you for platinuming the game. I’m shocked ur only realizing this now lmao. I’ve had it platinumed for atleast 3 years now

[@HotSauceMan46]

@GodofPookies I didn't start playing the game until a month or 2 after Elden Ring came out. Once I saw that there was a pimp cane, I never really used anything else until I got to the dlc on my first playthrough 😂😂

[@themasquerader101]

Your intro reminds me of the Scary Door show from Futurama 😂

[@ServusDeiSmith]

Bloodborne stays the best Fromsoft game ever made.

[@EvanExplains]

big agree!

[@shadowmm1365]

Wrong it sucks

[@saket9083]

@shadowmm1365 wrong it's awesome

[@threadsoflifebooks1878]

I think Metroid Prime 2 would have been a larger inspiration on Lords of the fallen's dark world, as it uses the exact same mechanic.

[@stylianos304]

Does insight cause the dream to catch fire? I thought it happened after defeating mergos wetnurse(if im remembering bosses correctly).

[@EvanExplains]

It happens no matter what but I believe it happens at the insight level for the song

[@SonicTheFuckinHedgehog]

No, senile old Gehrman left the stove on.

[@vycanismajoris6871]

Yep. Played them all. Even outsiders like Nioh and Lies Of P. But no game, absloutely no game, can touch Bloodborne. Best OST, most likeable bosses (hard but fair), eccelent lore, few but very fun and very different weapons. I could go on forever. But to sum it up, Ive done speedruns, BL4 runs, 300 + FRC Chalice runs, all achievement runs. And I never get tired!. If that isnt near a perfect game, I dont know what is. I mean, I look forward to Elden Ring DLC, but Id rather have Bloodborne Prequel, where we see Gehrman, Maria and Kos in all its glory.

[@jakubchalupa8510]

Bloodborne actually has a lot of weapons compared to souls games, if you consider that not that many weapons are really different weapons. Yeah, those twenty straight swords sure look different, but in no way they change anything about how you play. DS3 has 19 melee weapon types, and some weapons with unique animations. It doesn't really matter which greatsword you use, the difference is that some of them are just worse and they scale from different stats

[@TheBaconator444]

I LOVE BLOODBOURNE I LOVE BRITISH PEOPLE #BONGOBILKS

[@D00M3R-SK8]

Majula music. I have fond memories of waking up, getting baked and having a coffee, whi8le I looked at my latest fashion, and listened to the majula music. DKSD2 had it's faults, but the Hub area was glorious (especially the music) Also DKS2 was the best game for PvP, no doubt about that. It's the PvP'ers game.

[@auntie_slayer4205]

fromsoft should have had certain boss weapons in Elden ring be trick weapons

[@DownSouthGhost]

You missed a golden opportunity for the music here. You should've just used the ps4 homescreen music, seeing as how we haven't gotten a remaster or a pc port for Bloodborne.

[@chasecampbell6496]

You doubt the threaded pimp cane? You definitely need to gain more insight. Heavily versatile with speedy dash attacks finishing with a strong whip attack when the enemy got out their weapon range.

[@DamienNeverwinter]

*Saif is the most underrated weapon in Bloodborne.* Although unserrated it still has very decent damage, but thats not the best part: It has hands down THE best combo in the game - start with the first R1 which rushes in with a stride whilst hitting at the same time, this hits far too fast for enemies to counter, then spam R1 a few times to land a fluid set of blows, finally as your stamina runs out hit the transform attack which causes you to dash away whilst landing a wicked long range blow on the way out. Rinse and repeat. It gets better: This thing literally has the same stagger as the freaking Kirkhammer, but moves as fast as a cleaver! The tricked curved greatsword form has an unusually massive amount of stagger, going as far as stun-locking winter lanterns from full hp to already dead. It gets better yet: this weapon has a unique attack animation that's only accessible through a locked-on left-side quickstep. The usual quick step attack slashes diagonally upward from bottom right to top left. However, this unique animation is a horizontal slash from left to right. It is a purpose made crowd control move and also works great on agile bosses or in PVP. On top of even all THAT, it has access to ALL the forms of physical damage in the game all in its moveset with a thrust on the tricked form, blunt on charged attacks, and slash on the untricked attacks. For PVP the lunging and retreating attacks make it hands down the best weapon. They literally doubled my effectiveness -no other weapon can close the distance or retreat out of range faster. It also rollcatches enemies something silly. Finally it's charge attack is borderline o/p. I cannot recommend upgrading a saif and trying it out more.

[@SybieSybs]

Personally, I always felt like Lies of P is the spiritual successor to Bloodborne. While it may not have Trick Weapons or Insight, as mentioned in this video, it makes up for it in unique weapon design, crafting new combinations of Weapons that have the combined Fable Arts of both of the Head and Handle, and NG+ lets you know what the Puppet Bosses are actually saying when you fight them. Plus, similar to how Bloodborne was inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Lies of P was inspired and loosely adapted by Carlo Collodi.

[@EvanExplains]

I just started that yesterday definitely agree!

[@g00gleisgayerthanaids56]

Bloodborne needs a remaster/directors cut where fromsoft is allowed to actually finish the base game and the old hunters, and it would be nice to get another new dlc along with it, as long as it still all fits together.

[@Kastor774]

15:10 aw come on, you can use the Reiterpallasch paired with a Cannon, use the Reiterpallasch to parry and then wreck a fool with a bone ashed cannon.

[@randomnstoned966]

I main a whirligig and was indeed insulted by ghizas wheel

[@lorebroker52]

Imagine combining Inside with the effects from Eternal Darkness..

[@lquezada914]

The biggest mistake was making such a great game under Sonys watch. Bloodborn 2 will be a console seller and they know it. Maybe one day they will ask them to make it.

[@Beezer1742]

Bloodborne and “mistake” do not belong in the same sentence under any circumstance.

[@robertbarber1198]

Bloodbourne is the pinnacle of the soulsbourne series

[@OZefiroMusica]

The Moonlight Greatsword could also do a double backstab

[@wryannevanornum]

The trick weapons were inovative and we have never seen them before!

[@maximusstorm1215]

I have a platinum on Bloodborne, and I don't remember that katana at all. As someone that's been playing since Demon's Souls on the PS3, well before Dark Souls came out, I do like Elden Ring the most. I honestly was never a fan of the few weapons in Bloodborne. I gave other weapons a go but never liked them, I wasn't a fam of using the same weapon all the way through because I couldn't find anything I liked more. I used the axe you get at the start, and even then, I didn't like it that much. I just got good at timing the charged heavy and it was super effective due to the knock back.

[@splinterborn]

Meanwhile on PC.......thanks sony.

[@SushiGhost97]

The biggest mistake was not letting me sit at and fast travel using the lanters😔

[@Marlo_Branco]

Amazing video !

[@attmay82]

Since Bloodborne is my favorite game of all time I came in here curious to see what mistake it made. But really this is just how the mistake was simply not making more things like how they were in Bloodborne. I'm slightly disappointed but also completely agree. Elden Ring couldn't get me into it like how I have lived most of a decade in here

[@ElRobin]

Hopefully there will be a Bloodborne something next year with the 10th anniversary

[@cherubin7th]

insight is basically just world tendency

[@r3gret2079]

Bloodborne is such a gem. An actual MASTERPIECE! My first Souls game was DS1, n I have such special memories of that game, nothing will ever replace those. But Bloodborne truly changed my life. I go back n forth on whoch is my favorite, but it mostly boils down to: DS1 because of that first time experience, eveything was so bewildering and the sense of excitement from exploration, and the thrill of the boss fights and the sense of accomplishment was something I had never experienced quite like I did with Dark Souls. And the reasoning for Bloodborne is similar, but more so the theme of the game, the eldritch horrors had me by the balls immediately. But also the weapons, holy shit the weapons, with absolutely every single one being viable, only having a 60(?) Point damage difference from weakest to strongest. 2 of my favorite gaming tracks come from both games, O&S's boss music is fucking AMAZING, only rivaled by Ludwig's song.

[@NerdFiction]

I love bloodborne, and after a further deep dive into it for a video I worked on I love it even more. But the fact that the community holds it up as an untouchable great one that no other fromsoft game could come close to makes me want to destroy it like the moon presence. Fan Boys have unreasonably built this game up as much if not more than the same fan boys tore down DS2. Them Blood tinted glasses just got everyone thinking the "Flawed" is silent in Flawed Masterpiece.

[@MrScottishDEMON]

While i agree that not having these is a mistake, i cant also say it is a full 100% mistake due to the fact that a lot of them wouldnt really fit into elden rings base game, however with the dlc for elden ring, there is a high chance that it can come into play for the dlc and with the dlc, add in features and new mechanics to the base game to improve upon them.

[@andreafranco712]

honestly I don't think elden ring should have had transforming weapons as a standard, but rather have a couple of unique weapons with a transformation mode instead of the ash of war, that way you can have a large quantity of weapons, and at the same time more unique ones with the ability to transform

[@NeedsContent]

Sony has complete control over the Bloodborne IP, From has zero control in bringing the game to PC.

[@Beezer1742]

Insight was awesome. I also liked the world and character tendency of demons souls which is similar.