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Vertigo_High Touch The Sky Since: May, 2010
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#26: Jun 10th 2014 at 12:07:06 PM

Jeez all the DS 2 hate makes me sad.

Halberdier17 We Are With You Zack Snyder from Western Pennsylvania Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
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#27: Jun 10th 2014 at 5:31:44 PM

IGN confirmed Bloodborne is indeed the Spiritual Successor of Demon's Souls.

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Schitzo HIGH IMPACT SEXUAL VIOLENCE from Akumajou Dracula Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: LA Woman, you're my woman
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#28: Jun 10th 2014 at 6:03:28 PM

Considering most "Let's let our interns develop this game while we go focus on other projects" games are usually butt awful, Dark Souls II turned out friggin awesome.

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theLibrarian That all you got? from his own little world Since: Jul, 2009
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#29: Jun 10th 2014 at 6:04:54 PM

I wonder what the plot of this will be...You seem to be some kind of hunter of supernatural creatures like zombies and whatnot.

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#30: Jun 10th 2014 at 7:07:42 PM

Oh good, the title changed. I was having some trouble finding it.

theLibrarian That all you got? from his own little world Since: Jul, 2009
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#31: Jun 10th 2014 at 7:10:28 PM

So it's not Bloodborne anymore?

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Halberdier17 We Are With You Zack Snyder from Western Pennsylvania Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
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#32: Jun 10th 2014 at 7:13:14 PM

[up]It is still Bloodborne. They misspelled the game.

The thread used to be titled something different when it was still called Project Beast.

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theLibrarian That all you got? from his own little world Since: Jul, 2009
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#33: Jun 10th 2014 at 7:15:11 PM

Ah, okay. I thought they'd changed the spelling here.

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FOFD Since: Apr, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishing you were here
#34: Jun 10th 2014 at 9:17:52 PM

IGN confirmed Bloodborne is indeed the Spiritual Successor of Demon's Souls.

Immense sadness.

Enough with the "spiritual sequels". I want my Demon's Souls 2! GWAH. They said the same thing about Dark Souls. Why not make a "spiritual sequel" to Dark Souls if we're going to just re-use the brand recognition rather than make a full-fledged sequel? Hell, Dark Souls 1 and 2 are proof that they can deliver a new story in the same world.

-watches Bloodborne trailer-

o_o

Well, I'm intrigued.

The new main character got eaten before we saw any gameplay. Shame.

Here's what IGN said on the matter:

Bloodborne is indeed the spiritual successor to Demon's Souls. In a section detailing the upcoming title's combat, it explains "One of the ways we are bringing that sense of danger to life is by keeping the deep strategic elements from Demon’s Souls, while also transitioning from the passive and block-and-attack style of Demon’s Souls to a quicker, more offensive and active combat style with close-range weapons and guns."

Story details were also revealed, with the update explaining: "Bloodborne takes place in an ancient, forgotten city called Yharnam, known for an old medical remedy. Over the years, many hopeless and afflicted people have made long pilgrimages to Yharnam in search of help. As the main character, you are one of these travelers. However, you find that Yharnam is also cursed with a horrible endemic illness. You must navigate the perilous streets of this city, fighting off nightmarish creatures, malformed beasts and deranged mobs stricken with this horrific illness. Face your fears as you discover the secrets and mysteries of this dark and horrific world where danger, death and madness lurk around every corner."

And already, the plot sounds better than the original Dark Souls. :) So let's see:

Demon's Souls: A hero journeys to the land of Boletaria, beseeched by a cursed fog that brings about soul-devouring demons.

Dark Souls: An undead hero journeys outside of a prison and makes a pilgrimage to learn the fate of the undead.

Dark Souls 2: The player character is suffering from a curse and searching for a cure to their agony.

Bloodborn: The PC finds a town said to possess remedies is actually filled with illness and zombies.

Got to say, it does sound less epic when you ignore the dragon, or dragon-like face that showed up in the trailer. But while the setting isn't as grand, it does sound more compelling than Dark Souls 1 at least.

edited 10th Jun '14 9:25:36 PM by FOFD

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nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#35: Jun 11th 2014 at 12:45:18 AM

Looks like this is as close to a horror-themed Warhammer game as we're gonna get for a while.

edited 11th Jun '14 12:45:42 AM by nervmeister

LE0Night Since: Jul, 2011
#36: Jun 12th 2014 at 5:03:59 AM

A Dark/Demon's Souls game where shields are banned? Oh dear.

Trip Since: Mar, 2012
#37: Jun 12th 2014 at 6:36:57 AM

RUH ROH

And by Demon' Souls Spiritual Successor, I think they meant it's moer linear, like Demon's Souls, rather then the more open-ended Dark Souls.

And then there was silence
GregtheDev13 Since: Jun, 2014
#38: Jun 12th 2014 at 12:24:42 PM

Ah, I'm such a sucker for Victorian Horror. An IGN article mentions that melee weapons can change forms, I wonder how that will play out? Me, I just want to rock a rapier and flintlock.

I do hope the narrative is better this time around.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#39: Jun 12th 2014 at 12:56:40 PM

Eh, I just remembered I'd have to pay for online now. On top of needing to get a PS 4.

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#41: Jun 12th 2014 at 1:03:50 PM

[up][up]

I'm still gonna wait awhile before picking a next-gen system

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#42: Jun 12th 2014 at 4:37:17 PM

The animation looks nicer. Maybe it's next-gen only?

Alucard Lazy? from Vancouver, BC Since: Jan, 2011 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#43: Jun 12th 2014 at 5:56:00 PM

I want to gauge this game via anecdotal evidence: one a scale of 1-10, where does your hype-level stand on it? I'm talking to everybody.

I wanted to get into the whole Demon/Dark Souls craze, but could never find the time. This seems like a good place to start.

vision from the bay area Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I know
#44: Jun 12th 2014 at 6:42:39 PM

I'm pretty hyped...wanna say like 8/10 but since I don't own a PS 4 yet those points are shaved down to 3 or 4. :C

LE0Night Since: Jul, 2011
#45: Jun 13th 2014 at 6:51:12 AM

Here's what I think is an extended version of that Project Beast snippet that leaked last month?

edited 13th Jun '14 6:52:09 AM by LE0Night

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#46: Jun 13th 2014 at 7:00:18 AM

Hyped since it's by Miyazaki and I'm 90% certain I will own a PS 4 by the end of the year. 8,5/10

TheSpacePhantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
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#47: Jun 13th 2014 at 7:09:04 AM

I would be at, like, 7 if it was on PS 3. Since it isn't, my hype level is around 2.

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TAPETRVE from The city of Vlurxtrznbnaxl Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: She's holding a very large knife
#48: Jun 14th 2014 at 8:29:28 AM

For those who can't Vimeo, the gameplay trailer on YT.

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edited 14th Jun '14 8:29:47 AM by TAPETRVE

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artfulscruff Since: Apr, 2010
#49: Jun 14th 2014 at 9:07:57 AM

I'd say my hype is around 7.

Combat looks faster paced from that last trailer, though maybe they just edited it to look that way. I notice also that torches are back, and seem to be used as a weapon now. Then again, thinking on it, I'm assuming you could use it as a weapon in Dark Souls II as well, I just never thought to try.

GregtheDev13 Since: Jun, 2014
#50: Jun 14th 2014 at 12:00:36 PM

So far everything looks really awesome, but I have a lot of nagging questions.

Will the Character Creation (which I assuming it has) still suck? Will we have to sleep though another bare bones (and very boring) narrative? Will we still have to put up with plenty of Fake Difficulty and Guide Dang Moments?

So, I going to try and be as optimistic as I can, but I can't let these concerns go. So, 6.5/10


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