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Bloodborne is living up to the hype (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by lablakelydoink@slrpnk.net to c/soulslike@lemmy.zip

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This is a pretty unnecessary post, but I have no one irl who I can share this sentiment with.

I've only just finished with Vicar Amelia, and while I can't imagine I'm that far into the game, I've seen enough to say that it's awesome, and barring any falloffs in quality through the rest of the game, may easily become my favorite souls entry.

I've been burned too many times before by hype, but not this one.

Only real reason I could see how someone might be let down by Bloodborne is if they just don't jive with the gothic/Lovecraftian horror aesthetic.

But not me, this shit is fire and has entered my horror media pantheon next to Elfriede Jelinek's The Children of the Dead and Andrzej Zulawski's Possession.

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[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I recently finished it via emulator and I also think it lived up to the hype. It's as good as any soulslike and the aesthetic is top notch.

[–] lablakelydoink@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Glad you liked it as well! How was the performance via emulation? It seems like every time I'd hear something about playing it through emulation would be about how a lot of improvements were being made, but it wasn't quite there yet.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It worked very well. I didn't experience any crashes or graphical anomalies, but I also didn't use any of the upscaled or 60fps patches. I wanted the ps4 experience.

[–] lablakelydoink@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago

Dang, I would sell a nut to run this game at 60fps.

[–] JuanPeece@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Just wrapped up a playthrough of the base game + DLC on emulator, also using the 60 fps patch. My rig is pretty decent, and was hitting 60 most of the time. Really, the big issue is some gpu/cpus run into the "vertex explosion" bug, which while sounding metal af, kinda stops you dead in your tracks visually. Just need a quick quit to main menu and re-continue, so for me it was just a minor gripe. Still got to finish the whole thing, and my lord was it worth it. Just started DS3 to fill the void it left lol

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I've gotta try playing it on emulator but, and its really stupid, I'm one playthrough away from getting my only PlayStation platinum trophy in it. That being said, I don't think I can play through it again at 30fps knowing I could be playing 60+