Is Bloodborne going to be the best game ever?

[Broderick]

I am excited for it, but I do not have a ps4 at the moment. I cannot say for certain whether it will be "the best game ever", as no game I have played has gotten that title yet. Will it be a very good game at the least? Well, I sure hope so. Dark Souls 2 was a disappointment, not a bad game, but had quite a lot of flaws. I am really hoping that they learn from those mistakes as they go forward with future games in the Dark Souls style.

 

[Fox12]

Hot damn, that actually looks fucking rad!

I mean...uh, hype is bad, and, uh, calm down.

Seriously though, I wouldn't call it the best game ever, especially since we know little to nothing about it. The setting, combat, atmosphere, lore, and level design are guaranteed to satisfy. However, Dark Souls had many problems. It was weird, in that it was exceptional in areas where games usually aren't very good, and lagged behind in areas where other games were brilliant. I love the subtlety in Dark Souls, but I do think there's such a thing as TOO subtle, and From Software rides that line very narrowly. It's okay to expand on your narrative just a little bit From, honest. Silent Hill 2 probably struck the perfect balance between ambiguity and exposition. It was grounded, but we never really felt like we had a good grasp on the situation. Dark Souls doesn't even give you that much. There are also certain design issues I had. I hold, and will always hold, that it is totally unacceptable to not have a pause button. I shouldn't have to choose between dying and answering a phone call from my mom/friend/girlfriend. Hopefully Miyazaki doesn't get stuck too far up his own ass after the surprise cult success of Dark Souls 1.

That said, working for a smaller publisher, and then becoming that publishers cash cow have pretty much given him carte blanche to do whatever he wants, and take risks other publishers would never allow. I wouldn't want all games to be like Dark Souls, but From games are unique, and I'll be picking up a copy on day one. Hopefully it's everything it's cracked up to be.

It does make Microsoft's Tomb Raider exclusive look absolutely precious, though.

 

[Sack of Cheese]

Only until the next Souls game comes out!!

 

[Rozalia1]

Best game ever? Well I doubt it'll actually claim that number 1 spot of all time, but it'll be on that elite list of top games yes from what I've seen of it.

It's probably going to be a great game!

...Sadly, as a PS4 exclusive, it can go fuck itself.

Why so mad? Bloody hell do people take this platform war garbage seriously.

 

[Elvis Starburst]

maybe. before release you can never be sure about the actual quality of the game and game of the year is highly subjective already. I am really looking forward to the game, but I am always A bit of the afraid of making assumptions based on info of something not myself, so I will wait and see. Here just hoping that Bloodborne is the continued evolution I hoped DSII would be.

Looks pretty damn sweet. I liked DS 1, need to get DS 2. This seems like it has some good potential~ Also, dude, I never expected someone to actually have that dance as their avatar o.o I love it! (And the game itself)

 

[Madame_Lawliet]

Cool your jets dude, game's not even close to out yet.

Don't get me wrong I'm incredibly psyched for it myself, Dark Souls is one of my favorite games, but it's best to stay cautiously optimistic and not buy too much into hype when we have THIS LITTLE to go on as of yet, lest we run into another Watch_Dogs situation.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

Best game ever is purely subjective and it's PS4 only, the game isn't even out yet so I'll go with it being the hype train for this thread existing.

 

[Rozalia1]

Best game ever is purely subjective and it's PS4 only, the game isn't even out yet so I'll go with it being the hype train for this thread existing.

Uh what? What does it being exclusive have to do with being the best game ever? Plenty of people tell me The last of Us, Star Citizen, you get the idea are the best ever and they are exclusive.

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

Best game ever is purely subjective and it's PS4 only, the game isn't even out yet so I'll go with it being the hype train for this thread existing.

Uh what? What does it being exclusive have to do with being the best game ever? Plenty of people tell me The last of Us, Star Citizen, you get the idea are the best ever and they are exclusive.

Yeah we keep getting that but at the end of the day saying its the best is only to the person thinking it, trying to say it objectively is almost impossible because you'd have many disagreeing and because this is the world and gaming everyone is allowed their say.

Besides I get enough Star Citizen on my G+ stream thanks to two over the top fanboy friends of mine, can't really talk to them about any other game being good without them claiming SC beats everything hands down etc.

 

[Nazulu]

I'm happy for you. Really, I am. But I can't see much in this to make me really care at all.

It's a dark horror world again, filled with usual beasts, and the little explanation feels very uninspired, and it's name it is pretty ~meh, but the details and animation look pretty cool.

I can't call something the best until I see something very special in it.

And the smug assholes who're apparently never hyped for anything - they're either 1. lying to themselves (everyone gets excited for one thing or the other), or 2. their lack of enthusiasm lasts for months, maybe an year or two before the game comes out, whereas the potential disappointment they're trying to avoid is a matter of maybe a few hours.

So yeah - nothing about that attitude makes any sense to me. Being excited for a few months seems far better than being a grouch even if the game turns out bad.

And this is a attitude I hate. Because you apparently know everything about everyone, right?

Well Mr. Psychologist, I'm someone that hasn't been hyped for anything for ages, because they don't fucking make what I want to see. And no, I don't your pathetic quick solution recommendations.

Also, I can't be hyped for anything because the things I were once excited for couldn't have disappointed me more, and many games seem to carry those trends I hate so very much, and that's not even counting DLC and other rubbish. So no, I completely disagree. I rather wait and finish researching a new game rather than drool over it every time till I finally see if it met my expectations.

 

[Sean Hollyman]

From Software, the developer of Ninja Blade?

HAHAHAHHHAHA No.

Spoiler

Just kidding, I can't wait to get it. This, MGSV and Arkham City are on my must get list.

 

[MrBaskerville]

It looks really good and i've rarely been let down by From Software (heck i even liked Eternal Ring on the ps2), but i do think a lot of people are going to be dissapointed because they expect it to be like Dark Souls. I like Dark Souls, but i personally hope it's going to be something different and that's also what it looks like from previews and interviews. Just a shame that it isn't coming for the ps3 :/.

 

[EHKOS]

I saw a Mummified Warden and a re-skinned Capra demon. As long as it keeps the combat feel of DS II then it's going to be a great 90 hours of my life. However I have to wait probably two years before I get to play it due to lack of employment and thus lack of funds to throw at new consoles.

It does look great though. But no game can be the best game. It's like Ocean's Twelve, you just can't compare them on the same level.

 

[Skin]

No, Dark Souls 2 is the best game ever. Oh wait...

Firstly, I have given up on expecting good PvP from Fromsoft. I think Dark Souls PvP was good purely out of sheer luck of how the mechanics combined together, and I think when From actually tried to improve it in DkS2, it turned out to be an irredeemable abortion.

As long as the combat is tight and precise (which wasn't the case in DkS2) and From don't go full retard with weapon tracking and hitboxes again, I think it will be a good game in any Souls fans eyes. I trust in Miyazaki to deliver that much at least.

 

[Don't taze me bro]

Start riding the hype train and your destination is bound to be disappointment. I'll just remain cautiously optimistic for now.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

No PC port?
...

God help us all.

Oh god no. From Software has yet to make a good game and Bloodborne is now going to be best game ever, yeah right. The combat is horrible in Dark Souls (and it was their 2nd try). I didn't even try Dark Souls 2 because of how bad the 1st (or 2nd) one was. They know very little about RPG mechanics and combat mechanics. When a shooter has better shield controls than your combat game, your game sucks. And, lastly, From's enemy AI is pedestrian as it gets. AI is one of the main things games need to improve on.

Was this intentional flame bait?

 

[Tony Gigliotti]

Best game ever?
Hardly. The "souls" series are not even close to the best games ever.

Great, yes, but they do not hold a candle to many Older games or even some newer ones.

*COUGH*Starcraft*cough* *COUGH*Xenoblade*cough*.

 

[elvor0]

Oh god no. From Software has yet to make a good game and Bloodborne is now going to be best game ever, yeah right. The combat is horrible in Dark Souls (and it was their 2nd try). I didn't even try Dark Souls 2 because of how bad the 1st (or 2nd) one was. They know very little about RPG mechanics and combat mechanics. When a shooter has better shield controls than your combat game, your game sucks. And, lastly, From's enemy AI is pedestrian as it gets. AI is one of the main things games need to improve on.

Not that I like to proliferate the notion that Dark Souls players are elitist, but you're clearly not very good at the game if you think that, how long did you play it for exactly before writing it off as horrible? Five minutes? Dark Souls has VERY, VERY tight controls. You not being very good at it doesnt mean they know "very little about RPG mechanics and combat mechanics", it does mean you don't know anything about the game.

But hey, all those people who love it and it being a run away hit must mean nothing right?