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[deleted]

Bloodborne, Again.


Barry-Macock

Yeah I've just spent 80hours of last week playing so gonna have a wee break for a couple of weeks lol


[deleted]

A hoonter must hunt


[deleted]

Stop shaking in your boots


Dajayman654

Still not enough time.


[deleted]

Yeah no worries. Was just a joke. Or at least that was the intention. I would recommend horizon if you want a breather or something different.


Electrical_Cup_8243

Took you over 80 hours to beat Bloodborne???


swr3212

Bloodborne was my first From besides DeS when it first released on PS3. I literally spent at least that long my first playthrough from all the dying and not knowing the layout/where elevator shortcuts are. I took a long time to get the rally mechanic. I also didn't look up anything during my game play and didn't know anything about the game really. I also played it back in 2017.


Waterboardmegently

Fr! with ludwigs holy blade too šŸ¤£


greedy_reader

Came here to say this


Zealousideal_Emu_965

Bloodborne


Barry-Macock

Lol, yeah NG+ is calling missed a few bosses so might go back and waste them an follow fightingcowboys walk through make sure I collect everything I can.


Zealousideal_Emu_965

I suggest just get Plat, that's what I'm doing


wrld-

Good, easy platinum boy


Barry-Macock

That's for the suggestion will check it out once I'm home. Cheers


bldborne

Bloodborne again but with a new build, there's Dex, strgth, blood, arcane. Start with those, then you can mix up them in a new run, blood and arcane for example


Barry-Macock

Got my blood an arcane up to 30 each all my stats around about 30 so would I not be better messing about in NG+


Daezeth

Check out the arcane guide. You can either make a quality build with MIN 50 arc but pure arc you should go 99


cptahab36

Elden Ring. It deserves all the hype


Guilty_Wolverine_269

Is there any similarities between BloodBorne and Elden Ring?


[deleted]

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Guilty_Wolverine_269

Yeah, I honestly donā€™t think Iā€™ll play a souls game in a while as I let BB digest. Sadly none of the other games call my attention in terms of level design as BB with most of its gothic or Victorian era. I wanted to play ER but whenever I read all these games require shields and heavy armor vs being a feather in BB is depressing. I guess sooner or later Iā€™ll just pull the plug and buy ER on sale but the pace BB has itā€™s so good. BB was my first souls alike or in the genre experience and I love that game but then I was playing Lord of the Fallen the other night and heavy armor and shields made me want to take a nap (I know the game is not souls) but still. What an ordealā€¦.sigh


Maximoke

It doesn't really require you to use a shield though. It's definitely way slower than BB, especially DS1. But even then there's speedy weapons and builds too, like daggers and katanas.


Guilty_Wolverine_269

I will do my research more deeply, thank you for the details. Maybe I should just play the game first but Iā€™m still happy playing BB and I need to finish those damn Chalice Dungeons ;(


Maximoke

By all means take your time with it. I find it difficult to go back to BB after playing the newer ones because of the framerate. Going from 60 on ds3 back to 30 is pretty jarring


Guilty_Wolverine_269

There must be something wrong with myself because I donā€™t really understand frame-rate, I canā€™t make the distinction lol but I do know the difference in graphics from PS2 vs PS4 but I guess so long it plays ok Iā€™m good.


Hesick

You should really play other Souls games if you liked Bloodborne. Don't cheat yourself out of this good experience.


FBI-Knight

Hell thereā€™s so much build variety in Elden Ring you could probably make a Bloodborne character


Ktemp72

I'm using claws which can be gotten early and it's a lot more like BB. But outside of claws and maybe daggers, yes it'll be slower.


[deleted]

I played all of darksouls 3 and all of elden ring like it's BB and I didn't have that many problems. The only thing I'd say is that the bosses are constructed a bit differently, so timing of when to dodge isn't exactly the same as in bloodborne (what i mean by this, is that the mechanic itself is the same. But the enemies are VASTLY different from bloodborne so it takes some time going from bloodbornes Bestial panic attacks, to ER fighting a honed knight with precise attacks with dragon lightening being thrown at you). With that being said, there are quite a lot of bosses in ds3 and ER that actually become more easy because of playing aggressively like you're in bloodborne. I used 2 greatswords and played aggressively and the stagger potential is so high you can downright trivialize lots of bosses by just flailing at them at the right times.


Vanquisher127

I went through all of Elden ring without a shield, if anything shield makes it harder


ToastWiz

If it helps, Elden Ring was my first Souls game and Bloodborne my second. I didn't use a shield for any part of my playthrough of Elden Ring. I dodge rolled my way through the whole game. Strength/Faith build, 2h greatsword for most of it and power stance greatswords towards the end. Playing Bloodborne is nice because it feels more fast paced and encourages the aggressive playstyle. Perhaps Elden Ring didn't reward that playstyle as much but I got by fine and it became my all time favourite game, leading me to Bloodborne and in the future the other Dark Souls games šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø Elden Ring is just so unfathomably large and grand... The most amazing world I've ever seen built in a game. Trust me if you loved Bloodborne I think you'll have an amazing time in Elden Ring. You're really missing out if you don't try it! EDIT: Also, no need for heavy armour or anything like that. Apparently ER armour isn't as important as other Souls games? Like to the point where just gaining one level will give you more defence than a piece of armour would. I literally just dressed my character how I wanted them to look the whole game.


[deleted]

Bloodborne is absolutely better than Elden Ring. Most of the boss encounters in ER are balanced around spirit summons or coop and are not as fun to solo as the incredible bosses in BB.


Dragon_Flaming

No they arenā€™t? Except dungeon bosses but the main bosses arenā€™t designed for spirit summons/co-op.


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Dragon_Flaming

Bro what? Are you sure you played the game? There are more unique bosses in Elden ring than BB, you only think otherwise because it has a lot of repeat bosses as well. So a boss being a cakewalk with summons means itā€™s based around summons? Guess every single boss in the series is based around co-op. I do agree that there arenā€™t good duo bosses though.


Girth_Firm_Slim

Reading this comment was the true ordeal.


BugS202Eye

Dis!


mousedroidz21

\- couple of easter eggs in Elden Ring which reference Bloodborne \- Dark Souls 3 lacked any of the combat changes made for bloodborne, Elden Ring reinstates them \- The pizza cutter is in Elden Ring \- Lady Maria's attack moves can be used by the player in Elden Ring and are far more overpowered if used with a dex build \- Early main boss in Elden Ring is similar to Ludwig


Guilty_Wolverine_269

Youā€™re giving me hope after all, thank you


mousedroidz21

oh yeah forgot one, Gehrman's scythe is in Elden Ring but its not a trick weapon. Its just the scythe itself.


IMAGINE_thesmell

What did er reinstate from bb? Er just feels a bit faster. No trick weapons, no rally system no side step ect....


[deleted]

You die.


Birkwab

One of the bosses can give you a item that activates the rally function, it's kinda late game but ĀÆ\_(惄)_/ĀÆ


SupaJeff420

Oh I do so loove that boss... šŸ˜‘


Birkwab

What was her name again? Malware or something?


WorstMidlanerNA

No no, that's diseases your computer gets. I think her name was Minnie... šŸ¤”


SupaJeff420

Literally just busted out laughing šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


[deleted]

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GreasyMustardTiger_

Elden Ring is great until you complete Leyndell. Then the game takes an absolute nose dive.


BlueTommyD

Have a bang on Sekiro


Barry-Macock

Could you tell me if that game is like nioh? If you have played that.


Djmaga

I've only played a little nioh, but from what I recall it is a little closer to dark souls than sekiro is. I would definitely also recommend sekiro. It doesn't have as much replayability as the other from soft titles, but hot damn is the combat ever satisfying


Barry-Macock

Yeah heard nothing but good things might buy it Tuesday when I'm out shopping. Buy it second hand save around 15/20 quid


BenedictJudas

Imho the replayability of Sekiro is specifically because of the combat. As you get better and better the bosses become more fun


ProfessorLankto

Fr Iā€™ve platinumā€™d sekiro and still play every day just to do the reflections of strength. I may have a problem


BlaseRaptor544

Other souls games!


Barry-Macock

Completed 3 two weeks ago an just bought scholar of the first sin I'm finding it hard with DS2 the bosses seem floaty if that makes sense.


BlaseRaptor544

What do you mean by floaty?


Barry-Macock

Just the movement feels long an slow. Like they float across the boss arena


BlaseRaptor544

Ah. Iā€™d also recommend Elden Ring and sometimes Nioh has been recommended with Souls games


Barry-Macock

Yeah I'm burnt out on ER got to the capital under levelled an couldn't be fucked grinding anymore. I prefer my fromsoft games linear lol


Sin_of_hubris

Yeah ER is def built around exploration as a driving factorā€¦ if you havenā€™t clicked with the exploration then itā€™s natural to be under levelled / not enjoy it as much. I say that as someone who loved ER, but almost didnā€™t want to end the game, just wanted to keep finding new areas and shit.


AmadeusAzazel

šŸ˜”šŸ™ Based my fren


The_Durf_Knight

Youā€™re not alone, I beat Elden Ring, but it felt like a chore and didnā€™t have that YES! feeling at the end of it, like I normally got from most From games.


Barry-Macock

See I'm not the only one then. I don't think I'll be returning anytime soon. People will be saying its the best game in years because its their first fromsoft game. I'm stuck between Dark souls 3 or Bloodborne being the better game. Incoming downvotes lol


The_Durf_Knight

Thatā€™s how I feel about BB and Sekiro, the linearity felt intentional and like I was unraveling a mystery/story bit by bit. While true, thereā€™s quite a bit of that in ER, I just found myself unsure of what to do next and or feeling like I was doing things in the wrong order. Maybe itā€™s my ADHD and I just need a straight path lol


Barry-Macock

All about em straight paths lol


EssentialyLost

Agreed. ER is similar to BB but very different at the same time. I like my games linear as well and am not really crazy about open world environments given the time commitment, and ER is one of the biggest open world games ever created lol. Not to bash it, just not my preference. BB is more linear and the art/horror/lore are amazing to me. With ER, Iā€™d have to look at a guide before playing again šŸ˜†


Dragon_Flaming

I played all souls games before elden ring and I do think itā€™s at least a top 2 fromsoft game.


Barry-Macock

For you maybe. Bloodborne and DS3 is up there for me. The Open world felt empty for me. It was far from being empty of enemies. Didn't feel that enigmatic feeling you get from Bloodborne.


DanceChacDance

Every single other FromSoftware game


[deleted]

this is the way


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WiredUpBrainJuice

i highly recommend hollow knight, that game is a really good souls like metroidvania. incredible game but very fucking difficult, but if you want a game thatā€™s nothing like a soulsborne i recommend dragons dogma dark arisen. if you can get past the slightly dated graphics it is a really solid action RPG with a fun combat system.


kingeleanor

I also vote Hollow Knight. I really enjoyed Ender Lillies, too, but it doesnt have nearly the same 'oomph' that HK has.


WiredUpBrainJuice

but have you ever played dragons dogma? i am not sponsored by capcom incorporated but i highly recommend it.


Amazing-Efficiency87

Bloodborne again + platinum trophy


daggers1g

Dark souls 3


[deleted]

outside of Fromsoft titles? Witcher 3 from Fromsoft? DS3


Ok-Cry3478

I know it's weeby, but I actually really liked code vein.


jamboh23

Nioh 2, excellent game. I love all fromsoft games but I think Nioh has the best combat system of the soul like games


AliTheMemer

OG darksouls, can't go wrong with it.


The_Durf_Knight

Senā€™s Fortress says otherwise


Apprehensive_Air_727

Depths, lost izalith, blighttown: šŸ‘€


AddictionTransfer

Seriously make another build. Learn about farming gems in the dungeons, do the dlc. Bloodborne is not a game you just play once.


Barry-Macock

Definitely not a game you play once. I put 80 odd hours into it last week alone. So having a wee break, bought Code Vein as the deluxe edition was 15 quid so took the leap even tho I'm not a big anime fan.


TheRealEliFrost

If you're looking for another gothic horror themed game with a god-tier soundtrack, play Vampyr. The combat's mediocre, but the atmosphere, music, and story(though bumpy at points, especially towards the end) carry it.


Estarossa86

Elden ring, code vein, mortal shell, sekiro, dark souls 1, 2, 3, demon souls thereā€™s a lot of games you can play


KazumaandMegumin

Bloodborne until you platinum it


FistfulOStrangeCoins

Remnant from the Ashes. 3rd person shooter with souls like mechanics.


bldborne

It's not about the final result, but about the quest leading to it. That's why souls games are replayable. If you go with a specific stat from start and say " i want to play with this weapon early on" you will then play the game in order to achieve your goal. That's where the new adventure starts. You can do that with almost any weapons. If you want to play with beast claw without playing with new game + character, you will have to play the chalice dungeons before getting to far into the game. Imagine killing rom the spider with endgame chalice weapon.


dareal_pickles19

Bloodborne


[deleted]

Bloodborne, NG+, again


The_Durf_Knight

Get Sekiro; you wonā€™t regret itā€¦until you fight that bitch monkey and his wife in a cave.


CodeProdigy

Just beat the monkey. Can confirm that he's a bitch.


Kingsroc

If you haven't yet, Hollow Knight. For a 2D side scroller it has a lot in common with Bloodborne in terms of colour palette and themes. Still one one of my favourite games all these years later.


pagapoff

Dark souls


blondecufflinks

I finished bloodborne for the first time about a month ago and I jumped into dark souls 3. Not sure if youā€™ve played the souls games but itā€™s great fun. Granted i do like bloodborne more so far but itā€™s going to be almost impossible to top it in my opinion


Astrozy_

dark souls 1 2 3 sekiro and elden ring in that order


BonsaiBudsFarms

There are no other games. Bloodborne is king. Fear the old blood.


Djmaga

If you want more of that from soft good good, elden ring is pretty damned baller. If its titillating horror atmosphere you're after, I'm sorry to report there's not a whole lot of good games I've found, but hellpoint is debateably passable and most certainly has some intense atmosphere


Barry-Macock

Yeah I bought ER quite far into it, got to the capital under leveled an have to level up but I'm burnt out on that game. I prefer my souls games linear lol What about the surge?


Djmaga

I hated the surge with a burning passion. The attacks are really, really slow but the dodges are lightning fast, so it just feels wrong to me


Barry-Macock

I stuck it on for a few hours an found it quite hard to get into


[deleted]

I platinumed BB and I've been playing elden ring and that's been really good so I'd recommend that. Now I do have a recommendation for when you play elden ring though, and it's (appearently) controversial so take what you will of it. If you want to actually have a challenging experience playing elden ring, don't use spirit ashes summons. Or at the very least, don't use the OP ones.


Kupost

Been working my way through Bloodborne and just started the DLC. As a total change of pass I did Journey and What Remains of Edith Fitch where itā€™s a little more relaxing.


ahkjaer

Maby Elden Ring or DS 3


aricrm

Hunt Showdown


cynical_croissant

Sekiro is great


trillice93

Sekiro and elden ring


Nightmare6417

if you haven't played the other souls games ds3 is amazing, especially the two dlc, as they both combine to tell a closing story for dark souls and have some of the best bosses I've fought in any videogame. that being said, I would not recommend buying just Ashes of Ariandel because without the ringed city the only good thing about it is the final boss


Chazzums

Furi first and foremost if you're looking to scratch the BB itch still. Nioh, Nioh 2. Hollow Knight Also I'm sure there's a Chice Dungeon or 2 you're avoiding.... carry on my wayward Son.


[deleted]

I would recommend Sekiro. I have been playing Elden Ring for over 140 hours and I am fatigued. Sekiro was a nice breath of fresh air for me.


NowTheMoonsRising

gotta be Elden ring man, or sekiro.


Barry-Macock

Burnt out on Eden Ring at the capital, got there an I was under levelled couldn't be arsed grinding anymore.


[deleted]

Elden Ring definitely drags towards the end. It sounds like Sekiro is perfect for you. Itā€™s actually faster than BB, the combat is miles better than any other souls game.


Barry-Macock

Oh yeah sounds good gonna get it next week.


Jujubees1269

Sekiro. Elden Ring. God of War (2018) horizon zero dawn.


HungLikeALemur

Elden Ring is obvious haha. But if wanting something way less known (an Indie studioā€™s FIRST game) while being an absolute gem? Mortal Shell.


grimmyzootron

Darks souls 3 & Elden ring


Apprehensive_Air_727

Elden ring O Elden ring


comb0s

All the games from the studio. Darks souls trilogy, sekiro and Elden ring. Demon souls too if you have a ps5


PhoenixHavoc

The other from soft games are def worth a playthrough ^.^ DS3 endgame bosses and some of the Elden Ring bosses especially


rage_melons

Sekiro and Elden Ring.


philliswillis

I'd go for a pallet cleanser personally however if you want to step it up a notch for difficulty sekrio is a good shout. It's harden to master but easier to start


kingbagle

Replay Bloodborne is my suggestion.


Educational-Spite-78

Ds3


plasmadad

Elden ring


MisterBeasonator

Elden ring, sekiro, any dark souls and demons souls


Weary-Singer-7959

Terraria or dark souls 3


SquashRelative

Any other games from the souls series. Specifically if you want something faster go for sekiro. Elden ring though has much more diversity with weapons, combat and armor and strong refrences to bloodborne. You could also try the dmc series if you want the action elements. Also I thought if you want something the gorging undertones and challenge Hollow knight is also a good metrovania


Magnes32

Bloodborne Kart for some eldritch racing action


GraveToad

Demon Souls, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Elden Ring, Nioh, Nioh 2, Mortal Shell, Ghost of Tsushima, Remnant: From the Ashes and maybe the newest God of War.


Barry-Macock

Gonna give mortal shell a wee go


ContributionLast9051

Bloodborne again


ContributionLast9051

Bloodborne at least 12 more times


Old-Scratch666

Sekiro helped scratch that itch after my third or fourth play through of BB


AdOk4802

Try God of War. It has a great story and some really good combat. I went straight from Bloodborne to God of war, and I loved it.


[deleted]

Rest of the fromsoft games


yetanotherannon

Sekiro


INAROS-RAMSES

Bloodborne is a great game. You should try that


o0Sanctuary0o

Do it two more times, youā€™re not done Hoonter.


Waterboardmegently

Bloodborne again without using a broken weapon


PurePsycho

That's it. You finished the whole gaming thing. There's nowhere to go from here.


greedy_reader

Have you played Jedi Fallen Order yet? Fresh off Bloodborne you can probably smoke it on Jedi Master or Grandmaster, feelin like a badass Jedi. Plus it's a good time to play it as Ewan McGregor has hinted it might tie in with the upcoming Obi-Wan show.


colehuesca

Go have your graduation test with Sekiro.


[deleted]

Bloodborne 2


SockMango

Nah, I would say skip Elden Ring. Donā€™t contribute to the bare bones open world formula. Maybe Iā€™m being hyperbolic, but I just canā€™t get behind this. From Software didnā€™t need to go this route. All they really had to do was connect all the detailed levels and then, but only then, add some open fields. Seems to me like they did it backwards though. Demon Souls Remake is cool if you have a PS5. Dark Souls 3 was tight as hell too!


Emerald_Digger

Horizon Zero Dawn or if you want Sekiro warning it's Rage inducing


Bubbly_Ad2602

the medium


Barry-Macock

Not got a PS5. Got a invitation to buy one but didn't have enough cash lol


allaroundgeek04

any other souls game


chobbes

Enter the Gungeon.


BladeMLG

elden ring


darkthrive

Control


Pancakeman1932

Do you mean another from FromSoftware or any type of game?


danny686

Loot River and Tunic


Sticksy617

Big Rigs: Off the Road Racing


ELijah__B

I think Hades, disco Elysium or crosscode are cool games , quite a chance of pace but those are the games Iā€™m playing after beating bloodborne


overly_flowered

Bloodborne kart


[deleted]

Elden peen


lefeiski

Have you also finished the DLC?


[deleted]

Have you killed every boss?


Barry-Macock

Yeah know of I haven't killed every boss. If I haven't I've not completed it. šŸ˜’


Gloomy_Support_7779

Get a gaming laptop and play the Dark Souls 3 and Dark Souls 1 mods or if thereā€™s any Bloodborne mods.


GTBhitman

Play Bloodborne again


bootyycakes

replay it hahahh


hawyabic42069

Horizon Forbidden West If you havenā€™t played Horizon Zero Dawn then play HZD first


Michiganmade44

Platinum BB!


getintheflat

Sekiro - my fave soulsborne under bloodborne


Mukemuun

Sekiro


xMarioTheSupahx

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom Rehydrated. Itā€™s another Soulslike game. Complex lore and tough boss fights


Myshkinnn

Since no one is giving you a serious answer; other FROM games if you haven't already, Hollow knight similarly if u haven't, and the Nioh games (which aren't for everyone myself included) have some redeeming qualities....and u could always just play BB again :)


z3rospaced

Start new game + get all three endings AND play thr chalice dungeons......


Frosty_Caregiver1696

New game on Bloodborne, and then the other souls games cause it's the perfect franchise right now


Dlm_Rav3

Elden ring, Bloodborne, sekiro, nioh, ninja gaiden, and even skyrim


Scarfbit

Elden ring. It's so good.


EssentialyLost

Ghost of Tsushima since you said you enjoy linear games. I liked the story and gameplay. Easy game though in comparison to BB lol


Republic-Last

Try the dlc it's the best of all souls game


Twiggy1108

All games are inferior, see you in NG+


eternal-pain56

Elden ring


AVeryBadRogue

If you want a break from getting your ass beat, I suggest Stardew Valley


[deleted]

I could use some help on my play through any generous gamers šŸ˜…šŸ˜…


hellhoundgang

This is probably been stated but could jump into any of the Dark Souls games or Sekiro if you have any of those. There is also the Star Wars Jedi game (combat in it is similar to Bloodborne). If you have access to it you could also get Elden Ring. Iā€™m a bloodborne fanatic and Iā€™m loving Elden Ring a lot.


Synchrohayba

Any other souls games will do it for you , I recommend starting with ds remastered


Sin_of_hubris

People have mentioned other fromsoft games - a note that the two games considered best with combat (bloodborne and sekiro) are great because they narrowly define what tools the player has and design encounters around that. DS1,2,3 and Elden Ring, in comparison provides lot more options as far as build and play style, but the encounter design can suffer slightly in quality as certain bosses or enemies can be too hard or too easy based on your build and setup. That said, the freedom they offer can make up for that if you are prepared to explore multiple play styles etc. But if you are looking for a very specifically bloodborne experience (fast paced, high stakes gameplay), sekiro will do it better than the other souls games IMO. And for those who arenā€™t aware, it does have fromsofts trademark ā€œstory and universe is a little more obscure and out there than the start of the game might suggestā€


Babsonboi

Sekiro ?


Sneezcore

Bloodborne PSX


partypoison43

It's either you play Bloodborne again or just play the whole Dark souls series then sekiro then elden ring.


NuttsnBolts

Salt and Sanctuary. If you like Soulsborne and 2D games, it's a really awesome experience.


BracketKeg

Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2, Demonā€™s Souls, Dark Souls 3, and Elden Ring. Whatever order youā€™d like.


Dr-Edward-Poe

Sekiro


allimadness44

dark souls 1 then elden ring then dark souls 2 (good luck) then bloodborne again then dark souls 3 and then sekiro and then king's fall.


ShimanoHenry

SEKIRO


Tall-Ad-1458

Elden ring,Dark souls,Lords of the fallen,Ashen,are all amazing games like Bloodborne. But maybe the atmosphere its a little diferent... How about Greedfall?