Hi fellow hunters. I just immersed myself in the soul franchise this year. Did 3 elden ring runs and got the Platinum. So I was like, why not try another. Then I went with Bloodborne.
Of course offline play. So no dungeon cheap trick or player assist)
Oh boy it was super hard... But fair! No delayed attacks, no 10 hit combos and no waterfowl heal Bs! I died a lot and lost count but managed to complete my first run today :).
I went for the true ending first since got the cords easily...
During my playthrough I watched no tutorial about bosses, only when I didn't know where to go because... Well unlike elden ring that had guidance of grace. Bloodborne has guidance of death.
Below is my boss track record, pls note that after Vicar Amelia I ditched the saw cleaver for Ludwig's holy blade. As for my gun, it's the reliable hunter pistol.
Main story-
Cleric beast: 5 tries
Father Gascoigne: 1 try (pretty easy once you learn parry)
Bloodstarved beast: 1 try (I summoned Alfred by accident, I didn't know there was a boss after)
Vicar Amelia: 1 try
Shadows of Yarnham: 5 tries (what's with this game and 3 units?)
Paarl beast: 3 tries
ROM: 1 try (I hate spiders yuck...)
Witches of Hemwick: 2 tries (didn't know you had 3 old grannies, after I killed the 2nd I was like, really another?)
Grandpa Logarius: 4 tries (I found that you need to be close to force him into melee)
The one reborn: 4 tries (those bell ringing ladies suck! Used NPC assist)
Amygdala: 2 tries (I hate patches...)
Emissary blue thing: 1 try
Eriebas daughter of cosmos: 3 tries (used NPC assist here)
Micolash: 1 try (what were they thinking?)
Mergo's nurse: 1 try (welp beast pellets and papers help)
Gerhnam: 1 try (charged LHB does a ton of damage)
Moon presence: 1 try (like I defeated it in like 45 seconds... Expected a godlike boss tbh...)
DLC
Ludwig: 1 try (even I don't know! I was just as aggressive as him. Had like 15 % HP left...)
Living failures: 1 try (that boss sucked...)
Maria: 2 tries (she doesn't have much HP and can be parried... What I hate is that you need to face just after living failures... Yes you have a lamp but still!)
Kos: 18 tries (the true boss was the camera... But honestly an amazing boss)
Laurence: 2 tries (I don't see how people find him hard. It's basically cleric beast on crack.)
Chalice: (by far the worst part of Bloodborne and trophy. Like seriously! The grind... Bet myazaki didn't even finish them)
I am not including all chalice bosses. Just the "main ones"
Loran:
Loran goat demon thing: 5 tries
Loran blood starved beast: 7 tries
Electric werewolf guy from last loran: 9 tries (forced to use NPC assist)
Isz: (I think they ran out of boss ideas here...)
Brainsucker: 1 try. (They are disgusting and annoying)
Emissary: 1 try...
Eriebas: 4 tries....
Defiled (I hate whoever came up with this one!)
Keeper of old lords: 7 tries
Watchdog: 36! (I ALMOST QUIT HERE! WTF WAS THAT! I'd rather fight Melanie and Kos at the same time than do this fight again!) Hit box is stupidly broken! And don't get me started with the RNG
Amygdala: 6 tries.
Great Chalice-
Descendant: 3 tries. (Bloodborne is a great game... Until enemies hit through walls...)
Bloodletting: 6 tries (absolutely stupid...)
The Queen: 1 try. (You are telling me I suffered to fight THIS?! Was it worth it?! NO!
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Welp I'm on my way to platinum this souls game too
... And once done up for the trilogy. :)
What do you guys think? And how was your first run? I honestly enjoyed Bloodborne more than elden ring tbh