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yharnam-is-a-fuck · 1 year

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I love the way Hunter weapons evolve throughout the history of Bloodborne. It starts with Gehrman basically inventing his own. It's a bit sloppy but he wields it incredibly well. Then his apprentice has her Rakuyo from Cainhurst, also pretty sleek and takes skill to wield. The Beast Cutter is needlessly brutal and powerful, and gets refined into the Threaded Cane overtime. And the Beasthunter Saif was so broken in PvP they made everyone use Saw Cleavers instead.

And then the pre-Powder Kegs arrive, probably drunk or on fire or both and just scream GIANT EXPLODING HAMMER and never have a single good idea for the rest of history. Rifle Spear is literally just a "hey can i borrow your homework" of the reiterpallasch, the Whirlygig Saw is just funny, and the Stake Driver is wildly impracticle.

The Church weapons are all a bit boring, but it makes sense why. Ludwigs Holy Blade (not Ludwigs Moonlight sword, just the one that mimics it) and the Kirkhammer are basically the same idea but with a different attachment. And while the swords arnt exactly the same ingame, its pretty easy to assume that the Church was mass producing them. They also did their own "can I borrow your homework" with the Church Pick. The Logarius' Wheels are actually pretty interesting. They're also incredibly insane and weird, but I don't think they actually became Trick weapons until the Vileblood Massacre, where they were imbued with cursed spirits.

Some weapons are just totally unique and random. The Beast Claw, Tonitrus, Amygdalan Arm, Simon's Bowblade, and the Bloodletter don't have that clear of a point of origin besides some person (aka Izzy and Archibald) inventing it, or this unique NPC just having it because... they just do.

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foxingpeculiar · 3 years

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Bloodborne Diary:

The thing I actually most dislike about Bloodborne's combat is the healing system. You get fewer Estus than you do Blood Vials, yes, but Estus recharges every time, whereas Blood Vials are a consumable. Which means, if you're facing a tough fight and dying a lot (or even sometimes just in normal progression), you can run out and then have to go waste a bunch of time grinding/farming out some more.

In case it was not clear from that observation, I made it to the Orphan of Kos.

The Fishing Hamlet sucked, but less than I was anticipating frankly, at least as long as I was above ground. There were a couple sections before and after the Lighthouse lantern that were just goddamn gank city, but I made it (cursing, appropriately, like a sailor all the while).

But the underground part of the village sucked a lot more. That... erm... actually I don't know WTF it is, but that thing that hurls purple skulls at you in the tunnel killed me like 5 times. The Shell Maidens are gross. And oh, just for fucking fun, there's two Winter Lanterns down there, just havin' a great time casting Frenzy on everything and sucking the life out of your face. But I got the Blood Rock in there and maxed out the Chikage (will probably use the one in Mergo's loft on the Saw Cleaver and I might use the Insight Fountain to get a third for the Blade of Mercy).

I did eventually get the Rakuyo, but--after dying like 25 times in that stupid well (and trying the Shaman Bone Blade trick, but not being able to pull it off effectively and then running out)--I did it the cheap way. Which basically involved using the Monocular and a knife to aggro the shark from the ledge just past the boss elevator, then stepping back, letting his attacks clip through the cliff in front of me and retaliating with a charged R2 hit from the Boom Hammer (god damn, that weapon's fun). It took a while, and I definitely took a few hits in the process, but I managed to kill both of them that way. I also got the key from Simon and went back and got the Bloodletter from that dude in the Corpse Pile, so once I take down the last boss and get the Kos Parasite, I'll get the weapons trophy and 100% the DLC.

But... that might be a minute. Even in phase one, this skinny little abomination is pretty relentless--all his attacks have surprising range and he's never heard of a healing window in his admittedly very short life. I'm starting to get a feel for it; I haven't quite gotten him to phase 2 yet, but I've gotten pretty close. It's not like the Lawrence fight where I just have no idea what to do--it's just a matter of being able to do it smoothly enough, without fucking up, overcorrecting, getting greedy, etc. But that's going to take some practice.

And some grinding for goddamn blood vials. Which I will do tomorrow.

#video games #Bloodborne

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marlutterianae · 5 years

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REDESIGNING HAVIK, THE CLERIC OF CHAOS (Mortal Kombat)

So I heard some rumors about the character Havik joining Mortal Kombat 11 in the form of DLC. And while it’s not very likely to happen, from my perspective (although, you never know with NetherRealm) I kept fantasizing on this possibility, and now I can’t stop thinking about how Havik would look under the new aesthetics of Mortal Kombat. So I wrote an entire analysis on this personal re-imagining of the character, honoring his lore as an Agent of Chaos and honoring his shocking combat style that involves breaking and twisting his body in grisly and horrific ways.

So Havik...

He debuted in MK Deception and supposedly died in Armageddon, yet he was a main antagonist in the comics, however, he was brutally killed in those, making his death canon IN THAT TIMELINE. But we know from the trailers of 11 that there will be time traveling shenanigans (for better or worse) which are now bringing back old comers to the bloody feud. So characters like Baraka, Shao Khan and even Good Guy Raiden are making a return in this game. So why not Havik? How would he look?

His story is pretty cool. In a nutshell, he was a warrior from a realm that succumb to Chaos, and that realm became Chaos Realm. All warriors from Chaos Realm gain power from chaos, and become agents of Chaos themselves, causing it in other realms. This chaotic nature is reflected in Havik's fighting style. By breaking his limbs and contorting in grotesque ways when attacking, like crawling in the floor, spinning his entire torso, breaking his neck, etc.

Now comes my pitch for how I would make him look...

My understanding of MK lore paints all from Chaos Realm as grotesque zombie people. While that is cool on it's own, it isn't that visually interesting. And Havik's basic appeal is his lack of facial skin. I started playing around with how to represent new agents of Chaos Realm, and thought... Let's make him absolutely deformed and abominable. Imagine something like this...

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/francesco-biagini/art/Marquis-Gamygin-Wayne-Barlowe-tribute-464548668

Go full Barlowesque on the deformity and body horror, truly representative of Chaos as a whole. An abomination. Chaos incarnated. Like, this is what would happen to Havik after decades or centuries serving and spreading Chaos.

A skeletical face but one where the mouth stretches all the way to one side, with more than one row of teeth and jaws, having lots of crater like wounds in his face, various sockets without eyes, eyes with no pupils but just white, with a misty effect.

An armor that used to be metal but it's now fused to his skin. And of course, when fighting being capable of moving his body in shocking and impossible ways.

Basically, my perspective on how those who dwell in Chaos Real is very inspired by Wayne Barlowe's Inferno.

One of his hands has more fingers than the other. One of his feet has two big hoof fingers (like Hellboy), spikes and little twisted horns on some sides, folded skin as his scarf, etc. His helmet is fused to his skull, bearing the symbol of his realm.

And one of his fighting carriers would have his iconic Morning Star weapon, but instead of just being a plain morning star, it's a spiky mace with the spikes varying on length. Chaotic looking, representing chaos spreading without any order.

Like the Bloodletter from Bloodborne in it's full glory. Imagine torso-spinning something like this like some crazed abomination (obviously shorter, one handed).

So there it is. It might be too complex or overly detailed and grotesque for everyone’s liking, but I feel it would fit right at home in the world of Mortal Kombat, and it will give him an unique, freakish look to make him stand out from the rest of the cast. As a Cleric of Chaos, I feel this would fit more his role.

#mortal kombat #mortal kombat 11 #havik #character design #redesign #chaos #warriors #demons #body horror #mutants #character redesign #videogames

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invokingbees · 6 years

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Video game ask 5-9 and 15!

5. Ever use cheat codes?

Oh heavens yes! I use exploits and glitches to my advantage whenever possible! But not the first time round, usually. I like to play around once I’ve done the game legit. Except Force Unleashed. Fuck off with that force meter crap, we space wizard now. I did constantly use cheats for Apocalypse on PS1 because as a child, as I am now, I was a huge bitch. Massive. I use the false depths to finish new Bloodborne characters quick, too. I’d suicide run overpowered gear in Dragon’s Dogma if I remembered how.

6. Ever buy strategy guides?

I think so? Years and years ago, though. I think I had a Pokémon Silver/Gold one and I think a Halo 2 one.

7. Any games you have multiple copies of?

I have, I think, 3 copies of Serious Sam 1 on OG Xbox and two copies of Halo CE for Xbox, too. 3 Sams because I thought my first copy was borked, but it was the console and I somehow wound up with more copies. Halo because I bought another in a thrift store because I wanted the box, got rid of the box for the original I had for some reason.

8. Rarest/Most expensive game in your collection?

I wouldn’t know, to be honest... I’ll name of some the stuff that I think it might be rare: Okami PS2, Project Zero/Fatal Frame Xbox, Panzer Dragoon Orta Xbox, Warhammer 40K Fire Warrior PS2. Because I never see that shit ANYWHERE. Painkiller for Xbox. Expensive? Probably a PS4 game. Those are expensive.

9. Most regrettable purchase?

F O R H O N O R what a fucking mess, honestly. I played the open beta on PS4 and it was great fun, I remember that very fondly. Then I bought it for my birthday and it turned out to be completely broken, unbalanced trash. It’s combat system, which is really cool, is utterly wasted on it. I left before the first wave of new characters got released. Don’t regret that.

I mained Conqueror because, not gonna lie, his basic emote became a chain of crotch thrusts if you mashed the button and it was really funny to me. But he also had a flail which is cool. Messed around with Lawbringer, too. But guess what, they were fucking garbage because anything faster then them was likely to win 9 times out of 10. I will never forget the hours of frustration and immediate sense of defeat seeing a Peacekeeper, Nobushi, Orochi, Shugoki, Valkyrie or whatever else. The name Peacekeeper, to this day, triggers my fight or flight responses.

4v4 and 2v2 was shit because it always - without fail - became a gank fest. The king of the hill mode was the only one I even halfway enjoyed after a while and even then - gank fests. In every mode people would just lurk by ledges to push you off for an easy kill,never fight you properly. Of course that when those modes even worked because the matchmaking was broken and sessions would just die halfway through or just never start at all.

I will never not be mad about For Honor, for its squandered potential. I would love LOVE to see a Warhammer Fantasy game with For Honor combat, though. Humans, Orks, Chaos. Imperial soldier, Bretonnian grail knight, Kislev warrior. Night goblin, Ork warrior, Weirboy, maybe. Beastman, Norse, Bloodletter. Three basic factions. Add in elves, lizardmen, tomb kings, vampire counts, ogres, dwarves in waves.

15. If it was a requirement to get a game related tattoo, what would you pick?

If exile from the nation wasn’t an option, then probably a Caryll Rune from Bloodborne, because I’m just like that. Impurity, the League rune. I would die for the League.

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thesoulzofhades · 7 years

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Me Seeing Bloodborne 2 being mentioned but it's still uncertain due to FromSoft supposedly going on to 'making other games': Stop playing with me, like this! I still have much to do on the first game and I haven't even had it for a year, yet! xD

Also me if it is confirmed: I want a stat Respect option, better gun/bow range (like Dark Souls 1 bow) but without it being easy boss cheese and more Scythes! I want a Bloodtinge Scythe like Chikage (where you stab yourself in the guts like the Bloodletter to imbue it with blood) and an Arcane one like Holy Moonlight Sword because that would look sick for a Reaper build. Also, a long untied hair style and more character creation options.

Most importantly: If Doll is going to be the Hunter's wife again, make her kill any fool with a giant death ray from the Moon, if they dare to hit her or at least have a hug option for her! :D

Me not being realistic about game development ideas: Also wants Lady Maria's bloody version of the Rakuyo and if it were a prequel to the events of Bloodborne, a chance to talk to the beautiful lady herself and to have her as a mentor, giving me basic tutorials.

Me being realistic: I know I expect too much, but can't I simply dream? xD

Me being a disclaimer: Don't get overexcited from this post because I'm just having my usual rambles. :P I don't know what's going on with this, so I'm still going to remain a bit skeptical until the time comes.

#Bloodborne #My Bloodborne Rambles #Bloodborne 2

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