phreak said ...

Sinncross said ...

I am not going to post gifs in case ppl want to be surprised for E3 (if the game even shows there)

so here is the WebM of the trailer the original leaked pics are from:
http://a.pomf.se/jvcape.webm

oh and watch in firefox, not chrome.

Neogaf must be going insaine right now. lol

Yes we all at NeoGaf went nuts. NeoGaf is awesome

here's the trailer, game is called Bloodborne (surprised the name itself wasn't leaked)

The name itself was trademarked by Sony like a month ago.

So was Entwined. i think ppl speculated that the game would be called Bloodborne but obviously hard to tell.

1. Awful name
2. Awful trailer
3. I am still hyped for the game because From Soft!!

Looks freaky awesome in opinion. Couldn't care less about the name and the trailer the worlds style seems right up my ally this time.

The knights and sorcery scene has never really been my thing like in Demon and Dark souls. This slight more Victorian steam punk setting though looks freaking awesome.

I liked the trailer!

The Name, well, a game's name has never really been something that I have taken note of in any way, so they can call it Doggie Smacker and i'll still play it

I was however hoping for a Souls game, or at least more of a Souls "feel", it's still early days and the trailer didn't really give us much, but in that 2 minutes I couldn't sense the slightest feel/atmosphere of a Souls game. Little disappointed that we not getting a follow up on Demon's Souls, but it definitely looks like a game i'll play

Bloodborne is the cover story of this week's Famitsu, and there's an interview with Miyazaki in it as well. Here are some details reported by a Japanese blog who got the magazine early.

- Spring 2015 release window

- They started work on this right after finishing Artorias of the Abyss, planning it for Sony's new hardware

- The world and story is completely new, and the setting takes full advantage of the PS4's capabilities

- The expected spec for the game is 30fps at 1080p

- The keywords for the game is "blood" and "beast"

- There will be melee and long range weapons (guns) this time

- Character customization is confirmed

- There will be no map display in the game

- He wants combat to not just focus on action but also the strategic element

- The combat in the game is designed to feel like a life or death struggle

- There will be online elements of some sort, and it will involve players "discovering" together

Sounds SO good!!!

Game has been confirmed to be the spiritual successor of Demons souls

Looks amazing!!!

Sony Computer Entertainment America confirmed Bloodborne a new game from Demon’s Souls creator From Software and Souls series creator Hidetaka Miyazaki is scheduled for early 2015. The PlayStation 4 game takes place in the ancient city of Yharnam, which has been cursed with a strange illness that plagues the world.



Bloodborne is set in a gothic city and has new weapons like guns and saw cleavers to use when fighting mobs. The PlayStation 4 game will have online features, but Sony has not detailed those yet.

"From what people who read the leaked Famitsu have said it’s going to be kind of a side game to the Souls series and more low fantasy compared to high fantasy."

"They are replacing magic with gadgets, guns and such. Main mechanic seems to be related to blood and blood is also used to regain your HP and gain various other benefits."

"You get blood sucking from corpses or items. Sucking too much blood will turn you into a beast which I suppose is this game’s Soul/Hollow form. The game will apparently become a lot harder to play/control when in beast mode. To become human again you need human blood and this is where the online component comes into play,"

Not quite sure why the player isn't locking on:

- No easier difficulty. Targeting the same level of difficulty as Demon's Souls.
- Game length will be around the same as Souls games.
- Visually one of the most impressive current gen games.
- Targeting 1080p 30fps. Game is still early so currently has framerate issues, devs have acknowledged this and said will be ironed out.
- Bloodborne was started by the team who developed Demon's Souls and the first Dark Souls after they finished work on the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
- Bloodborne does not star a static protagonist, can customize character and stats like previous souls games.
- From Software says it's going to be more in line with the death penalties and progression system found in Demon's Souls, which from what we gather means that we'll be collecting souls (Blood?) and returning to a safe zone once again.
- The world and story is completely new, and the setting takes full advantage of the PS4's capabilities
- City is called Yharnam, it's massive, looks like London back in the 19th century
- game will take place during various times of day and weather.
- "If you remember the Tower of Latria level in Demon's Souls, that's the kind of atmosphere we want to create with Bloodborne."
- City is very densely layered. 'More complex than Thief'
- When asked, From Software says it's not pursuing the same open structure of Dark Souls II
- The zones of the game are connected between them, as in Dark Souls 1 (conflicts with the above point?)
- Q: Will zones only be filled with enemies? A: You will feel alone.
- But the game has NPC's, can choose to save or ignore some that are in trouble.
- Ragdolls are in
- Cloth physics
- Fog gates are in
- Bosses will not always be behind soul-gates this time. Instead, sometimes they'll just ambush you and the soul-walls will just appear afterwards
- Monsters bleed where you slice them.
- Some areas are really dark, you'll need a torch to navigate.
-There will be no map display in the game
- No shields, focus on faster action.
- Rolling, backstepping are in.
- Locking on is still in.
- Kicking is back
- There are less weapons overall, but he thinks the depth of each of those actually available make up for that difference.
- Still tons of weapons and armor to collect
- Weapons are divided by right and left hand so you cannot dual wield certain weapons.
- Bladed weapon in right hand is referred to as a 'Sawcleaver'
- Firearms are more useful defensively, to stun enemies, giving you time to back up or create counter-attack opportunities.
- If you hit an enemy's torch they get set on fire.
- You cannot play this the same way as Demon's Souls'. Have to be more aggressive.
- He wants combat to not just focus on action but also the strategic element.
- The combat in the game is designed to feel like a life or death struggle.
- Enemies are not static spawns, but walk around and can come from anywhere (behind crates etc).
- The keywords for the game is "blood" and "beast".
- Blood a key focus and is also used to regain your HP and gain various other benefits.
- They said the Virus(bloodborned) has progressions.

@ DP - I'm actually so interested to see how they "transformed" a Souls game into what they just described in your posts above. I like the "Blood" idea taking over from collecting Souls, it's new and maybe even needed. I would like to see the "Beast Transformation" in action as that's the one thing I haven't taken much interest in, but hey, it's From Software, they will pull this off no doubt

*I'm still holding thumbs for a Dark Souls 3 release, I can't get enough of Souls games

Having to be more aggressive sounds like a better deal for me, one of my biggest issues with these games was my rush in and try[censored] stuff up attitude =p.

They did however say that battles will feel like a fight between life and death, so I took it that we will have to be even more cautious and slow in the way we encounter enemies.

Taking things slow and having strategies in DS was for me what made the game so different and enjoyable. But hey, lets wait and see what these guys will deliver, I'm sure it's going to be epic, and in all honesty, I hope it's significantly different in some of it's gameplay compared to DS. I love Souls games, but I can wait for a few more years till they release the next one. Knowing a game is being developed by From Software that has a the Soul (see what I did there ) of a game I LOVE is super exciting for me. Really amped on seeing this game develop

Biggest point for me is:

Enemies are not static spawns, but walk around and can come from anywhere (behind crates etc)

It's about damn time the enemies get dynamic, running through a souls game knowing exactly where everything is got a bit boring.

DarkPrince said ...

"From what people who read the leaked Famitsu have said it’s going to be kind of a side game to the Souls series and more low fantasy compared to high fantasy."

"They are replacing magic with gadgets, guns and such. Main mechanic seems to be related to blood and blood is also used to regain your HP and gain various other benefits."

"You get blood sucking from corpses or items. Sucking too much blood will turn you into a beast which I suppose is this game’s Soul/Hollow form. The game will apparently become a lot harder to play/control when in beast mode. To become human again you need human blood and this is where the online component comes into play,"

Not quite sure why the player isn't locking on:

Ugh! Whatever you guys do don't read the comments section of this video...
A LOT of people have no idea what the words "Pre-alpha" means and are acting like morons.

Before it's taken down. Full version of that gameplay trailer that leaked a few weeks ago.
Looks AMAZING!