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Bloodborne Has a Cool Secret Feature That Can Actually Save Your Life In Game

GearNuke: "Bloodborne gives the players the ability to rate the messages left behind by other players online in the game, but there is actually a hidden secret to these messages that you probably haven't heard about yet."

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DEEBO3307d ago

It gives. You wings.

But really it does give you health that's why i try to rate other players messages because they might be low on health and going through hell.

NecotheSergal3307d ago

Demon's Souls had this same feature. This is definitely not a secret, especially where a font pops up on your screen, directly telling you why you got a health boost - because someone rated your comment 'FfiiiIIiIinnne'.

I mean, why is Gearnuke making this out to be some kinda ultra super secret fucking feature? It's just blatantly a game feature that is to promote honesty within the messages rather than deception....

This is not new, nor a secret.

thorstein3307d ago

Not only that, it gives you the details on the notebook when you look at it in your inventory.

NecotheSergal3306d ago

@thorstein - SHHHH ITS A SECRET!

ravinash3306d ago

What happens when someone rates your message as foul?

WildArmed3306d ago

Pretty much, so many of the messages were just praise the sun and heeellppp

christian hour3306d ago

Because, making news out of nothign and calling it a secret equals getting lots of sweet hits from bloodborne players scouring for super secrets.

I can't tell you how many times this has saved my life :) I'm always leaving notes at every turn.

pixelsword3306d ago

Heck, no that's not new; I used to get a lot of health by getting laughs from people... I used to put "sticky white stuff" on Blacksmith Ed's bed and get a jillion health.

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nX3307d ago

It's like that since Demon's Souls though so not really something new or "secret".
Protip: Make sure to "protect" your best placed messages and you'll regularly get the health boost.

NecotheSergal3307d ago

Always make sure to make funny comments, even if it seems typical.

Like, I always leave Rolling-related comments around places with tons of things to smash, like the areas with giant vases and pots.

Everyone loves that shit. It's got 50-100+ Likes on it.

"It's all thanks to rolling"

"reeks of rolling"

joab7773306d ago (Edited 3306d ago )

It's saved me a few times. Once in a boss fight with 1 vial left and no health. It got refilled, and gave me just enough time to beat it.

Thats why I put them everywhere I can. I learn the areas so well that I try to help out if I can. And I always read others and rate too.

The only thing is that sometimes the button is finicky and I'm too quick and it rates foul.

pwnsause_returns3307d ago

Umm this feature has been around since demons souls, if you rate the message,the other person who created the message gets the health boost. This is not new.

Lord_Sloth3306d ago

Thank you. It's also not a viable strategy since you never know who's going to rate your message or when they're going to do so.

christian hour3306d ago

It is a very viable strategy, the more notes you leave and the more areas you leave them in, the more likely it is to happen, especially if you make certain your notes are super helpful and useful. I've put down a tonne of notes, nearly all of them have 40-50 appraisals :)

pwnsause_returns3307d ago (Edited 3307d ago )

Thats why its encouraged to create messages. Just dont spam it, do it when you believe its necessary

christian hour3306d ago

All my notes have been very helpful, my most recent ones were leading people to a door that leads to *spoiler*, after you take the elevator thats in Cathedral ward up to the healing cathedral workshop tower, the place you work your way down by dropping on to wooden beams and platforms, I left a few notes guiding people how to land on that ledge with the door without dying, along with gestures to point the correct direction to drop :) I like to help :D

ziggurcat3307d ago

um... that's been around since demon's souls.

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The 7 Best Souls-Like Games - Mastering the Challenge

The Souls-like genre remains popular, along with FromSoftware's classics there are many contenders. But which are the best Souls-like games?

toxic-inferno17d ago

Hmm... In my opinion, the 7 best are the 6 made by FromSoftware (DeS, DS1, DS2, DS3, BB and ER), then Lies of P. But each to their own.

kevco3317d ago

Still DS1? You don't feel it's been surpassed yet?

Demon's Souls has the remake of course, but DS1 has surely been outdated?

Smellsforfree16d ago

I think that the DS1 remake is better looking than DS2. The interior lighting matched with the low resolution textures in DS2 is very garish, IMO.

Besides graphics, what do you mean by DS1 being "outdated"? I'm someone who played through Elden Ring and just recently played through the DS series, and as far as gameplay went, there were all very similar.

Cacabunga16d ago

I haven’t played many but Bloodborne and NIOH1 are on top of my list.. had a blast with these 2

toxic-inferno16d ago

For world design and interconnectedness (that's a word, right?) DS1 is yet to be beaten.

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9 Years Later, Does Bloodborne Deserve All The Praise It Gets?

Saad from eXputer: "Almost a decade later, it's time to take the nostalgia goggles off and accept that Bloodborne has long been surpassed by its successors."

jznrpg18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

Yes, yes it does. It’s still a great game. Elden Ring isn’t better just different and a bit easier . I like that you have to be aggressive but smart in Bloodborne

thorstein18d ago

I literally replayed it recently and it's better than I remember. I think it's like going back to a beloved book and noticing things I hadn't before.

raWfodog18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

Yo! I was getting ready to reply with the exact same four words you started with lol. Yes, I think Bloodborne has withstood the test of time and remains a great game. That’s why all the fans are hoping for a sequel someday. Hoping that we can catch that magic again with a new storyline.

Leeroyw18d ago

Yes. Just replayed it a few days ago. My first Platinum. And yes. I rage quitted so many times and called it BS too when I started. It's tight. The combat is amazing and the lore is rich.

GamingSinceForever18d ago

Elden Ring was easier? I don’t know about that at all. I remember leveling up in Bloodborne and breezing through it. In Elden Ring no matter how powerful I got I was still catching a beat down from every boss.

thorstein18d ago

That's due to scaling enemies. I remember not doing Haligtree untill near the end and having enemies withstand almost a full blast from Azur's Glintstone Staff Comet Azure. My level was quite high.

Melee characters are not fun in that game, especially for the Elden Beast.

MeteorPanda18d ago

Considering l did a run 2 months ago? Yes.

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Bloodborne's Potential Remaster Continues To Be Sony's Biggest Missed Opportunity

"Sony is missing out on a hugely profitable opportunity by ignoring fan demands for a Bloodborne remaster and PC port," says Ahmed from eXputer.

thorstein47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Bloodborne came out on the PS4. It is owned by From Software. What missed opportunity? I am sure the people at From Software know what they are doing. Especially since they are hiring devs instead of laying them off.

Maybe do an article about that instead of writing a hit piece on them acting like they don't know how to run their business.

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-Foxtrot46d ago (Edited 46d ago )

To be fair Hidetaka Miyazaki said in an interview

“Unfortunately, and I’ve said this in other interviews, it’s not in my place to talk about Bloodborne specifically. We simply don’t own the IP at FromSoftware.”

So the ball kind of is in Sonys court, it feels like a missed opportunity because it’s something people really want and Sony just hasn’t really been bothered to get it off the ground. There was rumours it was at one point but it all went silent.

Cacabunga45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

Sony has been missing nothing but opportunities for a few years now.. since GOW release, it’s worrying silence we’ve been getting..

As for Bloodborne, imo it would be too soon to release it because PS4 game still looks phenomenal..

Bloodborne REMAKE I think will be PS6 launch title by Bluepoint. I truly hope so! 2 gens later we can get the same wow effect as Demons Souls.

Eonjay45d ago

He is right because it is Sonys IP but a little further back he also explained that they only work on one game at a time. This means that From must also be available. In other words it could already be in the pipeline. Ecen if that is the case, it's still up to Sony to reveal it when they are ready. As ever, I prefer not to hear about it until it's about 3 to 6 months from releasing.

CrashMania46d ago (Edited 46d ago )

'Bloodborne came out on the PS4. It is owned by From Software'

Actually Sony owns the IP, same with Demon's Souls. I think they'd prefer if From did the work on any future of both of those though, but if Sony wanted to they could have those off to anyone else to work on them, like the DS remake.

thorstein46d ago (Edited 46d ago )

Yeah. Thanks for the info.

But I still think that remasters should wait a generation. And Blue Point did Demon's Souls which was superb.

It can be a huge risk. And I think Hidetaka Miyazaki hinted that it would be a PS6 title. I don't he has no say in what happens, it's a partnership.

--Onilink--45d ago

To be honest, if there is a remake/remaster (not that it needs one) I would prefer someone else to handle it, like they did with Demon Souls

From many perspectives From Soft is an amazing developer, BUT, on a technical level they are far from impressive, both in terms of dated visuals (again, on a technical level, not art/design) and usually poor performance.

And what is the point of a remake/remaster if not to provide a visual and performance enhancement to a game that already nailed the rest?

Michiel198945d ago

@thorstein what huge risk? Part of one of the most well known ip's in gaming nowadays, there's not much risk there when it comes to a remake.

thorstein45d ago

@Michiel

I meant remasters in general are a huge risk, not Bloodborne.

Bloodborne isn't, but I think it's going to be on PS6, like how Demon's Souls went from PS3 to PS5.

Sorry for the confusion.

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thesoftware73045d ago (Edited 45d ago )

Thorstein,

Wow, your post seems angry..relax it's an opinion.

And btw, it is on Sony, they have the exclusive right to the game, on top of that, they could have easily, at bare minimum, offered an official 60fps patch, with a few extras and charged people $10 to upgrade or $30-40 for new buyers.

I believe I saw an interview where , FromSoft said it was all up to Sony on a sequel and other dealing with the game.

A "hit peice", that serious huh?..relax lol.

thorstein45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

Wow you seem angry. I responded to crash 2 days ago about the remaster and who did it.

Why do you care what other people think in a moment about some journalism. Calm down, buddy, it's just my opinion. From 3 days ago.

Edit: I just went back through my comments and found 2 where I call out the author in the past month. Wow, I'm a rageaholic.

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potatoseal46d ago (Edited 46d ago )

It will be a launch title on PS6 just like the remake of Demon's Souls for PS5 launch

OhReginald45d ago

Sony realizes people will flock to buy ps6s for a bloodborne remake. Easy money.

jznrpg45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

Rumored it’s slated for PS6 launch. Some say PS5 Pro. Who knows ?

P_Bomb45d ago

Highly requested, unfortunately neglected.

jznrpg18d ago

Some say we didn’t need TLOU2 remake but that was a PS4 game and now we need a BB remake but that was a PS4 game. We send mixed signals

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