10 Reasons Bloodborne Is Better Than Dark Souls III

It may be the best Dark Souls, but it can't beat Bloodborne.

[madara0sama]

I enjoyed the hell out of both of the games but in the end I enjoyed Bloodborne better. I think because it's just more faced paced. If BB had DS's pvp then it would be better no doubt imo. In the end it's really based on your preference.

[naruga]

yes i also enjoyed BB (and especially its DLC) a bit more, it intrigued me the whole playthrough... DS3 was a tad less intoxicating (its bosses were not so inspired/challenging) ..although many of the reasons the article refers to are not cons but standard features of medieval themed games (big inventory, slow action etcetc) also i must give DS3 the pro of huge atmospheric vistas and vagueness

[nX]

BB definitely had more quality in it.
Still Dark Souls has magic, pyromancy, miracles, more weapons and content in general... but in the end both would probably get a 9,5/10 from me.

Also I'm pretty sure DS3 would've been veeery different if Bloodborne didn't exist.

[mikeslemonade]

In a direct comparison BB is better. More inventive, better looking, more soul in the game.

BB is game of the generation.

[thekhurg]

The main reason why I like Bloodborne more is because of the weapon diversity. In DS3 I barely feel any difference between the majority of the weapons. Once you remove the 5 or so that are above everything else the other 200 some odd choices are utterly lackluster with most sharing animations between each other.

In Bloodborne, each weapon not only looked unique, but felt unique, performed different than other options, had a larger animation library and just generally felt 'stronger' for some reason. No weapon in DS3 feels as amazing as the Kirkhammer, or Ludwig's Holy Blade.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

Agree with most of those points. Bloodborne felt fresh to me thanks to the setting, atmosphere, lore, and fast paced gameplay.

DS3 doesn't feel fresh but that is not a bad thing. I'm enjoying it

[PurpHerbison]

BB lore is on a whole different level. I tried to get into DS3 lore and as much as I like DS1, I am finding it rather lackluster in comparison. Excellent execution of Lovecraft themes in BB.

[thekhurg]

The lore in DS3 seems hit and miss to me. A couple of fights make no sense and seem like they're in the game just to exist. Bloodborne boss battles all had a purpose that was defined within the lore of the game.

[ThatGuyDart]

The setting and atmosphere alone in Bloodborne was some of the best I experienced in my recent memory. I know FromSoftware said the Souls series is done but since Sony owns Bloodborne and not them, maybe they can do another collaboration for a sequel.

[TheParanoidx]

I wont be surprised if Bloodborne II is on in its way.

[PurpHerbison]

I've said it before, but Bloodborne 2 would be a forced entry. As much as I loved BB, it was wrapped up by the Old Hunters DLC. However, I would love to see some more unique ideas come to the table.

[Eiyuuou]

It comes down to personal preference in the end. Pretty much al of these points are highly subjective.

[theshredded]

Again with these articles, can't opinions be duplicate articles? Are these articles to piss of Xbox gamers? Like seriously it's just an opinion, are you trying to prove it? To me Dark Souls 3 wipes the floor with Bloodborne since it's much more of a game. It's more open, has much more depth , the community is bigger so there's ton of more support, the game's harder to put down, has much more content whether its equipment, playstyles, mini quests, NPCs so it's much more rewarding and offers more replayability... and finally the game shipped more functional. The loadtimes of Bloodborne put me off at the beginning, made me not want to play the game after dying. People just love to hate. All legit non subjective reasons unlike 8 out of the ten mentioned in the article and don't forget the DS III expansions

[ThatGuyDart]

"Are these articles to piss of Xbox gamers?"

How in anyway would this article piss off Xbox gamers? DSIII is a multiplatform game.

[nitus10]

You are quite right the Dark Souls series is multi-platform whereas Bloodborne is exclusive to the PS4.

That said it appears that DS3 is selling approximately three or four to one on the PS4 compared to the XB1. I could understand a two to one ratio since the PS4 is leading the XB1 by approximately that. Read into that what you will.

Not sure what the PC sales are though.

[Get_A_Job_Foxtrot]

Nobody cares about xbox. If they did it would sell well. Also Dark Souls 3 is multiplatform, fool. Stop crying.

[Bobafret]

The unspoken reason all of you lean towards BB is only because it is a Sony exclusive, end of story.

[remixx116]

@Boba

Sorry dude, not everyone's as childish and petty as you, maybe if you played the game you would see why people enjoy it so much.

Your pathetic dude.

[Dragon100k9]

The Xbox isn't selling "badly", PS4 is just selling better. You made yourself seem so immature by how you talked AvaDevine, but it gave me a chuckle. You're just another fanboy with invalid opinions.

[t-hall785]

@Boba I have both consoles and of the two my favorite is the X1.

Bloodborne is better dude. It is.

[InTheLab]

"Much more open"

It's not. They are very similar.

"More depth"

Sword arts or transforming weapons...you're kidding right?

"Mini quests"...lol sure dude

DS= Onion bro : I'm stupid and stuck. Help
BB= Little girl: have you seen my father

"NPC"

Giant hurling spears: eat s#$%
*makes piece *
Giant: ok we good bro

The rest is nonsense...

[thekhurg]

DS= Onion bro : I'm stupid and stuck. Help
BB= Little girl: have you seen my father

LMAO

[MasterCornholio]

"Are these articles to piss of Xbox gamers?"

Its just an article talking about 2 from software games. I'm sorry if it bothers you that you can't play Bloodborne on Xbox but the objective of the article is to compare the two games not to trash Xbox One owners.

[DLConspiracy]

If anything PS gamers get pissed off by this. Especially those always comparing anythjng sony does to ANYTHING else. A lot of people have never played any of from softwares games until this gen. It's blown up big this gen. People are gonna typically go with the game they first tried from the developer. I personally love both series. I love the artistic direction BB took but I feel like it's still newer. It could get even better but both are rock solid games,

[Liqu1d]

Cry me a river.

[Vanfernal]

By how offended you are, you prove you're an Xbox fan, hence I seriously doubt you played Bloodborne. Almost every aspect of Bloodborne had more effort put to it, from world design, atmosphere, and story (which is almost non existent in DS3 compared to the other Souls games). There's a lot of objective reasons to think that Bloodborne is better and it has nothing to do with it being exclusive. It's just a matter of taste.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

I'm an Xbox gamer. My PS barely gets used, but does this piss me off? He'll no, I have a copy of Bloodborne I can play on my Ps4 whenever I like - and as soon as I'm done with DS3 that's exactly what I will do.
If console exclusives annoy someone, then maybe they should invest in more than one Console?

[Dragon100k9]

While you're not wrong clown, some people just don't have the money to afford multiple consoles. I'm happy with my gaming pc rig, especially with how Direct X12 is looking.

[thekhurg]

Actually - based on announced sales the Bloodborne community was larger during its launch window than DS3 currently is.

[Deathpreacher]

played this game 4 months straight till i passed this and dark souls will never be the same

[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA]

1 reason why i dont care for your article whatculture.com

1.f*ck you, that's why

[HawaiianDreads]

Each have their strong points, can't really say either is better than the other. Though I did love the LoveCraft in BloodBorne, did not see it coming, which made it even better.

[robtion]

No way I'm clicking through11 pages to read your 10 reasons. Silly.

However, I do agree Bloodborne is the better game. It is amazing.

Nioh is also really good based on the huge demo. Lots of potential.

[Flenter]

Just bought bloodborne last week and loving it!

[kaizokuspy]

I have had it for about 3 months. After finally beating the cleric beast I've just been enjoying it so much. The first hurdle to git gud, and the rest comes with patience and persistence

[MasterCornholio]

Sadly alot of people just give up at the Cleric Beast.

But once you beat the beast it gets alot more manageable.

P.S Father G being the second hurdle for me. But I managed to beat him with a broken controller.

[nitus10]

The Cleric Beast is by far the easiest boss in the game. You can summon Father Gascoigne to help you if you have not found him first. Unfortunately once you find Father Gascoigne who will most likely kill you the first time you will not be able to summon him.

Personally I would recommend fighting the Cleric Beast by yourself after levelling to about 16 or more. It also pays to upgrade your weapon to +2 (8 blood shards) or +3 (16 blood shards) which is fairly easy to do especially if you up your Arcane to about 11 or 12 which in turn ups your Discovery that allows for better item drops from beast men.

I do agree about the "git gud" 😉 part but I have found that the best way to do this is try all three "gift weapons" for at least an hour each (you need to start three games ) and then choose your favourite weapon and you will most likely find that you can run with it for a fair way into the game. There are other weapons and you should definitely try them and if you like them fit them into your play-style.

Personally I found Father Gascoigne probably one the most difficult boss in the game (at least at the level you fight him) since he can be very fast and his attacks in the final stage are devastating. He can be "cheesed" but you are better off fighting him properly using the weapons and items you have since this will give you more confidence against other bosses.

[WelkinCole]

They are all valid points

[pyroxxx]

It looks better,..(everything is way more detailed geometry wise) and parry animation is snappier, feels so good and Hp regain is amazing,..Bosses are also probably better,.. and music, but that is about it. DS3 has just shit ton of everything (from npcs to insane amount of customization, weapons,...) Hell I am even upset they removed armor upgrades,.. Yes it is superfluous as are many weapons and drops,.. it is still fun

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

I just want them to bring back Tenchu.

[robtion]

I love Tenchu. Check out Nioh. Has a cool setting kind of Tenchu-like but more Onimusha.

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Already did. The demo was great, cant wait for that game.

[starchild]

I agree with both of you. The Ni-Oh demo is awesome and does have a lot of the Tenchu vibe, but I still hope someone brings back Tenchu.

[Gamesgbkiller]

DS3 feels like a fan-service for the souls hardcores. I enjoyed it, but I always say to myself " oh, This is from demon souls WOW" then " ok, here we go again " I completed the game without getting the much of the souls excitements in beating most of the bosses. I don't know, but BB looks better for me. IF it only had DS3 PvP.

[MeteorPanda]

bb's gameplay felt better with me, the idea you could recover hp back by going all out was also a thrill

[GoldenJoystick]

I preferred dark souls much more to be honest it done alot of things better

[Movefasta1993]

1.It's a playstation 4 exclusive.

[MasterCornholio]

Being exclusive doesn't make anything better.

Da dun dun

[Movefasta1993]

lol on this site it does.

[Pongwater]

@Move - This opinion article isn't from N4G, and it's a fact that PS4 exclusives are more highly rated compared to some other consoles.

OT - Yeah imo Bloodborne is a better game overall. I don't even think DS3 is the best Dark Souls game.

[MasterCornholio]

I dont understand how an Xbox game, PlayStation game or Nintendo game is better because its exclusive.

I understand that a game being exclusive allows the developer to focus on only one platform. This can lead to them taking advantage of the hardware better. But like NaughtyDog has shown us many times in the past its not the exclusivity that makes a game good its what the game is actually made of that does. Graphics, gameplay and story are the fundamental parts of a good game. Being exclusive isn't a part of that.

I hope you understand that.

In the case of Bloodborne, the game-play is fantastic, the graphics are nice and the story is quite interesting once you figure it out. Thats why its a good game. As for being better than DarkSouls 3 well critics agree with that. With a metacritic of 92 Bloodborne (according to critics) is a better game than DarkSouls 3 with a metacritic of 90. However DarkSouls 3 is a better game than R@C which has a metacritic of 86. All fantastic games though.

[Hotabang]

saw number 10 " the incredible chalice dungeons " LOL nope, and closed the page XD hated the chalice dungeons, im not a guy that likes grinding, but thats my opinion, diablo 3 changed to grinding and got so much more success, so thats just me
umbassa

[t-hall785]

Why do you have to grind the chalice dungeons?? You only have to do 5 and its actually worth it. You'll find bosses not found in the regular game and you'll actually meet Yharnam. The woman that the town is named after.

[Hotabang]

yeah and thats it, i didnt think dungeons were epic, just a handful of unique bosses (maybe 2 or 3) found them boring

(also i didnt know that you had to only do a couple of dungeons for the queen, i was going one by one and then said eff it ill check out a guide, and then realized XD)

[t-hall785]

Yeah there are 5 fixed dungeons that all usually have unique rewards/ weapons not found in the game. All the other ones are user created for grinding. I didn't touch any of those.

If you really need to grind, there's an area with 3 of those giant pigs right before you fight the second to last boss that you can clear in about 7 minutes that gives you big money if you equip yourself with the two money upgrades and the visceral upgrade that gives you money

[nitus10]

I never did any grinding in a Chalice dungeon. In fact (I have only done four fixed ones so far) they are fairly linear and the enemy only respawn when you die or go back to Hunter's Dream.

You can grind in Bloodborne and the Souls series as well so you don't need something like the Chalice dungeon to do that. Sometimes a little grinding and/or farming can help you raise your levels or pick up useful items.

[Hotabang]

you guys have a point. but thats also another issue with dungeons, they were just really boring and tedious for me, it did have two cool bosses though

[t-hall785]

Finish them out bro. And summon queen killer. The best summon in the game (character design wise) in my opinion. Me and a buddy of mines definitely got a kick out of him

[MajorLazer]

A lot of new age From fans commenting who only just started by playing Bloodborne 😂

[game4funz]

For me all bloodborne areas looked identical and was too easy. Killed most bosses on the first go and no combat encounters were difficult...except for the 3 hunters encounter...not the boss.

Dark souls 3 is also very forgiving since combat is now more fast paced.

I must edit my comment. This comment is meant for non biased fans. Exclusivity has no grounds in my comment.

[MasterCornholio]

You have until the 5th to try NiOh if you want something tougher.

[MeteorPanda]

alright man, next you'll tell us you did it all with your fists as you hadn't died yet to go to the hunters dream.

[game4funz]

Just because you don't know how to play doesn't meant the rest of us don't know either

[Pongwater]

Dark Souls 3 has the easiest bosses of the Souls/Bb series imo, and I don't know what you're talking about when you say all BB areas looked identical.

[GrumpyPanda]

I honestly think Bloodborne and DS3 both have their ups ands downs. BB felt fresh and unique. Its new combat system was something that we weren’t used to from a souls-like game. DS3 is still a good game, but it felt underwhelming for me as the last ‘Dark Souls’ in the series.

[Tsunade]

I like Dark Souls 3 so much but I like Bloodborne way more. I asked all my friend with which I play Dark Souls 3 and they all liked Bloodborne more.

I really hope that From Software make Bloodborne 2 because it BB is really so good.

[Movefasta1993]

if the fans make enough noise i am sure there will another one

[oIITSBIIo]

DS3 is better in terms of performance I've played it on ultrawide1440p @60fps with no fps drops unlike BB 1080p @30fps with many drops and slow loading screen,
DS3 is better also in boss battles, weapons, and world design.

[Movefasta1993]

the pvp is way better also

[Pongwater]

DS3 has the easiest bosses, if that's what you mean by better. DS3 has more weapons and armor but most won't be used. World design is a tie imo, but BB had better story, lore, and atmosphere.

[Germany7]

Your posts are always trolling PS4 games, stop pretending that you have a PS4, because you don't.
You are always begging for pc ports too, lol, that's really sad.
Only PS gamers can play all the Souls games, and the majority prefer Demon's Souls and Bloodborne than Dark Souls, deal with it.

[game4funz]

Speak for yourself.
Bloodborne introduced easy mode to the souls games and dark souls 3 is now the easiest souls game because of bloodborne.

I'll always bloodborne as the game that brought easy mode to souls. It does have cooler weapons in my opinion.

[Vanfernal]

As much as I've been enjoying DS3, I noticed that the most memorable parts are the references to the other games. It's one after the other. But I'm close to beating the game and I barely remember the bosses. To me Bloodborne was way more intriguing and the atmosphere was amazing. I just felt BB was a more complete package.

[wutang4ever]

they're both great. It's like having 2 kids and trying to pick your favorite, just can't do it.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

I didn't get far in Bloodborne, I was such a struggler. But I loved the setting, it was my perfect setting for a game.
I'm doing a lot better in DS3, I'm in Cathedal of the Deep and I haven't struggled too much yet. I think when I'm done with Souls I'll jump back into Bloodborne and give it another go.

[Lastlivingsoul]

I don't own an Xbox this gen (don't need one, I have a gaming PC). I do think there is something special about exclusives. The level of effort and polish put into the production makes nearly every exclusive on every console worth trying. And for my tastes; Sony > Nintendo > Microsoft, it's just an opinion. That said, I think Dark Souls 3 is WAY better than Bloodborne. I loved Bloodborne, I will do another playthrough, I will buy a sequel day one. But Dark/Demon Souls continues to be the greatest video game series ever created.

[Oreic]

Bloodborne was great, but it ultimately had very little replay value. Everyone was an agile melee fight with a gun in the left hand...

[nitus10]

>> Everyone was an agile melee fight with a gun in the left hand...

You cannot do that with a two handed weapon.

As for replay well that depends on the player.

[Pongwater]

All these games have about the same replay value imo, but with DS3 I don't have the urge to replay like I did all the others, and BB is the only one I went completely through more than once. DS3 has the easiest bosses and weakest story imo, which might explain my waning interest. I'm sure when DLC arrives I'll get into it again.

[assdan]

Just because you aren't using the weapons doesn't mean they're pointless. Someone else will make an entire build around a weapon that you never even look at. That's one of the fun things, there are so many more builds in souls games than in bloodborne.

[Josuey]

Dark souls 3 is better IMO WAY better PVP,more customization to how you fight, more magic, more than just 10 weapons, more looting,more armor. Has more covenants more open world. More interesting worlds intead of just dark dungeon gothic looking levels.
BB has better boss fights tho but Dark souls 3 is just the better RPG i felt i couldnt custumize my character has much in BB ,DS is pure freedom, youre not forced to have a gun on the left etc. Looting sucks in bloodborne

[nitus10]

By saying that it appears you have not got very far in Bloodborne. It is not all gothic or dark dungeon levels there are forests and even a castle as well.

As for having a gun in your left hand. Try doing that with a two handed weapon.

Looting for the sake of looting is IMHO pointless. Play The Division if you want that. What I like is to be able to pick up specific items that will help me advance in the game.

[Josuey]

Not only did i play bloodborne to death i plat it. Ive been playing the souls games since their inception and the location variety in BB is mostly dark gothic enviroments. I felt bloodborne lack important looting and weapons, PVP is not at satisfying either. Custumization is bare bones. Its a masterpiece but Dark/demon just offer more wepons magic custumization.

[Pongwater]

Your comment makes me think you didn't play BB. DS3 doesn't have a more open world and BB has more variety to it's areas. DS3 has more weapons and armor but I rarely picked up anything that made me want to switch my equipment. No idea what you mean by more looting. You weren't forced to have a gun at all in Bb.

[Josuey]

Within the first 2 hours of DS3 i already had more wepons that i did in BB. I love both but DS3 offers more custumazation and weapons armor etc PVP is also better

[Aaroncls7]

I would typically argue that From purposely established very specific features to set DS and BB apart for a reason, and that this collection of "10 reasons" is extremely superficial... but I'm just happy that Bloodborne is so greatly appreciated.
So, I'll just nod my head in approval.

[Dirtnapstor]

Bloodborne easily. Dark Souls definitely has its place, but Bloodborne is harder to put down. Much more appealing.

[SynestheticRoar]

Bloodborne has a distinctive feel to it. Kind of badass. I don't get that from Dark Souls 3. Sorry.

[jfcdoomblade]

Garbage article.

[IIFloodyII]

The bosses are what really separate them for me, outside of Nameless King, the last boss and the Abyss Watchers most of the bosses where disappointing to me, whereas only a couple of main game bosses were in BB (the Celestial Emissary, Witch of Hemwhick), everything else (not in the Root Chalice Dungeons) was as good, if not better, than those 3 (stuff like Gerhman, Ludwig, Maria, Logarius, Gascoigne and Orhan are on a completely different level, nothing comes close to them in 3).

If I was to rate them Dark Souls 3 would be a 9, Bloodborne a 9.5 (10 with Old Hunters).

[Movefasta1993]

fromsoft make the best dlc for sure.it's a shame blood only has one though, but it's stacked with awesome loot

[IIFloodyII]

Yep they do, they also make them super hard. Can't wait for Dark Souls 3's DLC, a few excellent bosses and I can see it joining BB & Dark Souls 1 as one of my all-time favorites.

[esmittystud101]

I'm playing through Dark Souls at the moment and there are differences there I still love both games though.

From Software likes to explain there story and lore through items, npcs, weapons. Bloodborne just didn't need as many npcs, items, weapons as Dark Souls because it's story just didn't need anymore.

Both the regain system and shields in both games are very nice. From Software always has the best combat systems in gaming. Miles ahead of other developers in this front and level design and detail.

I've just hit 100 hours on my first playthrough with Dark Souls. I'm only about halfway through as well. Next up is Dark Souls II then Dark Souls III to follow. Souls all year long.

[nitus10]

I have played Demon's Souls and Dark Souls and am now in the process of playing Blooborne. Dark Souls 2 and 3 are definitely on my to do list but the problem is finding the time especially when I just spent a few hours on the Nioh demo of which I am nowhere near completing.

Which of the From Software games is better?

From my personal point of view all have their pluses and minuses but all are great.

[esmittystud101]

They all have there plus and minuses. Bloodborne being the only From Software I ever played last year, it wasn't that much of a jump between games going from Bloodborne to Dark Souls in terms of differences. Same combat systems, shield vs regain system. They both have there benefits. Dark Souls is larger in size when it comes to number of items/NPCs/weapons/magic. But the number of items/NPCs/weapons/magic fit Bloodbornes formula, they just didn't need alot of those to explain there story out, like they need in Dark Souls.

But I know how you feel with not having any time. I'm so backlogged on games right now but we all have to choose which ones were knocking out first. To me I like all there games. I think any From Software fan should play all of them like I'm doing.

Its so hard looking at Dark Souls III on my shelf. I haven't even touched it yet. But when I finish Dark Souls I'm headed straight for DSII. Then DS III will come later. Since DS III is the last of the series and maybe the last From Software formula we're used to seeing I wanted to get the full expierence.

I would have started with Demon Souls but I don't have a PS3. I'm hoping the PS4.5 will have B.C. with PS3 games but who knows. But don't feel bad for sitting some games aside to get to the others. You kinda have to this day and age with so many titles out now. I do sometimes sit DS down for a night and play something else, just so I don't get burnt out so quick on the series, playing all three games back to back to back, it was a fear of mine at first. But not if I change it up sometimes. When I take Dark Souls out for a night, I have been dabbing in other games: Quantum Break, AC:Syndicate, CoD Black Ops 3, Dying Light, Just Cause 3, Life is Strange, MGSV:PP, Star Wars Battlefront, The Order 1886, The Witcher 3.

But you always have that game that "your wanting to play right now", and that happens to be Dark Souls for me.

[sullynathan]

More like "why I like bloodborne than dark souls"

[tulholdren]

BB over DS3. ME and my friends we're talking about this earlier we all agreed to us BB was just more fun.

[Umbasa]

Oh please... LOL!

[Gardenia]

Article shows:

1. Feels Like A Proper Follow-Up To Dark Souls
2. A More Interesting World
3. Faster Combat
4. Unique Weapons
5. Better Boss Design
6. The Health Restoration System Is Perfect
7. Guns Are More Interesting Than Shields
8. Back-stabs Aren't Nearly As Cheap
9. Less Cumbersome Inventory
10. The Incredible Chalice Dungeons

[aquaticDonut]

Yeah, I agree. I was never a fan of the Souls games but I got hooked on Bloodborne the moment I saw it. Hopefully they make another or one in a similar style now that they're done with DS.

[Avin1973]

I'm loving DS3... But Bloodborne is a masterpiece. Atmosphere, npcs... Horror. Superb.

[Antifan]

Dark Souls 3 has the easiest bosses, but the hardest non-boss mobs.

BB has the hardest bosses, but the easiest non-boss mobs.

BB has better environment and atmosphere, but smaller areas

Dark Souls 3 has huge areas but not as detailed as BB.
Both games have their pros and cons, but BB beats it by a slight margin

[DarXyde]

Oh, I disagree on the boss bit.

You thought Bloodborne had the hardest bosses? I would definitely rate the boss difficulty in Dark Souls III higher than Bloodborne. The only bosses that were truly infuriating, at least for me, was the higher level Chalice Dungeon Amygdala and Abhorrent Beast. Otherwise, very approachable bosses in my opinion. Dark Souls III is simply merciless with some of the bosses.

Then again, I just defeated the Dragonslayer Armour and it took a while, but I'm also still rocking the Uchigatana I got from the beginning of the game. Perhaps my weapon choice is the issue.

But that's always been the beauty of these games: everyone has such a different interpretation of what was a very hard boss. I knew people who LOATHED Maneater with a very vocal intensity, but I didn't think they were so bad. On the other hand, those same people who struggled with Maneater found False King Allant to be easy where I struggled with him.

It's so weird how they managed to do that.

[DarXyde]

I like Bloodborne more because it has its own identity. Dark Souls III is very similar to the earlier games with refined combat, but in reality, it's also a lot like Demon's Souls. Dark Souls has far more weapons, but Bloodborne really gives you a reason to try mastering a type, knowing that type is highly particular. The Whirligig Saw is nothing like Ludwig's Holy Blade which is nothing like Rakuyo, which is nothing like the Threaded Cane which is nothing like the Rifle Spear which is nothing like Chikage, and so on. Add to the fact that if you had a slow weapon, you really needed to adjust your strategy to stay alive. Dark Souls is great, but it's still a lot of block-and-counter tactics. Bloodborne forces you to compensate more aggressively with dodging, well timed shots for critical attacks, using your weapons range to your advantage, etc. It was just more multivariate in how to play and very distinct in my opinion.

Oh, and, I think we can all agree that Bloodborne looks noticeably better visually. Dark Souls III is larger though.

[shammgod]

There's no way I'm flipping thru 10 pages

[Khaotic]

I love reading these articles and reading posts of gamers going at each others throats over electronic filled plastic boxes. I let my wife read them and she said, "they must all be single and live with their parents" lmfao