Comparing these two facts, we can conclude that you want to play it, but you are not ready for difficulties. Here's what you need to know so you don't trip over the first boss about 200 times and give it all up. You don't want to regret spending money on Bloodborne, do you? Then read this text.

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(wood on the way to Hemwick, gunner on the roof in old Yharnam, Hemwick's witch, Yharnam's shadow, Rom the spider, Reborn)
(Amygdala, Micolash, Mergo, the first hunter, Mensis's nightmare, a woman from prison)

Whom to play

The main difficulty faced by everyone who has ever launched role play- a hard choice between mages, knights, elves and all the rest. If you haven't played Dark Souls, then by no means choose the Waste of Skin class. The characteristics of this character are at a minimum level, which ultimately allows you to blind such a hero as you want. For the same reason, an extremely difficult start awaits you, because it is very easy to offend such a semi-finished product.

Violent Past ("Cruel Past") is one of the best options for those who play Bloodborne with no experience in Dark Souls

The early game is dominated by hand-to-hand combat, so it makes sense to take a fighter with the highest scores in one of the three stats: Vitality, Fortitude, and Strength. The first is responsible for the number of health points (never superfluous), the second - for the volume of the green bar of endurance (the longer it is, the more jumps, rolls and hits the hero can perform). Strength also affects the damage that enemies receive from your attacks.

This is the easiest hero to start with. If in the process you want to master some new disciplines, then no one will stop you from investing points in other characteristics. But do not dissipate attention: specialized characters win in Bloodborne, undecided characters are not liked here. Yes, no one here, in general, do not like.

What weapon to take in Bloodborne

At the start of the game, it is proposed to choose from three options: a saw, an ax and a cane. The saw unfolds into a giant straight razor, the hero swings it at medium speed - this is the "canonical" hunter weapon that you saw in the trailers. The ax has good stopping power and thumps loudly on the ground; allows you to easily stop groups of enemies moving in a column. When unfolded, the ax turns into a deadly halberd - not the most fast weapon in the game, but the roundhouse kick can be useful if you are surrounded.

Saw Cleaver

The cane is the hardest thing to master. It has a fast attack, but deals less damage than an ax and a saw. By unfolding the cane with the L1 button, you will get a chain, almost like in Castlevania. It allows you to control and keep groups of enemies at a distance, but is ineffective in tight passages: the blow goes astray if the chain clings to the wall.

Save resources, especially the Molotov cocktail

At first, you will regularly find healing potions, Molotov cocktail bottles and pots of oil, but this freebie will end as soon as you leave the first location. If everything is clear with medicines, then you get cocktails and oil specifically for the battle with the church monster. Remember: Bloodborne has a lot of wooly enemies, including bosses - and all woolen ones burn perfectly.

How to kill the church monster

The Cleric Beast on the bridge is easy to defeat if you haven't used up all the Molotovs by this point. Although it looks unwieldy, in reality it is a rather nimble creature, and before throwing, you need to take into account the animation of the character throwing the Molotov cocktail. This is best done when the monster is simply walking towards the hero.

Cleric Beast

Please note that when aiming at the church monster (R3), you are given the opportunity to switch from the enemy's torso to the head. This is done for a reason: a successful hit from a pistol in the forehead will hunch the monster - at this moment you need to quickly get close to hurt him on the head with a standard attack (R1).

Addition from Evgeny Filipenko: how to get help for the battle with the church monster

NOW YOU"RE PLAYING WITH POWER!

If you're having trouble with the first boss, you can call for help...the second boss of this game, Father Gascoigne. To do this, you need to have one insight in order to receive the summoning bell in the Hunter's Dream. You should also talk to Gascoigne's daughter and take the music box from her. After that, return to the lamp in central Yharnam and go to the left, where you will almost immediately see a pale glow, inside which the messengers will advise you to use the summoning bell. Perform this action and Father Gascoigne will appear next to you, which will greatly facilitate the fight with the church monster.

Explore the world more closely

Bloodborne is a kind of metroidvania. Yharnam and its environs are formally open to unlimited hiking adventures, but in fact the entire city is one large level with corridors, rooms, backyards and squares. There are many roads between these locations - both the most obvious and hidden ones. Explore the city to discover more convenient routes from lamps to various destinations. For example, the gate in central Yharnam, to the left of the lamp, can be opened if you go left in the square with the fountain (where the giant is breaking through the door) and break all the boxes. After the battle with the dogs and a couple more giants, go to the left and up the stairs. And on the right you will find an elevator that will take you to Gascoigne - you can start it, however, only from above.

How to Kill Father Gascoigne

The ferocious werewolf Father Gascoigne is difficult to defeat, but there are a few loopholes. First, you need a box. It can be obtained from a girl who complains that her parents are gone. If you go from the first lamp, in central Yharnam, to the right, through the square with a crucified blazing werewolf and a fountain, near which a big guy with a brick is breaking through the gate, then further, after the first climb to the stairs, you need to turn left. If you have already opened the metal gate from the back, then to the left of them you will see a window in which the light is on. Talk to the tenant, get a box and a small task.

The box must be installed in the quick slot ("square" button). When Gascoigne makes an unsuccessful series of blows, take advantage of this and open the box. The sounded melody will introduce the boss into a stupor, which will give you a few seconds to take decisive action.

The box has little to no effect on the second iteration of the enemy: Gascoigne the werewolf grabs his head about one out of ten times. But Molotov cocktails work great on a hairy creature!

Addition from Alexey Chelpanov: how to get a flamethrower

After killing Gascoigne and talking with the old woman in the Cathedral District (who offers to save all the worthy), you need to return to the lantern in central Yharnam, go straight a little and talk to the stranger who is outside the window with the red lantern. He will say that it is not necessary to save him, but in gratitude he will give a flamethrower. You need to approach the stranger in the full set of the Yharnam hunter.

Attention! Lots of spoilers await you below. Of course, we will not allow ourselves to reveal the details of the mysterious plot of Bloodborne. However, if you like surprises, then we recommend that you refer to this guide after encountering difficulties, and not before.

Where to take a woman from central Yharnam

If you go from the lamp in central Yharnam to the left, then turn right in front of the elevator, go up to where the dogs are rattling in the cages, and then cross the bridge, you will find an NPC to the left of the entrance to the dungeon, which you can talk to through the locked door. Focus on the window, the red light of which is visible from afar. The overly grumpy granny on the other side of the door isn't very friendly, but she's asking for a new hideout and needs help.

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Almost immediately after the murder of Father Gascoigne, you will reach the Cathedral District and find yourself in the Oeden Chapel. Not far from the lamp, right in the room, sits an old woman in a red rag. Talk to her, and she will ask you to inform "everyone who deserves it" about the chapel as a refuge - let them come and escape here from the undead as much as they like. Return to Granny in central Yharnam and tell her about the chapel. The next time you find her sitting on a chair there.

Read and listen to what is being said to you

The history of Bloodborne is shrouded in mystery, and the only way to understand the plot is by paying attention to the little things. Read the descriptions of items in the inventory and shop, listen to the conversations of the Doll, Herman, and especially the survivors who swear at the hunter through locked doors and windows. Sooner or later, these bits of information will come together.

How to kill Vicar Amelia

The giant she-wolf Amelia (Vicar Amelia) at the very top of the Cathedral District attacks close, swinging its paws, and from afar, jumping towards the hunter. Killing her is not difficult - even easier than the church monster, although there are two tricks.

First, when Amelia's health starts to go to zero, and the hunter is seductively close to victory, the she-wolf will begin to regenerate. She gets into a prayer position and very quickly restores a significant part of what you have been delivering her from the last few minutes. Hits don't stop regeneration, so you'll need a flask with Purification Haze. On the way to the boss, you probably found several of these flasks, so there should be no problems with them. Another thing is that no one will warn you in advance about the amazing features of Amelia.

Secondly, fire will help you again. Make sure you don't use up all the "fire paper" that makes the hunting blade burn and deal flame damage. Molotov cocktails and even a torch - everything that burns will go into action.

did not you find what you were looking for? See also parts of the Bloodborne guide.

New information about the project has appeared on the official website of Bloodborne. It is not entirely new, since those who played the alpha version, with most of what is described below, came across from personal experience, for those who did not participate in the alpha test, we will tell you how multiplayer is implemented in Bloodborne.

Well, first of all, it hasn't changed a bit since the last alpha test. Still the same cooperative mode, which supports up to three players at the same time. To start playing with friends, the player needs to use "Lulling Bell" to create a game. Those who wish to join use "Small Resonant Belll". After completing the task, for example, it can be a victory over the boss, the players are transferred back to themselves, the same thing happens when they lose. A player who has invited one or two friends to their world can always break the connection with "Parting Shot". Moreover, the player himself and his friends can always use an eight-digit password to create a private game, here it is called "Watchworld".

Secondly, the PvP system in Bloodborne is painfully familiar to all fans of the Souls series. For example, two hostile guests can invade the player's in-game world at the same time. But they can't do it at any time they please, in order to make an invasion it is necessary to have a special character "Bell Maiden" hanging around with the player, the invaders themselves just need to use the "Ominous Resonant Bell" and they will be directed to that to the lucky person who stumbled upon the aforementioned character. Most often, such situations will occur at the beginning of the level, for example, when the player created cooperative game and instead of a friendly shoulder he received a sword on the head. If the attacker destroys the player, he will automatically return home with a reward. The duel can be interrupted by the death of the attacker, or if the player runs to the boss. In this case, the attacking side will not have to count on any reward.

By tradition, familiar notes and messages from other players with warnings, referred to here as "Memories", will migrate to Bloodborne. All players who die at one time or another leave behind tombstones that other players can find in their world, touch them and look at the last seconds of the lives of the dead. But this is not the only interesting thing about the life and death of other players. In the famous dungeon Chalice Dungeons, players will be able to meet the ghosts of alien characters that will wander back and forth and sometimes give clues to players by their actions.

On the day of the start of sales, the game will definitely receive a weighty patch that will significantly increase the performance of the game. In addition, From Software has announced that a PlayStation Plus subscription is required to play online, and no subscription is required to trade dungeons between players. We remind you that the European release of Bloodborne will take place on March 25th. The game will be released exclusively for PlayStation 4.

- Mom, where did dad go? Liza whimpered, holding tightly to her mother's hand.
Lisa, everything will be fine. Everything will be fine, - mother gently wiped her daughter's tears: - Please, Lisa, listen: you have to hide. Hide somewhere in the closet so no one can find you...
A wild cry, accompanied by a noisy, muffled bark, reached the room from the street. Liza clutched her mother's hand tighter.
Mom, don't go, Mom, please don't go...
- Liza, calm down! Hide and wait for us!
Mom left.

It would seem that only yesterday in Yharnam the sun was shining gently, accompanying a playing child on the street or a busy man running to work. In the light of the sun, lovers confessed their love to each other, and bakers gave free hot pastries to random passers-by. The city lived its good life.

Yharnam has long been famous for its healers who can cure any ailment. Therefore, a lot of people came to the city in search of miraculous treatment. Most of the settlers were pilgrims carrying old ancient cultures.

So Yharnam contracted a terrible epidemic, which the clerics called Shadow or Demonic. Dogs were the first to be infected - the animals became obsessed. A little later, people accepted the disease - the disease imperceptibly crept up from behind: good people became evil, evil ones turned into real monsters, child killers and cannibals. The photographs on the walls were replaced by hanging bloody chains and sickles, and the treatment tables were transformed into instruments of torture. Thus Yharnam forever lost its former glory.

Lisa did everything her mother said: she hid in the closet, covering herself with a pile of clothes. But all the fur coats and raincoats did not hide all the horror that was happening outside the door of the house - the girl heard everything. At first I heard an inhuman howl and heavy dog ​​barking. Then Lisa heard a man's cry, then a woman's. I heard someone beg for mercy.

Lisa heard footsteps.

The news of the fall of Yharnam spread throughout the world. Pilgrims began to leave the city, replaced by marauders, bandits and monster hunters. All of them tried to profit from someone else's grief: the first raided museums and shops, the second killed passers-by and ripped off their pockets, the third took the last pennies from families.

The hero of the new part about dark souls is an ordinary monster hunter. But he came to Yharnam for answers to some questions. And to get answers, he will have to work hard.

bloodborne - new game from From software, exclusive to Playstation 4, which has preserved and adopted the traditions (and not only) of the previous parts. Therefore, it is considered so far the most anticipated and sold exclusive to the next generation console.

For From Software bloodborne- new experience, new platform, big risk. For players - something like a sequel to Dark Souls, a new dark story with its dark corners and secrets. The game is expected by many, including people who do not have a console - everyone is interested in what it will be and how it will be served.

Some have already tried bloodborne before the official release - sponsors, press and developers. Everyone (especially the press) loudly praises the next From Software project, highlighting all the same atmosphere and complexity. "The game does not spare" - they said at the exit and, they say it now.

The developers have already shown gameplay videos bloodborne, as well as story trailers. From them it is clear that the game is almost no different from its predecessors. It stands out only new plot, some gameplay aspects and graphics. The latter, by the way, fascinated and shocked the players. Blood especially looms - the developers devoted a lot of time and effort to it. "Solid pools of blood, but it seemed that I only killed a couple of enemies."

One of the journalists highlighted some details:

in 40 hours he did not reach the final, which means the plot is rather long (and maybe even drawn out);

forcing atmosphere echoes the player: "there is danger around every corner" or "don't go there, did you hear how he laughed?". The musical accompaniment, all the squeaks and screams in the background give their lion's share of the cryptic;

the game was given action, replacing passivity with shields with pistols (there are shields in Bloodborne, but they don’t really help - dodges save);

combat mechanics are no different from DS2, but exist certain moment, which players will be happy about (it is silent about it).

It was in the special 278th edition of Edge.

The character editor was also not overlooked, which is also not much different from the DS2 editor: a couple of new hairstyles, shades - and that's it. Nothing new.

But the upcoming game pleases not only with beautiful bloody puddles and new history- the game has co-op and PVP mode . Looking ahead, I will say that players will again have to perform dances with a tambourine in order to connect with each other. All in tradition, so to speak.

cooperative will support up to three players: one host and two guests. To play in co-op, the host must have a Bell, and the guests must have Small Bells. It works like this: the host beats his bell and invites the players to the lobby, while the guests respond with Small Bells to connect. But this whole procedure can be bypassed if there is a Cry - an item that can create a lobby and set a password for it. Players who know the password simply connect to the lobby and play - no problems. Will the cry rare item, we'll find out soon.

PvP mode works almost the same. To invade alien worlds, players will need the Sinister Bell. also in bloodborne there are messages from the players, now they are called "Memories". The blood stains were replaced with tombstones.

That's not all. You can also highlight recent news: bloodborne went to "gold", i.e. discs with the game are already being prepared and delivered to warehouses. In addition, the developers promised the players a considerable patch immediately after the release, which will slightly correct the system code.

bloodborne will come out March, 25 on Playstation 4 in Russia and CIS countries. For us, the game will be translated and localized by 1C-SoftKlab. Nothing is known about the PC version.

Bloodborne draws on the tradition of Demon Spirits and Dark Souls to offer some unconventional multiplayer options.

Bloodborne guide: how multiplayer works

Bloodborne will offer competitive (PvP) and cooperative (co-op) multiplayer as well as asynchronous online features.

For those new to the series, it can be a little tricky, and for veterans, there are some subtle differences from how the Demon games and Dark Souls Games work. So let's get it out.

What do I need to use Bloodborne's multiplayer features?

In order to access the online features of Bloodborne, you need to install the latest update. According to PlayStation.com, there will be a one-day update.

Collaboration, PvP, asynchronous online features, and bowl dungeon data downloads require an active PlayStation subscription Plus. However, you don't need a subscription to download Chalice dungeon data.

You will need to select "play online" to use any multiplayer features.

Co-op play

The goal of the co-op is to defeat the level boss. One player, the host, can invite two guests to help them get past the boss and the many challenges between the boss and the nearby checkpoint.

To initiate a collaboration session, the host uses the element Beconing Bell, which costs one Insight point. This item is given to you in Hunter's Dream after you have gained one point of Insight.

You cannot call co-op in an area where you have already defeated the boss.

Guests can voluntarily collaborate with Shallow Resonant Bell. This item can be purchased for one point of Insight from the Insight shop in Dream Hunter; this is a birdbath on the upper level, different from the Bath Messenger store below. You must have at least ten Insight Points to use this store.

You cannot volunteer to co-op in a cleared boss arena. You can continue playing as usual while the bell rings, similar to placing a call mark in the Sould games. However, the bell will continue to move as you move between areas - with the exception of cleared boss arenas.

Cooperative matching is automatic and random, but players can set a password up to eight letters long and will predominantly match. Go to Settings - Network - Password to enter a password; it makes for a neat little clan, if you fancy it, as well as private sessions.

If you're having trouble getting a shared session with a specific friend, even with a password, try the following:

• Both players exit the game and restart their PS4, making sure the PSN is connected before downloading the Bloodborne app
• Set a password on both ends before playing
• Both players go to the same place in the game
• Guest player calls Small Resonant Bell
• The player's owner calls Beckoning bell second

Matchmaking is also affected by Faction and is level limited. You can cooperate with players within ten levels and 10% of your level, rounded up to the nearest whole number. Here is the formula:

• Maximum co-op partner level:
  [your level] + 10 + [your level x 0.1]
• Minimum co-op partner level:
  [your level] - 10 - [your level x 0.1]

For example, at level 30, you can only play with others who range from level 17 to 43. At level 37, you can only play with others who range from level 23 to 51.

The consequence of this is that if you significantly exceed the level, you less likely to find suitable cooperation partners, since higher level characters tend to be collected at higher levels.

If the boss is defeated, the guests return to their world and are rewarded for their efforts with one Insight point.

Guests can leave at any time using the Silencing Blank element. They will also return to their game if they or the host are killed. In any of these cases no reward will be given.

In some areas, you cannot call or volunteer until you complete certain tasks. Also, in some places you can summon NPCs instead of human co-ops; look for the Messenger, hinting that it is possible, then stand in the Message to summon an NPC.

Using the Beckoning Bell leaves you vulnerable to the Spooky Bell Woman spawning. It opens up your region to invasion by other players. See below for details.

Competitive play versus play

PvP is initiated by the guest, not the host, in an act known as intrusion. In some areas of the game it is possible that the hosts can be captured by two guests at the same time.

Infestations can only occur in areas where a female belfryer spawns, which occurs when potential PvP players use the Sinister Resonant Bell, the host tries to initiate a co-op session, or sometimes as a result of events in the game world.

The guests use the Sinister Resonant Bell facility to invade. Requires Insight level 30. If the guest defeats the host, he returns to his game with a reward.

If the guest is defeated or uses Silencing Blank, or the host manages to avoid the invader and defeat the boss, the guest returns to their world without reward.

You cannot block PvP sessions. Matchmaking is affected by faction.

Invaders will not spawn in areas where the boss has been defeated.

Testaments

Keep in mind that joining a covenant can affect multiplayer in interesting ways. In particular, Cainhurst Vilebloods and Executioners have an adversarial relationship, and if connected as co-op partners, they can kill each other. The host may not be aware that their visitor is an invader and not a co-op call as it is intentionally unflagged.

Asynchronous network functions

Notes. As with Demon Souls and Dark Souls, you can leave hints, warnings, jokes, and other messages for other players. These messages then become visible in other players' games.

Messages are encountered in the game as Messenger creatures on the ground; interact with them to read messages from other players. To leave messages, use the " Notebook", sent by a messenger when you first visit the Hunter's Dream Center.

You can rate posts as Fine or Foul. Highly rated posts will last longer and be visible to more players.

Ghost: When a player dies, they leave behind a tombstone that, similar to Notes, appears in other players' worlds. Interacting with the tombstone will show you haunted data on how that player died.

Player ghosts. Sometimes you will see ghost data that will decide the level around you, regardless of tombstones. This shows you close data of other players in the same area as you, and you can often learn something from watching them.

Became bloodborne- a universally recognized masterpiece from the studio From software, released exclusively on console by Sony. It belongs to the family Souls only indirectly, offering some fresh ideas and an updated setting in the entourage of the Gothic era.

Beginners will have a hard time here, at least the first few hours, until you master the basic mechanics. There are no maps, there are many ways, to get confused - in no time ... Here are a few tips that can make life easier.

Rolls, dodges and parries are the secret to survival, use them more often;
As a first weapon, it is best to take an ax, since it is much easier to use it. On the other hand, a stick with a whip function allows you to hit opponents from a medium distance without taking damage;
Optimal character for a beginner - biography "Cruel Past", giving a good increase in the characteristics of strength and endurance. Appearance does not play a role, choose at your discretion;
Found blood clots are cured by clicking on the "triangle", but it's better to save precious jars for the boss fight. With a variety of exploding things, the situation is even more complicated, because you never know exactly where the next impenetrable creature will fall;
Each boss is unique and requires the appropriate tactics to be used;
At the first vast location, there is only one saving lantern, so our task is to open all the ways around so that there are no closed gates and you can get to "Hunter's Dream";
In the "dream" we pump all the skills, focus on strength, vitality and endurance;
Enemies respawn when they return from safe dreams, which allows you to effectively farm blood clots in the same locations. Sometimes only this will help to pump up and cope with the next boss.