HOW? JUST FUCKING HOW?!
fuck this i lost all my bullets and bloodpriols because of this fuck
pls
>>339858831
>>339859128
He's literally the parrying tutorial. That's all you need to do.
>>339858831gitgud
>>339858831
If you parry you can literally beat him in almost under a minute
>>339858831
For fuck's sake anon it's the first fcking boss
Just put the tree between him and you an swing when he's open
>>339860002
Isn't that Cleric?
>>339858831
Git Gud. Just try again and again. That's what I did, though now I'm stuck infront of a fucking machinegun and can't seem to find how to get through this
>>339860106
Cleric is optional
>>339858831
>get behind tombstone
>he cant hit you
TACTICS OF THE CENTURY
No really, I died more at Cleric Beast than this guy
>>339860328
What's the point of killing Cleric then? Isn't he a dead end?
his werewolf form is the thing i just cannot beat. I just do not get his pattern or his movement, I can't see what move he is going to use
>>339860487
You get the kirkhammer or something. And a few insights, that's all.
>>339860239
In Old Yharnam? Just go to Hypogean Gaul and kill Darkbeast Paarl to unlock the shortcut to the bottom of Old Yharnam.
>>339860328
So is Taurus Demon yet everyone considers it the first boss of dark souls. Same thing with Last Giant in DaS2.
I'm so bad at this gamecan I at least get a hint of where a strong weapon is?
>>339860487
Unlocks stuff at the shop, including a key you can use to skip Old Yarnham.
>>339860738
Only retards consider Taurus Demon the first boss, the first boss is Asylum Demon.
>>339860783
All weapons are equally viable. Just gotta git gud.
>>339860882
Everyone ignores the Asylum demon because he's in the tutorial area, thus is the tutorial boss, thus isn't a "real" boss.
>>339860738
Last Giant is not optional.
>>339860981
He is. Go through the tower of flame and you can get to the bastille without ever fighting the last giant or the pursuer.
>>339860676
I see. I just went in the wrong direction I guess. Thanks Anon
>>339860487
>What's the point of killing Cleric then?
You're a Hunter. You don't need an excuse to kill beasts.
>>339858831
imliterally possible
>>339860959
I guess you're also gonna tell me Iudex Gundyr isn't a "real" boss either since he's in the tutorial area?
>>339861505
Right.
>>339861505
He isn't a real boss because he's impossible to die toOr at least, normal people don't. You'd have to be actually retarded or a girl to lose to him
>>339860487
optional way to get to amelia
and you can buy the hammer
>>339861649
>>339861693
You are actually retarded.
>>339858831
THANKS FOR THE SPOILER ASSHOLE
>>339861129
But you can't get to Giant Lord without killing him.
>>339858831
>1st form
Trap him behind some graves and hit him from the other side with a high-reach weapon
>2nd form
Parry, parry, parry. All of his attacks are ultra telegraphed
>3rd form
Music box
>>339862128
>3rd form
Wait, what?
>>339862197
Regular axe, transformed axe, beast
>>339862128
where the fuck do i get that music box shit?
>>339862128
>using the music box
become better
>>339860636
Some tips for you
>dodge inwards, not away, dont be afraid to get alittle agressive, the game was made for this with the ralley system
>parry him with your bullets until he goes ape
>maybe play a few times with him without using blood vials/qs bullets to get his timing down
>if you want to cheese him, attack through the tombstones, but your better than that
>biggest advice I can give you is to use the music box, you get it from his daughter you talk to at a window near the big beat banging the door behind the mob
He wasnt to hard for me, in fact id go as to say hes the best boss in the game other than Geihrman and Ludwig, perfect way of teaching the player how to play bloodborne, not too tough, lots of exploits, but hes agresive and fast enough to give you a balanced challenge. For me I had a horrible time with Rohm and Shadows of Yarham, you can do it anon, good luck
>>339858831
This guy made me drop the game
>haven't played a from software game in a bit since like darksouls 1
>decided on the axe
>plow through everything up to this boss with ease
>shit smashed him first try
>this game is going to be too easy
Went back to my PC lifeNo ragrets
>>339862128
thanks anon. lov u bby
>>339859772
The what?
I'm far past that dude, just cleared the Nightmare Frontier, and I have no clue this game has a parry system.
>>339862617
>muh difficulty
Bye bye PTD babby
>>339862617
Probably better off, if you can't parry in this game you won't beat it
He's one of the first and easiest bosses though, so you shit
>>339862614
thanks anon, you motivated me to start the game again now!
>>339862686
shoot with the gun when their attacking and it staggers them opening up for a visceral attack
Im not sure why its called parrying
That said, I fucking love the hunter's axe when transformed.
I can knock over bitches with the strong attack like they're nothing. Has great reach, too.
Is there any weapon that can do it's job better?
>>339862686
It's what the gun is for, you fucking nimrod.
>>339858831
Post PW and ill help
>>339858831
I'd never played a souls game before and beat this guy after playing BB for an hour or so at a friend's place.
I think you just need to git gud
Post yfw he first activated beastmode
>>339862918
The Rifle Spear's charged R2 is literally the best attack in the game.
>>339862902
>>339862939
Ah, that. Never really bothered with it.
I dodge telegraphed attacks on instinct.
I fail almost all of my visceral attacks. I've already beaten Gascoigne but still can't manage to do one correctly. I don't get why. Any advice for shitty players?
Screw this guy.
Blood starved beast was a motherfucker to me.
I usually just dodged his attacks for the first two phases, but I couldn't outlast his poison for the third phase.
So I just learned parrying because that was a lot quicker than dodging and waiting for an opening.
>>339863129
I played around with the rifle spear.
It's good, but I usually use it for solo enemies only.
I find the axe satisfying for knocking over folks.
>>339863164
If you learn the basic mechanics you might not need to summon
>>339863075
>>339858831
Parry and/or mash r1 with a quick weapon. Don't play it like Dark Souls.
>>339861168
There is no wrong direction. You can do it either way. Typically guides say do old yarnham first, but I was wondering around and got lost and did tit the way the previous poster said on NG+ run.
That's the great thing about Souls/BB-- you can tackle things in so many different ways.
>>339861850
What is wrong with you
>>339863209
probably doing it too early. when i learning them that was my mistake
>>339863494
I only did it for blood-starved beast and Paarl there, but yeah. Could have done it on my own with more practice. Maybe it 's time to learn how to use this stupid gun.
>you will never play Bloodborne again for the first time
>>339862878
youll beat him trust me, one of the biggest problem with the souls community is the inclusiveness and snobbery. more than half of these people seriously have the same struggles you are having, if not worse but act like entitled butt babies about it. Bloodborne is the best souls though anon, dont look at any spoilers, learn boss patterns, absorb the spookie atmosphere and enjoy probably the best game ever made
>>339863730
I'm playing it for the first time now nigga.
When I beat the blood starved beast after dying over and over I came really damn hard.
>>339862773
You don't need to parry at all in this game. I two handed Ludwigs Holy Meme as soon as I could get it and used it for everything through a few NG+ playthroughs.
>>339863559
I've planned to get into Souls after BB. I did notice there are many ways to get through the game, which got me lost on this part. But I still enjoy it
>>339858831
just fucking roll over the ground like idiot
>SoulsBorn
>>339863730
i think I grew some white hairs watching that cutscene, took me completely off guard
>>339862773
>if you can't parry in this game you won't beat it
Not even close to true. Even if parrying is more encouraged than in Demon's/Dark Souls, it's about as essential as it is in those games.
>>339858831
Literally the easiest boss in the game. I've never finished a Souls/BB game before and even I could beat this guy in two tries. Put obstacles between you and him and he can't do shit. Use the music box if you need a crutch.
>>339863551
This is actually very important.
>>339858831
parrying is relatively forgiving and spamable in BB. You must not play this game like DS or you'll get in more trouble than necessary. It is a game about attack (just use the regain system) and parry. It just isn't optional. You can do it.
>>339863665
Maybe. I tend to mash the button hoping to perform a visceral attack
>>339863164
Literally summoned help. HAHAHAHA
>>339860636
literally circle him
Post boss that taught you not to play like DaS
>>339864362
That's what it's fucking there for. And it's AI, which isn't that bad.
>>339864132
Everyone talks about putting graves between him and us or the music box. Beating him without using these strategies makes it more satisfying imo
>>339864528
>>339864362
>>339864132
Literally 2bh family imo
>>339858831
Just fucking dodge around him and attack. I don't even think I parried one boss on my first playthrough.
And the only boss I remember parrying is Gerham when his shit got a little too real for my liking on like ng4 or 5.
I only died 10 times on my first playthrough. Git gud.
vicar amelia is fucking my shit up
wardog of the old ones too, or whatever its name is
theyre just too clunky and you can't see their attacks well
I beat das, ds2, and the first two bosses first try, but these two are giving me trouble
how do I git gud?
inb4 summoning. I summoned the ai for these two and either they died before a quarter of its health went down, or I got oneshot while standing behind the boss
>>339865129
>vicar amelia is fucking my shit up
>>339864565
>all those goddamn explosions
>his "kill the sword or prepare to have your anus penetrated by needles" move
Conversely, it was easy as piss to parry him when he flew into the air for that dive attack.
>>339865129
watch dog of the old lords was obnoxious. I played him way too long in that half/health chalice dungeon. You just have to bait Watch Dog by kinda staying in front and just out of his bite range. I hated that.
FUCK EBRIETAS
>oh hey there what's that are you trying to make me headbutt how about a mile-long tentacle slap instead :)
>golly gee why don't I throw in a nearly unavoidable instagib charge attack too
>great googly moogly looks like you're stuck between me and a wall I guess I'll use that headbutt you wanted haha lol ;))
H A T E
>>339865129
Get close to her and wail on her with a quick R1, don't play her shit by keeping your distance and dodging all her attacks.
>>339864565
None of them
All you gotta do is zoom around at high speeds and get behind them. About the way I play Dark Souls but faster
>>339865427
To be fair, BB is a huge change from DaS if you were accustomed to playing it with the "squat behind the giant shield" style. I personally played DaS in full Havel with the Havel shield, so BB was really fucking weird for me.
I dropped the game here. Not because the game was too hard, I'm fine with hard. What I'm not fine was that after a couple of attempts I had completely run out of bullets and blood vials. So instead of continuing to fight the boss I was forced to go farm consumables for 40 minutes.
There was literally nothing wrong with estus. Forcing you to go farm items instead of just replenishing them at bonfires doesn't improve anything.
>>339865353
not him, this is from a chalice
>>339865347
he'd oneshot me when he lunges forward, even though I'm standing behind him. plus his hitbox is fucky and is hard to hit sometimes. fuck these big dog bosses
>>339865129
She fucked up my shit until I realized that she gets staggered by simply breathing on her. Learn to time her attacks, stick on her like Glue and punish every one of her attacks.
She's actually one of the easiest bosses in the game when you fight her like this.
>>339865418
>What's that? Physical attacks not your thing? Don't worry, here's a pretty much instakill arcane spell!
>>339865286
I didn't realize that there was a sword you could break to stop the rain of asshole penetration when I first fought Logarius and I managed to beat him by dancing high-speed like a mad faggot around the swords and Logarius' attacks simultaneously. It was honestly more fun and intense that way.
I'm having more trouble with Blood-Starved Beast.
Fucker's fast. Will try again later.
How the fuck do you keep her alive?
I'm on my 3rd playthrough and for the 3rd time she has died to that hunter in Gascoigne's area. She has no fucking HP and dies fucking instantly. I keep attacking the hunter he keeps changing his aggro to her.
>tfw you keep calling the Kirkhammer the Kikehammer by accident
>>339865640
He does. I know. For me-- axe and meme blade, that was the safest strategy since he's a bit more predictable then. Circling around or running far away too often was most danger for me. I just kept baiting him. And never rush it. These bosses only have a few attacks. Half of the difficulty in a Souls game is caused by players getting greedy for that extra hit. Two hits and then leave. You think you can get a third one in, and that's when the boss takes all your health.
You can also screw around with signs and stuff like that, maybe give yourself the ability to take a bunch of blood vials and increase your fire resistance you know? You have lots of options. Good luck!
>>339865657
doesnt help that its hard to see her swings sometimes when youre standing behind her. who thought muh ps4 hair technology: the boss was a good idea?
>>339865981
it's not fucking hard m8
you're probably hitting her yourself
>>339865418
she was legitimately the hardest boss for me, was stuck for around 2 days, only killed her when I was lucky enough that she never used here instagib charge that has a 0.2 second buildup and is near impossible to dodge considering her size
>>339866031
thanks
havent played a souls game in a while, have to get used to taking an hour or two on a single boss again
>>339865961
fire paper and a serrated weapon and he melts champ.
have lots of antidote on hand too.
>>339866336
Lol yeah. I struggled with Watch Dog and Blood Letting/Starved beast a lot, so of course it's them in the half-health dungeon! And I think it was about an hour at least on Watch Dog. I hated it so much. But for me, in souls games-- yeah, learn their attacks, but I realize how much is my fault cause I want that extra hit. I mean, definitely the camera can get screwy and From loves bosses that take too much health off, but so many times, it's going for that third or fourth hit that gets me.
>>339866419
>Fire paper
I've used that two times already. It's good, but I'm afraid I'll use it up (only have 3 left and haven't found any others) if die again.
>>339861367
The truth of the century
>>339862902
It's called parrying because that's what it is in the other souls games
You may have also heard vi
>>339863559
Then DaS3 goes and forgets that...
It was still fun though, undead settlement's structure was pretty great and many other zones such as cathedral and dungeon/capitol were fantastically tight-knit
>>339866608
the dog is just a weird shape that all of his attacks have the same start up animation, so you don't know if you need to jump back or to the side until the last second
>>339861693
Motherfucker took me a while my first playthrough, though I was playing as deprived.
>>339858831
First run he fucked me up a few times in his beast form because I kept instinctively rolling back when he would leap at you, and his leap is clearly designed to go over you to punish you for instinctively rolling back. Turns out you can actually just stand there and he'll just go right over you.
>>339866880
>you may have also heard viscerals be called ripostes
Is what I meant to say
>>339865961
use the pungent blood cocktails
>mfw my mate still couldn't beat the cleric beast even after he levelled up and farmed for hours and chose the Hunters Axe
>go over to his beat it first try
>a month later he tells me he's stuck on Papa Gaz
>>339863075
>killed him with molotovs before he even finished the transform animation
>>339861693
Or a sorcerer.
>>339866676
see if you can buy some from the insight messengers, you dont really need insight at that point in the game so its ok to buy some
I myself used fire paper, a +3 hunter saw and a beast blood pellet, was able to zerg him down pretty fast with r1 spam (for perspective I was able to kill him as he was transforming into his 3rd phase we has a constant poison aura)
try and hug him to the left, bait his attacks and get behind a pillar if you need to use antidote, parrying him fucks him up to if you've gotten any practice with that
>>339867105
>a monthhe must have dropped it and come back, no one is that bad
>>339865129
Just beat Vicar yesterday. It's a fucking annoying boss fight because she has so...much...health.
Stay close to her. Like...right fucking next to her. Then dodge to the right, and only to the right. If you do those two things, you should never get hit. Try to get around to her backside and stay there. Be super aggressive and fucking spam your attacks. You can do it.
>>339866073
Don't stay behind her
>>339866880
To an extent. Good criticism I guess. I mean, in exchange for offering a lot less guidance, the game is relatively more linear except for a few bits hear and there. Most linear game from DS to BB.
>>339860783
Post your psn. I'm always playing
>>339865129
The boss is easy as fuck with that summon you can use. Just have the summon tank her while you keep dealing damage.
>>339863164
>I dodge telegraphed attacks on instinct.
Very sophisticated, my good sir!Just kidding, stop talking like that you autist
>>339865769
Just run around her in a big circle.
>>339865129
>Vicar Amelia
BBP and Fire papers. Literally deletes Vicar, didn't even have time to heal her shit. Also use saw cleavage.
>>339867717
Dipshit, fine.I just dodge attacks I can see coming without thinking of the parry.
That simple enough for your tiny brain?
>>339861505
But you can't pass Gundyr up because the door won't open till he's dead right? To me that's that's a tutorial/1st boss wrapped in 1.
>>339867364
Why any boss has more than 5k health, especially at that stage, is beyond me
Then fucking orphan has 19k
NINETEEN-FUCKING-THOUSAND HEALTH
that is NOT fun!"""""challenging content"""""
Posting the hardest boss (for me)
Doggo one shotted me with his charge and constant vomiting
>>339868095
>orphan
>hard
Shove a pike up his screeching ass and he's easy to kill. You can do a backstab on him every time he jumps at you.
>>339865981
Man the fucking bloody crow of cainhurst was infuriating.
>>339867325
He would play for a couple of hours every other day
Yeah he had never played a souls game before, he's given up completely after a year of having ithe's causal as fuck
>>339868130
Just use electric weapons and know to back off after a couple of hits to avoid his explosion.
>>339868130
Dog becomes piss easy the moment you stop being aggressive and play by his rules
1 R2 to his head, react to his attack, and do another R2. Repeat until he's dead.
>>339868361
having too much health =/= hard
nowhere did that post imply he was difficult, just that he has too much damn HP.
>>339868394
I cheesed Bloody Crow because I was tired and just wanted to wrap the questline up. I know I should feel ashamed, but I'm not.
>>339867706
the first time we got her to a fourth health, but that was my first time fighting her, so I died
I tried again and the summon and she died before a fourth of vicars health wen't down. felt like a waste of insight
>>339868361
That's the reason I riked Bloodborne bosses. Didn't feel like a breeze likeany souls game
>>339868990
You're probably not being aggressive enough. The summon should tank most of the attacks, but it can't do all of them. If they take a full combo from a boss they're pretty much dead. You have to get the boss' attention once in awhile.
Most of the summons are completely useless for boss fights though, unlike Dark Souls. The one for Vicar was the only one that really did anything for me. Every other boss I had to solo.
I finall fucking beat him, but died at the same time. Looks like it still counts, the boss is away now. Thanks anons
>>339868130
The boss that still gives me the most trouble is defiled amy just because it's a fucking tedious marathon of baiting an attack and hitting him once or twice.
Loran Darkbeast is also still tough despite having beaten him many times. I used to really hate Pthumerian descendant, Abhorrent Beast, and Headless Bloodletting Beast but I understand their patterns much better now than the first few times I fought them.
>>339862614
The music box is a trap.
Use it 3~ times and he'll enter the final phase early. And it'll stop working.
>>339868130
He was the easiest for me using the cane whip. Just whip the shit out of him and watch out for his charge. I felt like an actual beastmaster every time i fought this guy.
The best fight to use the whip with. Felt powerful.
>>339864565
I played DaS 2handing with no shield the whole way
So none of them
I guess I had to go abnormally ham aggro on Spider
>>339865961
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9JCveBR-TI
this helped me
Guys should i trust alfred or is he a traitor?
>>339870641
That's why you should only use it during the 3rd phase
>>339871540
Alfred is the executioner guy right? He's loyal to a fault, a real fanatic. Follow his questline.
>>339871540
Believe in the wheel, don't let filthy vileblood whores seduce you.
>>339865571
>Forcing to farm for vials.
How about you git gud instead?
>>339872412
>faggot wheel users who wear traffic cones on their heads
>versus kickass knight armor and a pistol rapier
>>339872841
Fuck off
>>339865571
You can run through Central Yharnam in about 10 minutes and pick up 40 vials if you're not an idiot.
>>339865571
This. In Dark Souls, you constantly throw yourself at a boss and aren't penalized other than losing souls. You can just run through the area.
In Bloodborne, you lose blood echoes and you don't get any vials replenished during the fight, forcing you to fight your way back to a boss.
>>339858831
>Seen so much shit
>Want to enjoy this super quick paced good shit
>Poorfag so i cant buy a fucking PS4
M-Maybe after i work for 6 months and dont eat food i can get it
>>339872975
In most cases killing everything before a boss is one of the worst ways to farm vials. Early game you're much better off sticking your fist in pig asses in hidden village, or getting loadsa souls in the lecture hall if you're a bit further along.At least that's where I would go if I needed them, I don't know where the cool kids super efficient blood vial farming locations are.
>>339873659
Werewolfs at the bridge before Beast is the place to go.
>>339858831
Cheated and beat him with my whip while I stood behind shit.
But even on my first try where I didn't do that he didn't seem too hard.
>>339863075
>still on first playthrough
>managed to get down Darkbeast, Shadows of Yharnam, and Rom with only a little trouble
>mfw I almost downed the fucking Crow on my first attempt but got greedy when he had a tiny sliver of health and gassed myself in a corner R1'ing him
>then he spreads my ass open for 5 more tries before I give up
Fuck that guy.
>>339858831
Like all beasts he is weak against fire.
Throw oil on him.
Throw a fire bomb on him.
Repeat this about 3-4 times while constantly dodging and he is dead.
>>339875557
He's so horrible.
>>339875557
yep, he sucks
>make it to forbidden woods
>kinda lost, getting fucked up a lot
>summon in some help
>first guy who shows up obviously knows where to go, leads me around
>a couple other guys tag in and out when my second summon dies, but the first guy is there the whole time
>literally an hour or more
>somehow make it to the boss door without dying
>go in and roll SoY with no trouble at all
I know I should feel shame for summoning on a boss, but honestly I didn't expect it would go that well for so long.
>>339864565
I kinda already played like that since DaS 2 where I stopped using shields. The only difference is that in BB I hugged bosses a little bit more, and dodged into their attacks more frequently.
>>339872841
Enjoying feeding your queen the cum of other men, bloodcuck?
>fuck this place
>>339878739
That hell-hole is what happens when you have a nightmare in Blightown.
I use a Flaming Ludwigs sword, a Tonitrus, Ludwigs rifle and a Flamesprayer
Most boss fights end up with me flamespraying them for massive damage, it feels cheesy but it's just so strong against so many bosses.
>>339878739
Fuck that swamp.
>>339878739
At least it wasn't as bad as Dark Souls 2's Frigid Outskirts.
I was only able to parry Gas twice, yet I can parry almost every other enemy. Can you parry Amelia or the giant white axe guys?
>>339879519
No, but you can stun them if you do enough damage to their legs.
>>339879519
I've never been able to parry in any soulsborne game
I just managed without it
>>339872841
>the covenant that feeds other peoples sperm to there queen
>talking shit
>also helm has sperm engraved on it
lol
>>339859772
No he's the cheese whip/ spin2win tutorial
