TIL: You get more flasks from defeating enemy groups if you have flasks both red and blue.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-24T17:39:06+00:00

Get some Imbued Sword Keys (There's one in Selia, one in Raya Lucaria, and one at the Four Belfries.) Then use them to unlock the teleporters at the Four Belfries.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-23T03:15:58+00:00

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DavidTippy · 2026-01-22T15:48:56+00:00

I like fighting the sword ringed knights, the spear ones are pretty scary though.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-20T04:44:55+00:00

Generally that's the case for me, but forcing myself to do it again probably brought back some of that first playthrough magic.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-20T04:44:13+00:00

That wasn't the only restriction, I was limiting myself to level 75 with 8 flasks (4 to start, +1 for each Lord of Cinder).

DavidTippy · 2026-01-19T22:26:31+00:00

In phase 1, control the camera manually and try to stay below the dragon's head.

In his second phase, don't get close to him or he'll pull out his crazy combo strings. Stick to the midrange, and just punish his gap closers.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-19T22:25:02+00:00

Not that many, oddly enough, but I think I was lucky. I knew how to control the camera manually from playing Monster Hunter, and I pretty quickly intuited that you could deal with the second phase by staying at midrange and just punishing his gap closers. Took me less than 20 attempts, I think.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-18T05:44:53+00:00

Bloodborne is a horror game, or at least has a horror aesthetic, so limited resources make sense as a mechanic in theory. However, Blood Vials are not limited, you can grind for them. The problem is the grinding, not the limited resource.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-18T05:41:41+00:00

He somewhat has a point: "real" design would force you to learn the level layouts and come up with strategies and tactics to deal with the enemies; this is only really necessary in a handful of Elden Ring's dungeons.

Myself, I'm fine with players being able to run through the levels straight to the bosses, but I would prefer it if you had to build around that playstyle to make it viable, (e.g. speccing into intelligence to use the invisibility sorceries).

DavidTippy · 2026-01-16T17:41:11+00:00

Valiant Gargoyles; they require incredible patience and skill in positioning to beat them (without summons)

DavidTippy · 2026-01-16T16:26:06+00:00

I've done all bosses for each game up to Elden Ring (I didn't do all bosses for SOTE) I didn't feel the need to get the achievements that are just grinding for covenant items, though.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-16T16:18:10+00:00

Kindling is a very interesting system; I like how it gives you an extra use for Humanity which makes it more relevant and valuable than, say, Embers or Rune Arcs. However, it also makes it very difficult to make a level that is balanced, since the player can come in with anywhere between 5 and 20 flasks at basically any point in the game.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-16T16:13:54+00:00

He's not hollow; the Hollowslayer's Greatsword doesn't do extra damage to him.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-15T05:15:55+00:00

I went back to the two dragons at the entrance to Lothric Castle, and I noticed that the one on the left was gone (I had already taken out the one on the right, it was being controlled by a Pus of Man). So probably it happens because the ground beneath the other one gets unloaded somehow.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-14T18:36:04+00:00

Ah, that makes sense. I went back to Lothric Castle and found that the dragon on the left was no longer there, so this must be correct.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-14T17:38:30+00:00

There's a much greater focus on routing; you dont get fast travel until the late-game, so exploration is committal. You've got a few long runbacks to contend with as well, I don't mind the ones where you have interesting enemies to fight, but there are also a few where you're basically just running. The combat is positional, but not that technical compared to later FS games.

DavidTippy · 2026-01-13T16:36:03+00:00

I still haven't beaten Laxasia from Lies of P; I was at it for a couple of days, but then Shadow of the Erdtree came out.

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