We are finally in the midst of E3 and the majority of the press conferences have taken place. There has already been a fairly mixed bag and I would like to take some time here to gather my thoughts (a mix of positive and negative) and dive into what I thought about each of these conferences.
Impressions
Impressions – Microsoft’s E3 Conference
Wow, Microsoft just took one confident step onto the E3 stage, guns blazing. This year’s conference easily topped that of the previous two years and Sony will need to step things up in order to go head-to-head with Microsoft’s impressive lineup.
Bloodborne: My Story of Hope and Despair, but Mostly Despair (Part Two – Honesty and Humility)
My next two hours of Bloodborne, played several hours after the first, went surprisingly well. In fact, I only died once. The area which had gotten the best of me in my last attempt was my first challenge this time around, and I cleared it with relative ease. By this time, my baiting skills are pretty good, having learned the ropes through notable failures. Afterwards, I was confronted by the bridge. First, however, it is time for a bit of honesty.
Bloodborne: My Story of Hope and Despair, but Mostly Despair (The Prequel)
I am a fool. I have never played any of the Dark Souls games (or Demon Souls) and in general, I am not good at difficult games. Typically, I will play things on an easier difficulty so I can ensure I play-through it with little trouble. When I go back to a game I will play it on a higher difficulty, but I only like being challenged by something I have beaten before. Well, it is time to accept a new challenge and get my ass kicked. I bought Bloodborne.
Bloodborne Impressions (Part One)
If I could sum up Bloodborne in two words, those words would be buy now! Not only is From Software’s newest entry the video game/PS4 exclusive we deserved and needed, it is the game that we have wanted!!! I am only about 12 hours into well over 50+ hour game, and already I want to give this game a perfect rating! However in the interest of fairness, I break down my first impressions of this game into two main categories, gameplay and story/graphics.
EVR 