204: Bloodborne [Part 3]

About this episode

The episode discusses gameplay experiences and insights from Bloodborne and its expansion, The Old Hunters.

We go back to the well and play The Old Hunters with a new friend in Bloodborne. Developer: FromSoftware | Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment | Initial Release: March 24, 2015 PLAYERS: * Travis Colenutt ( Bluesky ) * Katie Lesperance ( Bluesky ) * Alex Martin SHOW NOTES: * 0:00 - Intro * 2:30 - Gauntlet Run With Alex * 11:00 - Bloodborne Again and Fast Pitch * 14:20 - Our Experience With FromSoft * 20:00 - Bloodborne Is A Toxic Boyfriend Who Won't Tutorialize * 29:00 - Combat * 40:00 - Iconic Bloodborne Alley * 44:00 - Yharnam and RE4 Parallels * 50:00 - Lore Layout and How Much Did We Get * 1:00:00 - Insight and The World * 1:10:00 - Blood Vials VS Estus Flasks * 1:16:00 - Boss Review: Ludwig Broke Travis * 1:28:00 - Katie Love/Hates Cos * 1:38:00 - Boss Design * 1:41:00 - Bloodborne Teaches Travis The Appeal of Sports * 1:49:00 - Alex Gets Everyone Murdered * 1:54:00 - Final Impressions * 1:57:00 - One Last Chalice Dungeon Rant * 2:03:00 - Outro BLUESKY: leftbehindgameclub.bsky.social DISCORD: The Left Behind Game Club is a monthly game club podcast that focuses on positivity and community. To talk to members of the community, join our Discord server !

People in this episode

Host: Travis Colenutt

Guests: Katie Lesperance, Alex Martin

Topics covered

• Bloodborne
• The Old Hunters
• FromSoftware
• game design
• combat mechanics
• lore
• boss design

Keywords

• Bloodborne
• The Old Hunters
• FromSoftware
• combat
• lore
• boss design
• game mechanics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FromSoftware, Sony Computer Entertainment

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