@even: I thought the same thing! It's been years since I beat this game but there are things that I forget and when he did that I was like "wait, holy shit, Jan's a genius! Why didn't I think of that!" And yes I was let down that that did not actually do anything.
Jan, I've said it before I'm sure but I'm so glad you are sticking with this game still. I wouldn't have blamed you if you dropped off, but man in this episode you've discovered some shit that I never stumbled upon myself.
After you met Ebrietas, you read chat and someone I guess said that she was the hardest boss in the game but she can't be. Because even I beat her but could never beat Logarius. You got way closer than I did. Both of them are optional bosses though, but bosses are also maybe the main attractions in Souls games.
Also, just know that even though you don't know what's going on, there is a reason for everything. That's why I love it. It's very heavy with lore but it doesn't force it on you with tons of exposition through dialogue. The story is there if you want it, but if you don't, then it's still just a really cool game.
One last thing, I always spent my insight at the shop. I felt bad about that but then I read that having a lot of insight actually makes a lot of enemies even tougher. What's also cool is that I believe if you have zero insight, you don't even see those Amygdalas clinging to the buildings.
I don't love Fortnite but I like St. Vincent, so I hope this collab happens! Also, happy third anniversary with Giant Bomb, Abby! (At least it has been three years since the first time we saw you here on video!)
Jan, I can't stress enough how proud I am of you for sticking with this game. And yes, you are basically at the point where shit gets even realer (or surreal-er?) This may be my favorite game ever. No joke I have Eileen the Crow tattooed on my shoulder. This was my introduction into the Souls genre as well and I've played every Dark Souls but only really loved DS3 and that may have to do with From Software taking cues from Bloodborne to speed up the combat?
Anyway I can't say enough about this game. There are maybe like 5 games in my lifetime that completely reframed my ideas about what games COULD or even should be, and Bloodborne is the most recent example of one.
Also, you're honestly doing way way better than I did when I began MY descent into madness, so keep it up, duder!
The best part of this video was the whole "Baby Chris' very specific paranoia" bit. I also thought he was a real rapper but could not find him on Wikipedia and I didn't look further.
fishinwithguns's comments