The trick with rom is to always clear the spiders he summons and to keep in medium range. As long as you keep right on the edge of his spiders he should consistently use that spikes from the ground attack instead of the aerial one. Then it is just a matter of whittling away at his health and not getting greedy.

Also, Fuck Logarius!

 

I never touched the spiders.

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My winning strat was to stick to his front-right, enough so that he just keeps turning instead of attacking. As long as you keep moving, the spiders won't hit you, which you do to keep in position anyway.

Anyway, annoying bitch thy name is Ebrietas in the Isz chalice dungeon...

 

Praise the...moon?

I've been stuck on the Headless Bloodletting Beast (the one right before Queenie) for a week now. Just killed that motherfucker though.

Those hit boxes and crazy phase were driving me insane.

 

Congrats. I hear that Queen is a pushover after all the other insane fights.

I myself got bored of the chalice dungeons almost immediately, and pvp connectivity is a huge problem. I'm thinking about picking up Scholar of the First Sin for PS4 tomorrow.

 

Chalices are insanely boring when you start, but they quickly provide the most challenging and rewarding boss battles by far.

The Queen was a pushover, yeah.

Only one trophy until plat. So fucking annoying knowing I'd already have it if I'd consulted a trophy guide before eating a cord.

Just need to crit path ng+ as it stands. Thinking on it, that's like 6 bosses, I think...

Lots of optional stuff here.

Edit: tried going back to DS2...ugh. It's so...ugly.

Edit2: OH, i should probably mention. Pretty vital patch just went out. Supposedly cuts max load time to 15 seconds on regular HDDs. Also replaces 'Bloodborne' loading screens with random item descriptions/ lore.

 

YAAAASSSSSS

 

Lol. Still took me 25 to load into central yarnham with an SSD. Test for yourself

 

It still takes about 30-40 seconds to respawn, but the item descriptions and random lore makes the wait bearable.

 

Hmm, I didn't test respawn specifically, only loading into CY the first time, which seemed unchanged.

Digital Foundry's analysis seems to focus on respawns after death though, which probably means you still need a hefty load to bring in CY that first time.

I'll no doubt be finding out on my crit path NG+. As n aside, anyone else want to help me speculate which bosses are mandatory to complete the game?

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I'm thinking Gascoigne > Amelia > SoY > Rom > TOR > Nurse > Gehrman

Are SoY and Rom even mandatory? I'm thinking maybe just get captured by Bag dudes and go straight to TOR, then the lecture building, the Mensis?

Hard to remember.

 

Ok the game is pretty sweet. I've been playing through this at a mate's house over the past few weeks since I dont have a PS4, Ive just beaten Logarius and im now fighting the Celestial Emissary. I believe my next boss in the main line is One Reborn. Currently using Cane, but I just got the Chikage and Evelynn, looking to move from skill into bloodtinge as I go further.

I'm still a bit split on this game. While its really fun and I'm loving some of the new innovations, its not as good as Dark Souls or even Demon Souls to me. Obviously that doesnt matter since the game is still amazing on its own merits. The level design of some areas like Central Yharnam, Cainhurst, Cathedral Ward etc is so cool, and the general aesthetic of 18th century gothic architecture is really doing it for me.

Does anyone else have a favourite boss? I gotta say so far I loved Logarius. So much fun trying to learn his magic attacks, then feeling so skillful parrying all his melees in the latter phase of the fight. Still, for me its a tossup between him and Gascoigne, because that fight was so intense at the start of the game, and hes so aggressive and challenging especially for someone used to big slow bosses.

 

It's way better than the others. You're dead to me.

Semi-serious jokes aside...

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You should probably check out that window in the emissary's room.

I liked Mikolash for lore reasons.

Paal probably looks the coolest.

Toughest were hunters though (who aren't really bosses). Specifically the one in Eileen quest. Not counting chalice bosses though, which are actual toughest.

 

Oh, man, that guy in Eileens quest. What a prick. His gun could damn near one shot me if he caught me mid swing. Victory never felt so good.

 

Chain whip cheese ftw

 

If I had a physical copy, I'd be rubbing my balls all over it.



In NG++ now, but kept a cheeky backup of NG+ just in case DLC is Artorias level :-/

If you wanna laugh, the hardest boss on NG+ for me (keeping in mind I crit pathed it. Gasgoigne, Amelia, SoY, Rom, TOR, Micolash, Wet Nurse, Geh) was Micolash :-/

Insomuch I tried most times given he kept 1 shotting me in phase 2 the second I landed in the room with A Call Beyond. Ended up landing, rolling to him and Beast Roaring to interrupt then just rape.

Incidentally, Beast Roar fucking OP in general if your enemy is stunnable.

I'm rambling, obviously still buzzed. Fuck yeah!

 

I saw a super cheesy combo involving beast roar and beast claws.

I just restarted ng and got the rifle spear early early. Love the range and that no matter what gun you have equiped, transformed rifle spear becomes a blunderbust.

Also has anybody else not had the hunter in the courtyard of old yharnum not spawn in? I hope I didn't fuck something up irreparablely.

 

In the courtyard? You mean on the watchtower? Or do you mean that weird ass hunter engaging you and backing off to try lure you into gatling gun fire?

 

The last guy. Not eryl. He's got the saw spear I think. Just not even there.

 

I mean, as long as gattling gun dude is there, I'm not sure why you're concerned. The saw spear dude (the dude below, taking your word for it that he had a SS, lol) is just a distraction.

 

But I want to kill him... I dropped Djura off his tower but the hunter below him never spawned. I find the hunter fights the best.

 

If you killed Djura before him, I wouldn't be surprised if they have a linked spawn. As I said though, he's not the fight you're looking for (Force Persuasion: Success?) His Ai is retarded and is purely designed to engage then retreat, to pull you out in the open.

Want a... fun hunter fight? Make sure you complete the Eileen sidequest.