(Part 2) Top products from r/bloodborne

Are you more frustrated by the fact that there are multiple endings, or that the endings are unsatisfactory and anticlimactic?

For the former, as others have pointed out, save scumming is an easy way around having to replay multiple times to get each ending. It's nice if you're short on time.

For the latter, well...expecting Souls games to have a powerful ending that ties the story together and gives you a sense of accomplishment will always leave you disappointed. The endings are meaningful and thought provoking, but it's in the same way that the rest of the story is: obscure and relying heavily on interpretation. But now you have the exciting opportunity to reflect on what happened and try to understand its implications, and to read what others have posted here about it. :)

As for using guides...yeah, it's a tough call. If you're okay with needing to replay a game a few times to 100% it, then skip the guide. If not, I recommend trying to find a spoiler-free guide to help you make sure you don't miss much. Personally, what I find most infuriating is the easy-to-miss NPC questlines.

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So, as far as writings similar to the series, you, of course, have Lovecraft. His writings that most resemble Bloodborne has to be The Dream-Quest of Unknown Khadaf. They reek of the Nightmare Frontier and the beings there are the most similar to what we see as Great Ones in the BB universe. The second tie-in has to be The Shadows over Innsmouth for the fishing hamlet and many other tropes in Bloodborne. The last one, The At the Mountains of Madness is basically the premise of humanity in its current state. I personally can say that almost everything Lovecraft has written can be 'adjacent' to the BB universe. But those three appear to be the direct link.


As far as other authors? Lord Dunsany is a well-known contributor to the creation of fictional universes. It's his writings that inspired Lovecraft as well as Tolkien and Frank herbert. As a bit of recent writings, House of Leaves is one of my favorite books.


Moving over. Did you know that Bloodborne is Japanese? It is (Lol)! and was inspired by a host of authors. The most telling of which happens to be Junji Ito and his work, Uzumaki. In the work, a series of strange happenings all involving a spiral end up making a town go crazy. He's also famed for his other works, Tomie and Gyo. The Enigma of Amigara Fault is also quite popular. Uzumaki is being made into an anime by Toonami.


There also Berserk. It has less of an impact on the series compared to Dark Souls but is still well-liked overall. The Executioner Wheel and the Hunter's Mark seem to come directly from it.


There's a Fan Comic, mostly about Gehrman's relationship with Maria. I like it quite a bit. Guy Davis's, The Marquis is so similar to Bloodborne you can just outright stick it in the universe and not bat an eye.


As far as movies there's not a whole lot. Angel's Egg seems to be the direct inspiration tonally and we know it's on the minds of From software. Brotherhood of the wolf is the direct inspiration for ALL the clothing of Bloodborne. The Cainhurst Noble set is actually taken from the series. I actually don't care for it. But you might like it. Bram Stoker's Dracula seems to be another inspiration, specifically to Cainhurst. I'm not a huge fan of that either. I'm much more a Van Hellsing sort of guy.


You might enjoy Made in Abyss but its less the tone and more mad science. I'm reading it right now.


I hope you find this interesting and check out some of it. I actually bought the physical copies of almost everything on this page. Money well spent! May the good blood guide your way.

The Croning by Laird Barron

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

Eutopia by David Nickle

Maplecroft by Cherie Priest

Carter & Lovecraft by Jonathan L. Howard

Just a few modern lovecraftian tales for everyone :)

Eldritch Tales: A Miscellany of the Macabre (published in 2011) is what I got, and Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H.P. Lovecraft (Commemorative Edition) (2008) has all his other stuff.

I've decided to go with these , I have a pair of SOL earbuds and LOVE them, it hit me last night to see what kind of over on on ear they had and nothing but great reviews on these. Solid balanced sound all around. I'll add a mic to it down the road.

They could get the annotated lovecraft, http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Annotated-Lovecraft-Books/dp/0871404532 Considering the book myself.

My own additions to this list.

The Children of Old Leech: A Tribute to the Carnivorous Cosmos of Laird Barron

Simon Strantzas - Burnt Black Suns

Thomas Ligotti - The Nightmare Factory

Thomas Ligotti - Teatro Grottesco

Thomas Ligotti - My Work Is Not Yet Done

Scott Nicolay - Ana Kai Tangata

Laird Barron - Occultation

And a third.

DS2 in English comes out January 21 :D

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Souls-II-Design-Works/dp/1927925568/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450472153&sr=1-1&keywords=dark+souls+2+design+works

These are the ones I have

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Surround-Gaming-Headset-Technology/dp/B00CQ35C1Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1426837297&sr=1-1&keywords=logitech+headset
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SP0WAQ/ref=pe_385040_127541850_TE_item

I have one of these in 32gb I back all my saves up to and screenshots/videos. It's so small you can't see it in the front unless you look for it.

You could also get VGA to HDMI converter.

http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Converter-Support-Adapter-SY-ADA31025/dp/B006FILNV6

Might be able to find a cheaper one elsewhere.

http://www.amazon.com/Demons-Deluxe-Edition-Artbook-Playstation-3/dp/B002GJRQQY

If you would count a Deluxe as Limited.