Bloodborne:
The Old Hunters
Beginning
and Ludwig
Chapter 1: Into the Nightmare
The world of the old hunters is a mess.
Were my initial thoughts as I stepped out into the hunter’s nightmare. Pale
disfigured hills spread out as far as the eye could see; the sky was a somber
orange as if the sun was setting on the hunt. I followed an
incline upwards being weary of my surroundings and saw two beast’s walk up
the hill ahead of me. As I followed them a hunter, wielding a weapon
I hadn't seen before, stepped out from behind a statue. He swung the
weapon, the beast cutter a heavy version of the threaded cane, at the beasts
and slew them immediately. The hunter waited a few brief moments, my
own heart raced as I approached him aware in my mind of how notoriously
difficult hunter battles were. The hunter didn't waste time
with pleasantries and swung at me. I took the blow and with it half of my
health. Rolling away I healed quickly but the hunter was already in pursuit,
leaping forward and bringing the heavy bludgeon to smash down on my
characters supple head. The result? My first death in the Old Hunters DLC and a
good reminder of a fact my cocky, prideful self had forgot.
Bloodborne doesn't mess around.
After some more attempts I eventually
made it to the chapel in which you fight Vicar Amelia. Along the way I was
treated to a myriad number of hunters all wielding different and
deadly weapons, ranging from a burial blade saw cleaver to a hammer that
ignited in flame when struck, a product from the minds of the powder keg
heretics. After avoiding some of the more powerful monsters, one of which
was basically Cthulhu with a humungous axe, I arrived at what would be the
beginning of cathedral ward in Yharnam only there was a river of blood below.
I finally got my taste of the powder kegs hammer when I found a version for
myself. As I continued on I started to exercise more caution, old habits
of Bloodborne sank back in. But ever the trickster Bloodborne shoved more
encounters on me that I just wasn't ready for.
Chapter 2: Ludwig, The Holy Blade
After a hard slog through the river of
blood, a multitude of hunters and several large spiders from Cainhurst I
arrived at the boss gate. I already knew what lay beyond. Fearing for my safety
I summoned Confederate Valtr, the beast eater, to help me in the
fight. A short cutscene played in which a mangled corpse said
"Ahhh....ahhh....Please...help
us..Ah. An unsightly beast...A great terror looms! Ahh...Ludwig the Accursed is
coming. Have mercy...Have mercy upon us..."
He's terrifying. Even with Valtr
nearby I felt completely outmatched. Ludwig looming over my character
wasting no time to rush in and sweep at me with his claws, tearing away a
portion of my health. I get back up and heal; Valtr helps by drawing agro
away from me. I rush in and attack, a few lucky blows but I stay weary. I know
how quickly overconfidence can shift to death in Bloodborne. But a continued
chain of blows saw him on his way as Valtr helped whittle him down to half
of his health. My confidence grew; we can do this I thought.
At half health a cutscene played. I knew
it was to good to be true. Ludwig would not stay in that form throughout the
fight. The cutscene played and Ludwig looked to his side, embedded in
the ground next to him was a sword.
"Aha, you were at my side, all
along. My true mentor...my guiding moonlight."
He now stood on his hind legs, with a
glimmering emerald blade in both hands. My own version of this sword, Ludwig's
holy blade, felt like a cheap imitation. It glowed with ethereal
brilliance, and I knew the whole tone of the battle had changed. The music,
Ludwig's personality, His attacks. It was all new. He raised his blade high
causing an AOE attack and killed Valtr, before I had a moment to process
that he swung down and the attack that followed looked like Squalls
blasting zone. With that I stopped, put down the controller and lamented
over how difficult the fight was and how incredible it was at the same
time.
And once again Bloodborne showed me why
it was one of my favorite games of all time. I smiled at the loss, but like all
great fights its not about how beaten down you get its about how you stand back
up.
"I'll be back for round two later,
Ludwig" I thought.
To be continued...
Hey people. Thought I'd try something
new. Sorry if this seemed weird and out the blue, but I wanted to combine a
story of how I played the old hunters and my own experiences rather than write
a review for it. In a way it’s kind of like one. This is how I am
going to do the old hunters for now. You know, when I finish it
obviously........its really difficult. Good job From. Thanks as always, see you
soon!
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