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1.Who was the game director behind Bloodborne?
Katsuhiro Harada
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Hideo Kojima
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Hidetaka Miyazaki
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Daisuke Ishiwatari
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Miyazaki is behind almost every From Software soulslike game, the exception being Dark Souls 2.
2.Central Yharnam, Bloodborne's first area, contains two bosses: Cleric Beast, and Father Gascoigne. Which one is optional?
Neither, both are mandatory
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Father Gascoigne is optional
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Cleric Beast is optional
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Both are optional
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Though Cleric Beast is many players' first boss, you don't have to fight him. Gascoigne blocks the path to Oedon Chapel.
3.Where in From Software's lineup does Bloodborne lie, in terms of release order?
Between Dark Souls 3 & Sekiro
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After Sekiro
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Between Dark Souls 1 & 2
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Between Dark Souls 2 & 3
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Miyazaki was working on Bloodborne around the release of Dark Souls 2.
4.The phrase "a hunter must hunt", which is often amusingly written as "a hoonter must hoont" by many players, is uttered by which NPC?
The Doll
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Djura
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Eileen the Crow
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Alfred
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Eileen has a very distinct accent. She insists that you should not hesitate to kill beasts, "a hoonter must hoont".
5.On which of these authors' works is the lore of Bloodborne largely based?
H. P. Lovecraft
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Brandon Sanderson
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Arthur C. Clarke
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George R. R. Martin
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From alien gods who care nothing for man to going insane to grasp higher truths, Bloodborne borrows many elements from Lovecraft.
6.Micolash, Host of the Nightmare, uses two tools/spells against you. What are they?
Beast Roar & Executioner's Glove
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A Call Beyond & Augur of Ebriatas
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Tiny Tonitrus & Choir Bell
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Madaras Whistle & Blacksky Eye
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'Augur of Ebriatas' is a tentacle attack, and 'A Call Beyond' is a homing magic attack.
7.Bloodborne was released on which systems?
PS3 & PS4
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PS4 only
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PS4, Xbox One, & PC
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PS4 & PC
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Bloodborne is a PS4 exclusive.
8.Trick weapons can transform and alter their movesets. Which of these DLC weapons has a transform mode that does not restrict the use of a secondary weapon or tool?
Boom Hammer
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Bloodletter
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Church Pick
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Rakuyo
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The Boom Hammer's alternate mode simply primes an explosive. It does not change your stance, so sidearms can still be used.
9.There is some obscure lore in the Chalice Dungeons about a distant land that fell to the beast scourge like Yharnam, and was "swallowed by the sands". What was its name?
Hammerfell
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Loran
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Carthus
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Arrakis
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Loran was a desert land overrun by darkbeasts. The Ailing Loran chalice was named after it.
10.Of Bloodborne's primary stats, what is the one that governs magic called?
Intelligence
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Arcane
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Insight
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Faith
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Of Bloodborne's two non-physical offensive stats, Bloodtinge mainly governs firearms, and Arcane is for magic.
11.What was Bloodborne's project name during development?
Project Church
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Project Beast
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Project Hunter
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Project Maria
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Before the name 'Bloodborne', the game was known internally as 'Project Beast'.
12.Which of these is NOT available as a secondary weapon in Bloodborne?
Crossbow
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Flamethrower
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Blunderbuss
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Gatling Gun
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Despite appearing in every Dark Souls game, crossbows are not available in Bloodborne.
13.What is the closest real-world equivalent to Bloodborne's setting?
Vatican City
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Colonial America
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Victorian England
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Ottoman Empire
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Much of Bloodborne's architecture and themes harken back to Gothic and VIctorian era England..
14.Certain weapons in Bloodborne are called "quality" weapons. What does this mean?
They're the rarest, highest-tier weapons in the game
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They're weapons that can only be obtained from bosses
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They scale well off both the Strength and Skill stats
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They apply elemental damage in addition to physical damage
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Quality weapons benefit from both stats. Some examples include the Hunter Axe and Saw Spear.
15.Which of these mechanics sets Bloodborne's gameplay apart from the Dark Souls games?
Stealth is now a mechanic, and there is a crouch button
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Shields are a versatile weapon type, with a variety of attacks
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You perform a quickstep instead of a quickroll while locked on
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Every weapon has a "weapon art" that consumes focus points
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Bloodborne's quickstep and varied trick weapon movesets allow for extremely fluid combat.