The Bloodborne Identity with JanThe Bloodborne Identity with Jan: Part 5

I personally enjoyed Bioshock Infinite quite a lot, even the divisive ending. It has a terrific art style and lots of good environmental storytelling that rewards a thorough player.

However, if you are looking for something lighter in tone Bioshock Infinite is not it. Columbia is a deeply ugly and relentlessly oppressive city that feels unpleasant to inhabit in a way that is very different to Bloodborne’s enjoyably gothic Yharnam. I know I needed to be in the right mood to play it.

On the bright side it has a really satisfying shotgun.

Jan, every time you level up and leave your STRENGTH at 9, I die a little on the inside.

Bioshock Infinite would be nice. Jan's a good streamer and watching him beat bosses is fun, but I've also seen BB being played by so many people over the years, that after the beginning hours, it kinda stops being all that exciting for me personally.

Please keep playing this Jan!

Poor Guy Fieri - Triple D will never have the same connotation again after that story.

Bioshock infinite is a good game. I can't call it bad. But compared to the first 2, I did not enjoy it. You're not missing much to be honest. Even 2 was a lot better. Especially with what they did with the Big Daddies.

On the Bloodborne note, I'd rather see you play through this. But only if you're enjoying it. No one wants to see you suffer though a game you're not enjoying. I for one enjoying watching someone else play these games. I tried the first Dark Souls and I just couldn't enjoy it. So only play what you want.

As someone who played infinite first then the others, i gotta say i also without listening to teardowns, thought the game at the time was overhyped as the best story etc. It ended and I was like...ok why is Bioshock considered so great again...played the others and finally understood. That said the game was fun just not the angel people put it up to be, making it seem like it was, made it easier for someone with some critic stats on his or her belt to come in and nitpick till they have enough valid criticisms to render the game bad. The game juggles a lot of themes and depending on your closeness to those themes, it doesn't handle them all well. That said most reviewers at the time werent for lack of a better word...relating to the themes that were questionable at the time. Give it time and people can now see more to the game and discuss its merits. We shouldn't label discussion as bad cause its negative if we truly want games media to be considered like books or movies, which get discussed even when they're considered perfect (Gone with the wind, Citizen Kain, etc).

So, first: I would enjoy watching more Bloodborne. Bail if you're not digging it, of course, but the opinion from the peanut gallery seems to be that this is high quality entertainment.

Second, Bioshock Infinite would also be cool to watch. The game wasn't up to the standards of the first one, but I don't think it's fair to shit on a sequel for not also being a contender for best of the decade.

Third, this is a perfect time for a new Endurance Run. So many people are stuck at home, a one-a-day series would be so good. Lots of work on your end, but we'd all love it.

Even though I completed this game, Jan is doing better than I ever did in making progress, keep it up!

Jan doing a ridiculously good job of making eldritch comfy as hell.

I love seeing the exploration. That to me is the best part of games like this.

catching up retroactively, glad there are more eps lined up!

edit: rofl at the near-choke with the second music box usage

thanks @janman