Part of the issue there is actually the 360 controller, from my experience. It has one of the worst D-pads ever made. That said, platformers and fighting games are typically the only ones I use a D-pad on anyway, so if you don’t play those you’d likely never use it.

I had Squeak Squad on the DS and played through it many times. I’ve been playing through some of the others (still don’t have the recent 3D one), and my biggest complaint is just that I’m not the target audience anymore. Haha. Some difficulty settings would be wonderful. However, whenever I want to turn off my brain for a bit I’ll boot up Triple Trouble or Amazing Mirror sometimes.

Every other FromSoft DLC takes place right before the end of the game, essentially. They all have end-game level enemies and weapons/spells. This one, however, will apparently be different, although having only played Sekiro for an hour or so I am uncertain what they mean. So it sounds like you could go either way. Personally, I’m going to start it with my current character and see how that goes.

Only tiers I really disagree with here are S and F.

Ebrietas belongs in B
Laurence belongs in A at the absolute highest, due to his second phase. I would personally put him in C.
Gank battles are bad, but Micolash is worse, so I would swap Rom and Micolash.

Otherwise, solid tier list.

I’m trying out Thunder and it is going well so far

Oof. You’d think if they wanted to surprise people with twists and turns they’d just make a new game instead of altering the plot of a remake (unless I’m misunderstanding).

Bloodborne for PS4 is one of the best souls-like games. If you like the genre, it is 100% worth it. The board game is based on the video game, so it has a lot of the same characters and aesthetic.

I’m glad to hear it is fun to play. It also comes with a ton of minis to paint, which is nice. I was somewhat concerned after looking into the Dark Souls board game (by Steamforged), which is apparently not very fun at all even with the improved rules.

Unfortunately, I’m not sure how to help. It’s a community focused on a 9 year old game on a platform with significantly fewer users than the big-name ones. The Bloodborne subreddit was not exactly active (before I left). The only things I could imagine being useful would be:

1. Updates from reliable sources on a potential port
2. Updates on PS4 emulation and the emulator(s) compatibility with Bloodborne
3. Meaningful discussion about build ideas and prospects
4. Mirrored posts and subsequently local discussion about the community revival days (Return to Yarnham)
5. Useful/fun chalice dungeon codes and one’s experience with them

Most of these are unfortunately very infrequent. The interim posts usually end up being some variation of “Bloodborne good” or “Remake when?” or “Why Bloodborne so hard?” posts that honestly bring little meaningful engagement.

Might be a bit narrow, but if you wanted to make some pickle spears it should work.

I like to do a fridge pickle (always gets eaten within a few weeks, so spoilage isn’t a huge concern). Something like this pickled jalapeño recipe works with most veggies, and you can use some whole black peppercorn and mustard seeds (or a pickling spice mix) to give it that pickle flavor.

I think I’m OOTL. An ant-fascist statement from them is wonderful, but what is their association to the Potsdam incident referenced in the statement?

Edit: is it just that they are a German company?