Why can't I have a shield that's more useful than a potato chip? Why can't I have cool looking plate armor anymore? Why does the game insist on me using these guns that require no skill or effort? To cut to the grit of my question; why can't I play the game how I want to play anymore, Fromsoft? What if I never liked being a flighty, cowardly DEX build? What if I never liked having seventy thousand I-frames, and actually liked feeling like a pillar of strength to make up for my own inadiquecies? What if I liked having a real role playing game instead of this character action wannabe trash that makes other people feel cool but not me? Don't tell me to use the kirkhammer if I want a strength build with no guns(because blunt weapons suck, I want a propper greatsword and shield build), don't tell me that I can just equip the torch, and certainly don't tell me that a shield that has less defensive capability than a blind fanboy's argument is an acceptable substitute. To clarify, Bloodborne as a standalone game is good. It's fine. It has unmatched level design and beautiful graphics, and very right controls. However, as a fan of DeS and DaS 1 and 2, it is an offensive and outrageous waste of time and money, and I like DaS far better and view it as the superior game, which is admittedly completely subjective. It's precisely the same problem the Elder Scrolls games have. Let's trade graphical fidelity for a worse story and less customizability, which apeals to a large, sheep-like fan base, but alienates we who appreciated the finer points. Ending statement; when this comment gets blasted with both blind hate and well-formed arguments to the contrary, I'll still be playing DaS 1 and 2, two very much better games than Bloodborne on their own right.