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From the core founding members of the MX vs. ATV franchise comes the next off-road racing experience: BAJA. Conquer the toughest terrain Mother Nature has to offer and build the ultimate off-road vehicle. Combining the best elements of the real-world sport with the right balance of arcadeFrom the core founding members of the MX vs. ATV franchise comes the next off-road racing experience: BAJA. Conquer the toughest terrain Mother Nature has to offer and build the ultimate off-road vehicle. Combining the best elements of the real-world sport with the right balance of arcade fun, BAJA transports players to the epic open worlds and unforgiving terrain found at the pinnacle of off-road racing. Stunning visuals, vertical environments, and unpredictable terrain are crossed in over 100 square miles of drive-to-horizon landscape. Master hill-climb, circuit, and rally races to earn career sponsorships on the path to off-road supremacy. Harness the horsepower of elite Trophy Trucks, 4×4’s and Buggies to finally compete in the definitive off-road endurance challenge, the Baja. Supercharged Vehicles: Harness the horsepower of over 40 elite Trophy Trucks, 4×4’s and Buggies across eight varied vehicle classes. Horizontal Racing: Suspension, torque and horsepo wer are perfectly balanced to create the ultimate edge-of-control racing experience. Fine-tune the roar of your off-road machine with over 200 authentic vehicle parts. Power past the competition in 4-player split screen and 8-player online racing.… Expand
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With a ton of ways to play and a spiffy new upgrade, Edge of Control is a lot of fun and held my attention better than many other racing games.
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Baja: Edge of Control HD is a better game than what the original used to be; however, the lack of diversity among the tracks makes the game fun only in the short term, and even the multiplayer modes can’t do much to help that.
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Baja: Edge of Control HD is a remaster that may be head-scratching at first, but once you get your hands on it, there’s plenty to enjoy. Outside of some mixed texture work, the game runs and plays silky smooth. Given the game’s accessible price tag, off-road racing fans certainly have a lot to enjoy. There’s just something blissful about racing out in the open terrain, overlooking the land.
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Baja: Edge of Control HD is a decent, if uninspiring, racing title. The mechanics hearken back to a time when racing was simpler but the tracks can be boring with those mechanics in play. The modes are sparse, but they function well, and the presentation is decent, although it falls in the lower end of the spectrum for the current console generation. With the lack of competition in this field, Baja HD can look enticing, but don’t expect it to compete with the bigger names in the genre.
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Baja: Edge of Control, 2XL’s 2008 sim-racing game, returns after nine years in a revamped HD version addressing the frame rate issues of the original game. A title recommended to fans of legendary Mexican competition Baja 1000 and dirt-track races.
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This is a new opportunity to enjoy BAJA: Edge of Control after almost ten years from its release. However, even though this is a remastered version, the game still looks too old and lacks the functionality that other racing games have.
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Baja is about as middle of the road as remasters get. While it’s great to see Nordic paying attention to its stable of dormant THQ properties, exhuming an average racing game from 2008 seems a tad misguided. Baja hasn’t aged particularly well, but it’s far from bad and there’s still some fun to be had taking to the track. You just have to question why this remaster even exists.
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If you like the videogames of racing trucks, this game I think that you like it. High graphics quality, exciting racings, good music,If you like the videogames of racing trucks, this game I think that you like it. High graphics quality, exciting racings, good music, beautiful scene and high quantity of vehicles to choose. For other part, Baja Edge of Control have a online mode for playing with other friends.… Expand
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Is this a perfect fully hyped modern expression of racing and computational engineering… No. But I will tell you, if you’re any degree of anIs this a perfect fully hyped modern expression of racing and computational engineering. .. No. But I will tell you, if you’re any degree of an off road racing fan, to date it hasn’t been done better than this. I give this game an 8 because it is not without faults, but the sheer size of the maps and the challenge puts this game in a category of it’s own. Physics are spot on. Gfx who cares, I’m sure the HD redux hasn’t really change much. I used to play this game on the Xbox 360 and only wished more people played it. If you like off road racing, don’t over look this one or you’re missing out.… Expand
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so mediocre in literally every category. boring gameplay, crappy graphics, awful music. no features
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Off-roading never looked so good! THQ Nordic wants players to get their hands dirty in its high-definition off-road racer, Baja: Edge of Control. Select from more than 160 different vehicles to dominate over 100 tracks across nine open worlds in Edge of Control. Discover shortcuts to leave your opponents in the dust across multiple single-player events. Make it personal over four-player split-screen games or online multiplayer matches. Real-time damage and unparalleled vehicle physics challenge even the best drivers.
Product ID | 154457 |
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Brand Name | THQ Nordic |
GameStop Exclusive | No |
UPC | 811994020840 |
Number of Players | 2-4 |
Online Multiplayer | Yes |
Genre | Racing |
Number of Online Players | 2-16 |
Publisher Name | THQ Nordic |
Developer Name | THQ Nordic |
Product Height | 0.37 |
Product Weight | 0. 13 |
Product Length | 4.5 |
Product Width | 3.54 |
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UPC | 811994020840 |
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Number of Players | 2-4 |
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Online Multiplayer | Yes |
Genre | Racing |
Number of Online Players | 2-16 |
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Publisher Name | THQ Nordic |
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Bloodborne PS4 Guide | Stratege
«Good hunter. .. Your presence somehow calms…
I feel the echoes of antiquity, they resound in your
veins…»
©Doll from Hunter’s Dream
Greetings to all readers of my guide! In this creation by From
Software , in the hunt for platinum you have to destroy
many terrible creatures, explore the fictional city of Yharnam,
previously famous for its medicine, which cured many
diseases, fight other hunters or help them in difficult
minute, and also prove to the game that you can conquer it. lucky
games and remember — a serious mistake and «YOU DIED»!
Tsukasa Saitoh — The First
Hunter
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Attention: the text contains spoilers!
If you haven’t completed the game yet and don’t want to spoil your experience,
then reading the article is not recommended.
To get the platinum prize at Bloodborne , You
you will need to complete the game 1 time (with copying the save), or 3
times (normal passage), depending on which of
ways you prefer.
There are no buggy trophies in the game after the update, but there are
a large number of missed prizes,
namely 25 :
But don’t worry, most of these trophies are enough.
hard to miss, especially if you use a guide, or by yourself
explore every corner.
Here you can find out what needs to be done so as not to
repeat pass.
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Note:
Most of the images in this guide are clickable, such as:
rating from Stratege.ru (leads to review), screenshots
(enlarged for a closer view).
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This is where your path begins, it will be relatively easy for someone, but
someone will be ready to throw a gamepad at the screen after the first few
deaths. Remember: as in series Souls , in Bloodborne
You will die so often that you will lose count of deaths, and
the number of your failures will be directly proportional to
your mistakes. But don’t despair, this guide will try to help you
mastery of platinum.
After the game starts, you will be prompted to create «your contract», i.e.
your character. In addition to a wide variety of settings
appearance, gender, name of your hero, you will be asked to choose him
origin . As you can see from the table, all
exists 9 kinds of origin , from the selection of which will
depend on the starting characteristics of your character.
Timid |
10 |
300 |
11 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
Single survivor |
10 |
420 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
Hard childhood |
10 |
360 |
9 |
14 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
9 |
Cruel past |
10 |
180 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
Professional |
10 |
240 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
15 |
7 |
8 |
Veteran wars |
10 |
320 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
13 |
7 |
6 |
Noble offspring |
10 |
540 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
9 |
Rough destiny |
10 |
500 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
Nothingness |
4 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
| The total score of all the characteristics of the hunter.
Use Blood Echoes to level up.
| The total number of Blood Echoes present. FROM
with their help you can make deals with messengers.
| Attribute responsible for HP.
| Attribute responsible for endurance and
resistance.
| The main attribute responsible for heavy ATK
weapons. Determines if you can use equipment.
| The main attribute responsible for ATK with a special
weapons. Determines if you can use equipment.
| Attribute responsible for the strength of the weapon,
shooting RP. Sometimes determines if you can use
equipment.
| Attribute responsible for the strength of the secret ATK. Sometimes
determines if you can use equipment.
Let’s consider each origin of in more detail:
And since we have already touched on the characteristics of the character, we will immediately analyze them
pumping. Each attribute (except Resilience ) has two
borders. After crossing the first (light) efficiency increase
of this characteristic falls, and after crossing the second (strong)
pumping becomes even less efficient. Therefore not recommended
increase attributes above their second limit, it is better to spend Echoes
Blood for other characteristics. See the boundaries below.
for each attribute:
| 30 (light), 50 (strong)
| 40 (strong)
| 25 (light), 50 (strong)
| 25 (light), 50 (strong)
| 25 (light), 50 (strong)
| 25 (light), 50
(strong)
After customizing your character, you will go directly to
a game where you have to survive in order to move on. All
you will find management tips under your feet, so
that it is not surprising to accidentally miss something.
: Attack (Right Hand Weapon)
when near a stunned enemy:
deadly attack.
: Change weapon/Change attack
: Strong attack. Hold : Accumulate attack. Charged enemy attack from behind
drives him to a daze.
: Shoot (Weapon in left hand). In time
a shot made will help to stun the enemy and interrupt him
attack.
R3 : Target lock/drop. At
Target Lock You will walk quickly, not roll.
Left Stick + : Run
: Use
subject. : Toggle
items.
/ : Toggle
weapon.
: Urgent
resupply of Mercury bullets. Use it with care, it’s
action reduces the amount of HP.
: Retreat
back. Left stick + :
Roll/Rebound.
[OPTIONS] : Open the menu.
:
Restore HP (Uses a vial of blood).
In order to use gyroscope gestures, you need to
clamp .
After hitting 9 for the first time0011 «Hunter’s Dream» , on the stairs leading to the house
select one firearm, one melee weapon and take
Notepad . Places to choose
will visually look the same as regular hints or
notes — in the form of a puddle.
The game’s interface is quite simple, but it’s still worth taking apart.
As for the improvement of weapons, it is pumped with the help of
special items in the house at location «Hunter’s Dream» , in the workshop. Consider this
process details:
If you want to play with a friend online, your passwords are in the settings
networks must match. To access the network settings, while
game press [OPTIONS] ->
System -> Network . To interact with others
players in Bloodborne use special
multiplayer items :
There are a lot of skipped events/items in the game, no
which you will not receive platinum and you will have to repeat
passing. So read the guide carefully so you don’t miss out.
what is important and not to kill someone who is not worth killing. Also need
remember that almost any NPC in the game can be killed,
so don’t waste your club next to
friendly and necessary to you characters.
Interesting:
If you kill Doll in Dream
Hunter» , then she will be offended and will not be with you
speak her power to distribute Echoes of Blood all
can still be used. The next time you visit «Hunter’s Dream» ,
Doll will be alive, unharmed and, moreover, will not saw
you about your misconduct.
Tips:
- By switching the state of the weapon () you can attack opponents, for this at the moment
pressing need to be in combat; - After receiving damage from an enemy, for some time you
you can counterattack him and thereby restore some HP. Even
after killing an enemy, this will work for a few seconds;
To content
it is recommended to update it to the latest version! Patches fix
many problems that interfere with comfortable passage and make
some trophies are unattainable.
After you understand all the mechanics of combat, you will start actively
deal damage to enemies and avoid damage to yourself, accept death and
try not to repeat previous mistakes — then you will start
get real pleasure from the game. Or at least just
move on.
All locations in Bloodborne have abbreviations that you can use to
quickly get to the bosses. But to use them, you need
open them from the back. They are elevators
doors/gates. These are some kind of checkpoints, if you can call them that,
because they help shorten the path already passed once.
As already mentioned above, platinum can be obtained in one
passing, and for 3 — the choice is yours. Methods of obtaining
very different from each other, except perhaps the number
walkthroughs and a way not to pass one extra cup (dungeon)
those who will take platinum in 3 passages. This is due to the fact
that for the ritual of the Chalice of Pthumeru level 5, in which
must be hit to defeat boss «Yarnam, Pthumerian Queen» , need 4 pcs.
«Red Jelly» , the first two of
which are collected during the passage of the game (in the chest on the first
floor of location «Lecture
building» , to the right of the entrance to «Nightmare Border» ), and the rest can be collected
in a bowl, or in repeated passage. For those who are going
pass the game 3 times, Quack prepared a great speed video
passing the game on NG+ and NG++:
If you do not want to repeat
passage, then you should remember four things:
- Collect 3 items «One
Third of the Umbilical Cord «. There are 4 of them in the game, which 3 of
it’s up to you to collect them. You will need these items to get
access to one of the three endings (secret).
That’s where all the thirds are
cord: - 3 hunter weapons to watch out for: Mercy Blade , Logarius Wheel and Burial Blade .
- Backup save before talking c
Germanom (an old man in a wheelchair) at the location
«The Hunter’s Dream» . This conversation
will become available after killing the boss «Mergo’s Nurse» . - Do not use items «One
Third of the Umbilical Cord» before you back up your save and
won’t be ready to get the secret ending! If you are using
all 3 umbilical cords, then access to the other two endings will be
blocked!
During the passage, you will gradually go to two trophies,
so it’s better to familiarize yourself with them in advance:
Hunter’s Essence
Obtain all hunting weapons.
All hunting weapons are arranged in the order of their location according to the least
passing the game, but this order may differ slightly from
Yours, due to the variability of finding some weapons. For
to receive a trophy, it is not necessary to keep all the weapons in your
inventory.
(OL) — Weapon for the right hand;
(LR) — Weapon for the left hand;
(Skip) — Weapons can be
skip;
List of all hunter’s weapons:
Hunter’s Craft
Obtain all of the hunter’s special tools.
In total, there are 9 special tools of the hunter. Them
the location can be found in trophy hint .
Thanks for the tip
user and3rs
In order not to get confused about what, when and after what you need to do, you can
use the scheme (about the weapons and tools of the hunter, as well as
read about the umbilical cord above, the diagram will only indicate
missing umbilical cords and weapons):
Step 1
Talk to Eileen in the sewers, defeat the boss
«Church Beast» ,
talk to girl and take «Tiny Music Box» from her, defeat
boss «Father Gascoigne» ,
talk to Gilbert (the hunter in the window).
Step 2
Alfred , buy «Medallion
senior hunter» , kill the boss «Vicar Amelia» , talk to the prostitute
Arianna .
Step 3
Defeat boss «Witch
Hemwick» , kill the boss «Blood-eater Monster» , visit the secret
location «Old abandoned
workshop» and take the item «One Third of the Umbilical Cord» there, defeat the boss
«Shadow of Yharnam» .
Step 4
Defeat boss «Black Beast»
Paarl» , kill boss «Rum,
Idle Spider , collect items «One Third Umbilical Cord» and «Summon to Cainhurst» in Josefka’s Clinic , collect «Upper Cathedral Key» , defeat the boss
«Reborn» , go to
secret location «Lecture
case» .
Step 5
Collect 2 pieces of item «Red
jelly» , kill the boss «Amygdala» , go to a secret location
Cainhurst , defeat the boss
«Martyr Logarius» , swear
for allegiance to the Queen of Vilebloods — Annalize , collect and
take to Alfred «Unfilled
summons» .
Step 6
Kill the boss «Mikolash, Master
Nightmare» , drop down «Giant Brain» , take «Blood Stone» at the place where the brain hung, and
also kill «Giant Brain» and
collect 9 from him0011 «Living Thread» ,
defeat boss «Nurse»
Mergo» , go to the secret location «Chorus» , kill the boss «Messenger of Heaven» , defeat «Ibraitas, daughter of the Cosmos» .
After completing the passage, you
there will definitely be the following trophies:
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Now it’s time for the dungeons. You need to activate the bowls on
gravestones in «Sleep
Hunter» . In the dungeons of levels 4-5 you will find very
a valuable blood gem, for which you will receive trophy Blood Gem Master
gems .
Each of the bowls has several types, but not all of them are needed for
getting platinum. Here is a complete list of everything needed for platinum
1. Pthumeru Chalice — Pthumerian Chalice Level 1,
needed to get to Great Chalice of Pthumeru Ayll and win it
Boss «Yarnam, Pthumerian
Queen» (obtained for killing boss «Bloodmouth Beast» ).
2. Pthumeru Central Bowl — Pthumerian Bowl
Level 2, needed to reach Great Chalice of Pthumeru Ayll and win it
Boss «Yarnam, Pthumerian
Queen» (falls from the boss in the 3rd layer Pthumeru Chalice ).
level needed to get to Great Chalice of Pthumeru Ayll and win it
Boss «Yarnam, Pthumerian
Queen» , as well as in order to collect on the 2nd layer
«Workshop tool for extracting
mist» (falls from the boss in the 3rd layer Pthumeru’s Central Bowl ).
collect 2 pcs. material «Bastard Laurent» on the 3rd layer
dungeon, which is necessary for the ritual
Pthumeru Corrupted Chalice
(obtained for killing the boss «Amygdala» ).
5. Desecrated Pthumeru Chalice — Pthumerian Chalice
Level 4, needed to reach Great Chalice of Pthumeru Ayll and win it
Boss «Yarnam, Pthumerian
Queen «. Has an unpleasant effect that cuts off your
health by half (drops from the boss on the 4th layer Lower Pthumeru Chalice ).
6. Great Isz Bowl — Needed to find
it has 2 pcs. material «Red
jelly» , which is on the 3rd layer of this bowl. When
If desired, you can replace Bottom Bowl
Lorana , in which the necessary jelly lies one at a time
on the 2nd and 3rd layers. (dropped by the boss in the 3rd layer Chalice of Sick Laurent ). This bowl is not
the need to pass for those who have already collected all 4 pieces.
«Red Jelly» during
passing NG + and NG ++ (obtained for killing the boss
«Ibraitas, daughter of Cosmos» ).
7. Great Bowl of Pthumeru Ayill — Pthumerian
Chalice level 5, required in order to defeat the boss in it
«Yarnam, Pthumerian Queen»
(dropped by the boss on the 3rd layer of Corrupted
Pthumeru bowls ).
After completing the dungeon stage, you
there will definitely be the following trophies:
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Here you come to the finish line. Before proceeding to
obtaining endings, be sure to copy the save to a USB flash drive,
or to the cloud (the latter is available only for owners of PS Plus
).
The order in which you get the endings is completely irrelevant, so I just
I will indicate what needs to be done for each trophy received for
endings.
1) Trophy Yharnam Sunrise
(Secret) — We go to the old man in a wheelchair,
talk to him and choose «Offer your life»
( «Submit your life» ).
2) Trophy Honoring Wishes
(Secret) — We go to the old man in a wheelchair,
talk to him and choose «Refuse»
( «Refuse» ). This will be followed by a boss fight «Herman, the First Hunter» , after which in NG+
you need to purchase the last missing weapon «Burial Blade» for 60,000 Echoes of Blood
in «Hunter’s Dream»
Messengers of the Bath .
3) Trophy Childhood’s Beginning
(Secret) — Use three items «One Third of the Umbilical Cord» and go to the old man in
wheelchair. We talk to him and choose
«Refuse» ( «Refuse» ). This will be followed by a battle with
boss «Herman, First
Hunter» , and then with the secret boss «Presence of the Moon» .
After completing the final stage, you will definitely
there will be the following trophies:
If you carefully read my guide and
correctly fulfilled all its points, then here is the long-awaited moment!
Platinum is yours! Do not forget to bet on tips and karma for the work done! Thank you all for
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PS4 Power Button Manual
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the PlayStation 4 is an absolute masterpiece of design. The PS4 has been around for a few years now, but it still looks sleek and stylish.
Of course, the genius of the PS4 lies not only in its appearance, but also in its intuitive and supremely user-friendly system. Other than that, there is one particular part of this outstanding console that can cause a few minor problems for people, especially those who are less experienced with gaming consoles: the power button.
Knowing this, I put together this guide to the PS4 power button. Read on to get a good idea of how the button works, discover a few tricks you may not have come across before. See also how this little button can explain your PS4’s power issues.
Alright, let’s start with the location of the PS4’s power button!
On a standard PlayStation 4, the power button is located on the slanted side of the console, which tends to face forward, whether you leave your PS4 upright or horizontally. In fact, there are two buttons that look the same from afar. However, look closer and you will see that each button has its own symbol. One has several horizontal lines with a triangle on top; this is the button you press to eject discs. The other one has a circle with a line. This is your power button.
If you have a PS4 Pro, the symbols on the buttons will be the same, but the layout will be slightly different. The buttons will be located at different ends of the side, not next to each other. Functionally, they work just like they do on a regular PS4!
How to turn on PS4
To turn on the PS4, you only need to press the power button for a moment. You should hear a short beep indicating that the console is booting up. You do not need to keep the button pressed for the console to start normally.
How to turn off PS4 with a button
Once you’re done using it, to completely turn off your PS4, hold down the power button for about 7 seconds until you hear two beeps.
safe mode ps4
The PlayStation 4 power button does more than just turn the console on and off. One of the most important features is the ability to start the ps4 in safe mode. Hopefully you’ll never have to do this, but if you run into serious problems with your console — safe mode is usually the first step to start troubleshooting. To enter safe mode, simply press and hold the power button (when the console was previously turned off) for 7 seconds or so. After the normal first beep, you should hear a second beep. After a few seconds, the Safe Mode screen will appear on your TV.
Rest mode ps4
Another great thing you can do with the PS4 power button is put your console into ps4 rest mode. To do this, instead of holding the power button as usual to turn off the console, simply press it once and then quickly release it. The console will shut down (except for the soft, orange light it gives off), but will actually go into rest mode. Rest Mode significantly reduces the power level of your PS4, while still allowing you to perform tasks such as charging your controllers or downloading content. To decide exactly what you want the console to do in this state, go to Settings, Power Saving Settings, then Set Features Available in Rest Mode.
PS4 won’t turn on? Check the power button
Your beloved PS4 seems to have suddenly stopped working.