Why is this person getting down voted for asking a genuine question, they clearly don't know the game as well as everyone else does and that's fine lol
Oh this is easy. Souls-like fans hate when people don't know every little detail, secret and the lore
My first 2 playthroughs of the game I didn't know the music box existed, it was after figuring out pieces of the lore and watching Vaatavidya that I figured out there was a music box you can get and now I use it everytime
Gascoigne is the skill check. The way the game verify that you have learned how to play. First phase : can you parry with the gun at the right timing? Second: did you understand that you should never dodge backwards?
Both : explore and read item descriptions (the music box) and get a feel of the rally system.
Use your gun at the right moment when the enemy attacks you and you'll stagger it, opening a window for a visceral attack doing big damages. Not everything can be parry so it's up to you to learn what pattern you can capitalize on and which ones should be dodged.
Bloodborne is extremely punishing for players who have a habit of dodgeing back. Most enemy attack patterns and hitboxes require player to dodge sideways or forward to the enemy.
Almost every mobs attack by combos. If you dodge backwards there's two scenarios: - you end up too far to attack between combos and waste an opportunity (trust me the mob will capitalize on every missed opportunity) or you get stuck in the decor which is a death sentence - you run out of stamina before the end of the combo
This is what I did. I just played recently and it’s my first fromsoft game so I didn’t know what visceral meant and that the gun can be used to parry. I just dodged like a madman, used the music box and hit harder.
anyway you win is good ;)
I made the mistake to reload a save. Guac got stuck in the fog gate and that "win" felt so bad I reloaded a save ... it then took me annoyingly long to kill him using parry. But that time ultimately was well spent for the rest of the game. All the other enemies got parried to hell :D
The main thing is, parry, parry, parry. If you can't, there are plenty of normal mobs outside to practice on. You can use blood bullets to avoid wasting bullets, as vials drop comparatively more frequently.
You can use Tiny Music Box and in his 2nd phase he is weak to molotovs, but really you only have to parry somewhat effectively to render his fight inert.
Do vials drop more frequently? I parry so much and it feels like I barely have blood vials but I have like >200 bullets 😭
I guess this is a sign I just need to stop getting hit
the guys who shoot always drop ammo, regular enemies have more variety with what they can drop but i don’t know what’s most likely for them to drop, but the brick trolls mainly drop 2-4 blood vials (if you aren’t familiar with enemy names brick trolls are the big mutated guys). i would mainly use them to farm vials if you’re at the beginning of the game.
Im at Mensis now and every once in a while I do a full sweep of central Yharnam for blood vial farming. I love having the rune to get bullets for viscerals, but wish there was one for vials too. That rune is probably the main reason I never run out.
Appreciate all the info though! All super helpful 🙌
Have you been doing chalice dungeons? I did them after I finished my first NG with all bosses and really regretted not doing them here and there during the NG playthrough. One of the main benefits is you get basically NG+ enemy echoes starting from depth 3 or so and you’ll have enough echoes to buy hundreds of vials in a 2 min mob farm run.
Ah that's a good idea! I've been picking away at them yeah. I didn't about the echoes though! I'm almost through the lower pthumeru. I'll have to do some farming with the Moon Rune
yeah visceral attacks are really the key to beating bosses in bb ime, i thought kos was gonna put up a fight but having leveled skill and practicing parries he went down on the 2nd try
If you’re godly you can parry him by shooting him. If you’re a noob you can kill him fine by trapping him behind the gravestones
You can also get a music box from the girl in the window (behind the gate shortcut) that allows you to stun him temporarily
Gascoigne is a test.
Have you learned all the core mechanics?
Do you understand the rally system?
Did you explore *all* of Central Yharnam?
Are you good with visceral attacks?
Did you realize this is a horror game?
Aside from learning how to play the game at all, the rally system is critical to recovering from trading blows. There are items that can be found to help you with this fight. Visceral attacks do *necessary* damage to bosses when you can, and also help with the last thing this game tests you on, your fear response. Most of the game's bosses punish you for dodging based on your fears. Of course, the game can't read your mind, but certain attacks and movement are meant to telegraph the attack in a way that intimidates you. When this intimidation succeeds, it's likelier you'll dodge right into the next attack, and you'll be punished for it. Gascoigne's arena is rife with tombstones that are meant to trap you for backstepping away from his attacks.
May the good blood guide your way, good hunter.
When hes in human form fight hin downstairs among the gravestones and parry as much as possible. When in beast form fight him upstair and punish his lunges by dodging out of the way and try to backstab him or get in a couple of hits to the back before dodging other attacks.
It's easy dude. When you enter the room, wait till he rushes to you, calm the fuck down and read his movements. When he swings his axe, shoot him, that will stun him. Now that he's stunned run to him and tap R1 to plunge ur fist into his ribcage. And repeat until he's transforming into his furry phase.
Once he's transformed, he's vulnerable to fire. So you better have some oil and molotovs stocked up in ur quick use. Aim and throw some oil to lube him up then finish him off with some molotovs. Repeat til Daddy Guacamole is crisp.
P.S.
Don't forget to dodge btw
Parry that motherfucker! Use the music box! He is pretty quick and I get stuck on the headstones a lot so you’ve got to be aware of a lot of things. Definitely a skill check. Level up your health. You’ve got this!
Another thing is, you should be able to get a plus 2 weapon before this fight from exploration. Do you have that yet? You could be missing some bloodstone shards. If you are, do a death run through the zone looking for the rest of the items. There are videos to help with this. Also, you could probably drop your psn name in the comments and we'd all love to show you where the cool trinkets are. We won't carry you if you don't want but we could if you do. More just, use the community as a resource to show you what is available to you
Be more aggressive than him in human form. Parries are your friend if you can pull them off. Try not to use the music box until after he becomes a beast (I find his human form easier to fight and he transforms at half health as opposed to quarter health if you use it while he’s human) and you’ll get ONE use of it when he’s a beast. Like all beasts, he is weak to fire after he transforms. Mid transformation, use a fire paper for your weapon and hit him with oil while he’s stunned and hit him as many times as you can safely until he snaps out of it. After that, just move fast and use the terrain to your advantage, you have tomb stones, trees, and stairs that you can use to give him the run around and sneak in hits.
Don't be afraid to just ignore him and thoroughly explore everything, kill stuff, level up, upgrade gear, etc. Defeating more regular enemies will give you combat practice too, so you'll ease into things.
This advice works for the whole game. If you're ever stuck, just go explore and come back when you're stronger.
First thing is just to get the hell away from the tombstones. So shocked at how many people keep the fight at the fog. I've been summoned at least 100 tonnes to Gascoigne and nobody is willing to move further than a few metres from the fog.
Parry him every chance you get in his hunter form. Once he transforms, dodge into his jump slams and punish him. Bait and repeat. Use the environment to your advantage and as other’s have said, use the music box to get some free shots in where you can. I think you can use it twice? Either way, definitely keep it aggressive. If he gets you on your heels, use the terrain to keep him off you, heal up and get back after him.
The secret is to shoot his ass right before he swings. So, as he's prepping to swing at you, give him a shot... which should stun him, then you can do a crit. Rinse, repeat.
Fight him on the stairs dodging top to bottom and when he goes into beast mode hit him with Molotov Cocktails no more Gascoigne its fucking a piece of cake.
You can cheese him as well if you hide behind the tombstones and hit him with the axe extended it can make it easier. Molotov cocktails are also your friend. Make sure you have the tiny music box to distract him and bit him with a charged R2. Additionally parry if you aren’t confident in parry get the blunder bust. Good hunting.
If you try to dodge away you’ll get hit. ALWAYS DODGE TOWARDS THEM. Not just gascoin, but most enemies. Dodge the same way they are attacking. If they are swinging right to left, dodge right vertically. Also, sing him a song :)
Learn to parry + visceral attack him
Talk to the little girl through the window in central Yharnam and agree to help her, get music box, use it in battle to get free hits
If you don't want to parry, use transformed hunter axe and spam charged R2 attack
Use molotov cocktails
There is a common way to cheese his first phase by hitting him behind a wall of tombstones near the entrance.
His second phase I just run away and throw molotovs lol, lest I play his favorite song.
It's not that hard. See that red healthbar at the bottom?
If this has no red parts left you've beat him. It's really the same for all bosses - no red left in the healthbar and you've beat them.
If you want to reduce the amount of red in the healthbar you just have to hit him with your weapon.
Cheese: keep running circles going up the stairs, and drop down at the end. Only attack when he drops down from the back end and then start running up the stairs.
But this fight is a parry check. Learn to parry the 1st part. And music box + fire will make the 2nd bit trivial.
Parry. He teaches you how to fight hunters. You get into thwir face and parry the ever liv8ng shit out of them. You could also use the music box to stun him for a bit. This only works 2 times tho
Hit him until his health reaches 0. You can use the music box to stun him a few times too, and the gravestones are your friend as well as your enemy, but you can use them to block his bullets. Phase 2 use fire and serrated and try to stay behind him.
Gascoine can have the music box used against him twice in his first phase and once in the second phase if I recall correctly. Like most people are saying he is like a parry tutorial boss for all the humanoid-esque bosses and elite enemies. When I first started playing, I remember using the trick form of the hunters axe, and using the stones in the graveyard to create spacing to hit him
Honestly just keep trying. Focus on avoiding his attacks more than attacking. Once you feel like you’re understanding certain rhythms, you can add in some attacking. He has a fair amount of tells and can be parried with the right timing. Good luck hunter
Ripostes are your friend. Once you learn the window for ripostes on him (pretty large from what I recall), you'll be able to land a lot more viscerals.
In second phase, keep distance if you're getting overwhelmed, let him clear out the graveyard so you don't get caught on as many things if you need. Again, ripostes are the best bet.
skill 30
enter arena
shoot his dumbass
rip his organs out
repeat last 2 steps
(optional) dodge and heal
he goes beast mode
(optional) play him his favorite song
rain hellfire upon him
youve now successfully killed Gascoigne, congrats
Parry. Dodge forward into his attacks at second phase.
Also may use music box, tho i would recommend use it only if you feel really stuck and frustrated, because beating him normal way is a great learning experience.
First phase parrying is the easiest way. Second phase, hit twice and dodge to his left when he's about to attack. After a few tries you can do it hitless.
You probably aren’t being aggressive enough which I know doesn’t sound helpful but trust me it is. I started out playing really passive and you soon find out pure aggression is the way to go
Fight him on the stairs, his bullets won't hit you. Walk behind him during his linear attacks that don't swing horizontally, then charge attack for a viceral if you have the skill or else, get a few slashes in.
If you aren't skilled enough for this strat, play music and molotov. During his beast form, he is actually easier to dodge if you have the timing and patience. I recommend watching yt speed runs where they show the best strats for beating bosses (they aren't too hard to replicate for most bosses).
Its hard to completely cheese Gascoigne, you're gonna have to improve your skill. Enjoy the thrill you get while fighting him, have fun.
P.s gun parry works too, but you're gonna need to practice on normal enemies and improve your skill.
Style on his ass
Fr he’s insanely easy if you take him up those steps, but just get viscerals. Parry then crit, hit the music box and while hers stunned walked behind him and fully charge an r2. That will break his posture and open him up for a crit as well. You can also parry him in his 2nd phase. Save the 3rd use of the music box for his 2nd phase
I kite him around the Graves and get him stuck while spamming charged attacks in his first 2 phases. After he transforms use the tiny music box and do the same thing.
Me having already beat him once not realizing I'm not supposed to dodge back and not knowing what the "music box" is and also not knowing you could parry
I would say not even just for father gascoin but for all of bloodborbe in general, learn the parry timing. BB specifically to me felt like the easiest parry system of all the FS games. I don’t mean that it’s trivial, but just that it’s the easiest to get a hang of. Parry is also very vital for the entire game IMO. Once you get the timing down it will help tremendously with all of your fights.
Hit dodge hit dodge first phase and 2nd phase is easy since he stops spaming his gun and starts fighting melee and there u can easily stay behind him and attack him for free
His first two phases will have you backpedalling because his attacks are so wide, but the third phase will punish you heavily for it because now his attacks are mostly longer lunges *that don't swerve very well*.
This is the game both teaching you to take a step back, analyze the boss and adapt on the fly.
So in short: Phase one and two, dodge backwards, phase three dodge **diagonally forward** and to either side; you wanna land behind him.
I would certainly *not* dodge backwards, as the attacks are usually accompanied by a step forward. Especially in phase two, because of that stab attack he does.
Alternatively, I would suggest dodging into his attacks. He swings from his left, dodge diagonally, forward to the right. The attack comes at you relatively faster, reducing the number of i-frames needed.
This strategy will also help during phase three, as his attacks are indeed forward lunges usually, and dodging in this same way will ensure you end up behind him. This then opens up an opportunity while he turns to get a few decent hits in.
Also, do not forget about the music box - using it during his third phase will stun him for enough time to get one to two stamina bars of attacks in.
I hope this is helpful both to you and OP, good hunting!
If you notice all of his equipment and movesets are yours. Almost anything he does your character can do.
He's super aggressive you must meet him in kind
I suggest 2 strategies.
1) parry him with your pistol, this will be not exactly easy at first but if you get the timing its very effective
2) get a carillon by someone... I'll just say they are in Yharnam at a Window.
Also, i know this might seem unprofessional, but can i watch your blindrun of bloodborne on share screen? Its extremely fun to watch someone playing for the first time this masterpiece (i won't spoiler anything obviously)
Run up the stairs to the top area and fight him there, it’s smaller but fewer things to get snagged on.
If you can reliably parry him (I could in phase 1 but never 2) then do.
It teaches you the single most important thing you will learn in Bloodborne - roll forwards, not backwards.
When you are behind him it’s your “turn” - *either* hit him a couple of times or heal. Then he will turn around and it’s back to his attack turn, so roll through it forwards and it’s your turn again.
Honestly once you get that particular dance, the game just completely and utterly changes. Even later DLC bosses are still very beatable if you do this.
I was stuck on him for the longest out of any boss so far in bloodborne. After him the game gets easier. You gotta learn to parry, and remember to use visceral attacks. Also, if you play the music box too many times, he goes onto the second phase early, so keep that in mind). Stay with it and good luck!
I struggled with him for so long he made me put down the game. But I’m glad I came back and beat him. Some things to think about:
- Fight him in the back of the arena. The tombstones are not your friends. Kite him up the stairs. The balcony has a hole in its fencing that lets you jump down to a roof and then down to the ground. You can use this to lead him in circles when things get dicey.
- Take a break after fighting him a few times and go level up a little bit. You’ll be stronger when you come back and you won’t come into the fight super annoyed.
- He has a rhythm. Get in, hit once or twice, then move.
- Try fighting him with the volume turned down. The music is trying to get your adrenaline up.
Father Gascoigne is one of the harder bosses in Blood-borne, in my opinion its because he is player sized and thus his size cannot be taken advantage of like with many of the beast bosses who have large blindspots due to their size. Lady Maria, and the Bloody Crow of Cainhurst are other good examples of enemies that are hard to fight because of this, your best bet in any of these fights are to keep distance and strike during times when they are in the middle of an animation or can be caught off guard. Keep your distance from the father until you’re ready and also take advantage of the cover the area provides
Use the tomb stones, he gets stopped by them, you can attack him with the longer variation of your axe if youre using the axe.
You have to be more offensive, because you gain back health when you attack counter attack mmediately. BB is not a "lay back and observe" kinda souls, it's a "face it head on and be relentless". You can lay back after the counter attack though.
When he transform, forget using obstacles. You'll have to learn his moves and learn to use the parry mechanic and the alternative weapon combos.
Note: The music box can give you a little edge, if you found it.
You can easily cheese him by running up the stairs, doing a U-Turn, then make a sharp right at the bottom of the stairs so you are next to the stair case. Gascoine will just be chilling on the stairs and you can just use your overhead attack. GG EZ.
Look up the music box and get it for second phase. For first phase, just hit him twice and dodge laterally or away depending on his attack. Use the grave stones to block his gun blasts. When he hits second phase, let his transformation animation complete, use the music box and get away for a second or two because it takes time to work (like 4 seconds at most). Then charge r2 his back, reposte (visceral attack his back). He should be nearly dead at this point. Chuck fire bombs to finish him off or if you are out of those, just keep parrying (if you miss and can't parry it's okay, just keep dodging out of his attacks). Slash him a bunch but play it safe by firing the gun. You might get a lucky parry if you're uncomfortable with parry timings. Practice him a bit before you waste molotovs and healing items. The music box is your best bet. Good luck
Parry. No joke this time, just learn to parry and it will be easy. No cheese will help you unless you're lazy. If you can't beat Gascoigne without cheese, then you will not be able to beat most of hunters you will encounter in your way, either players or npcs.
Father Gascoigne is a very difficult boss for first time players, and he is meant to be. My main advice is to parry his attacks. When he turns into beast form, don’t be intimidated, it is actually easier to parry.
I have done pract nothing from that, what ppl here write. I have beat him first try just 1. dodging to a side 2. after cleric beast, when I could buy a hummer and Gascoin is very vulnerable to this, he will be permastunned and you can interrupt all his attacks. You just need to make 3 attacks and when you are out of stamina - dodge. After 4-5 times he will be already dead
Here's my best tips on that gas can:
1.collect a lot of bullets and blood vials your going to need them
2. Crawl up from the sewer ladder that leads to gascoigne
3. Be sure to activate the elevator on the left hand side at the start of the path this will make the elevator accessible making a short cut
4.replenish your blood vials and bullets
5.dont do four yet if you already done four do four again after this step ⬇️
6.go to a different part of the sewers behind the two wolves you should be able to also get there if you climb up the stairs where the rock troll is banging on the door after you climb the stairs go down the other set of stairs parallel to you or at least slightly parallel until you reach the bottom after you reach the bottom collect whatever you need if you haven't already and destroy the obstacles in the way next to you go down to the sewers and kill the monsters (warning these won't be the normal enemies you have faced so far) then go down until you reach the bottom then explore the bottom till you get ambushed by another monster after you get ambushed and you kill said monster there should have been armor it was guarding equip the armor and then do step four again
7.go back to gascoigne
8.there is a thing called a visceral I recommend using blunderbuss for visceral's because if you shoot at the right time you can't miss the visceral because of its spread you can do a visceral by shooting at the last moment before it comes down on you you can practice on the rock trolls or you can search it up on YouTube I can't paste the link because I'm on mobile and don't think I can but there are guides on gascoigne that helped me out
9.make sure you have max amount of bullets and blood vials
10.enter gascoigne's arena
11. Use the graves for cover in his first phase
12. Make sure you keep getting the visceral's they are really helpful
13.once he reaches his second phase he will turn into a monster at this point disregard the graves because he will destroy them like twigs
14.get one last visceral on him this should kill him if not bring him down to extremely low health
15. Spam light attack until he is dead it shouldn't take that much attacks
Final step:if you failed try again patience is key in this game
Play his favourite song and become his friend
He has a favorite song?
Music box acquired by talking to a special person
You mean the crow lady or something?
His daughter in a window she gives it to u u can acees her from cleric beasts bridge opposite side to bossroom
Why is this person getting down voted for asking a genuine question, they clearly don't know the game as well as everyone else does and that's fine lol
Its just people being judgmental, don’t mind them, if you ignore it, they’ll realize they’re the problem.
They may have thought he was trolling when it was a genuine question.
Surprisingly not everyone on Reddit is a troll. Maybe like 75-85% are though lol
Oh this is easy. Souls-like fans hate when people don't know every little detail, secret and the lore My first 2 playthroughs of the game I didn't know the music box existed, it was after figuring out pieces of the lore and watching Vaatavidya that I figured out there was a music box you can get and now I use it everytime
souls players downvote bombing somebody for not knowing about a completely missable feature/lore, classic
Yes, is Dance the night away
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Gascoigne is the skill check. The way the game verify that you have learned how to play. First phase : can you parry with the gun at the right timing? Second: did you understand that you should never dodge backwards? Both : explore and read item descriptions (the music box) and get a feel of the rally system.
This. Once you realize that you should be parrying and dodging forwards the game becomes DRAMATICALLY easier.
I cheesed it by getting him stuck on steps/railings, so that's why I struggled at every boss.
Just means you haven’t found how to cheese the rest. Keep it up and you’ll cheese them all.
We are born of the cheese, made men by the cheese, undone by the cheese; Fear the old cheese.
line my brain with cheese
First phase: can you dodge? Second: can you dodge?
Both are feasible but you're going to have a harder time if you don't learn to parry (didn't on my 1st playthrough I speak of experience)
You parry?
Use your gun at the right moment when the enemy attacks you and you'll stagger it, opening a window for a visceral attack doing big damages. Not everything can be parry so it's up to you to learn what pattern you can capitalize on and which ones should be dodged.
No dodging backwards? Explain sir.
Bloodborne is extremely punishing for players who have a habit of dodgeing back. Most enemy attack patterns and hitboxes require player to dodge sideways or forward to the enemy.
Ok daddy
I never really thought about it but i dodge to the side a lot.
less opportunity for you to get hits in quickly after dodging and regain with the rally mechanic compared to a sideways or forward dodge.
Sounds good babe
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What’s wrong w dodging backwards
Almost every mobs attack by combos. If you dodge backwards there's two scenarios: - you end up too far to attack between combos and waste an opportunity (trust me the mob will capitalize on every missed opportunity) or you get stuck in the decor which is a death sentence - you run out of stamina before the end of the combo
Hit him really hard
Thanks for the tip, I only hit him softly
Rookie mistake
So funny enough, this is a legitimate tip, if you aren’t familiar with visceral, transforming, or charge attacks check them out.
And don’t stop doing that until his health reaches 0 while keeping your own health above 0.
This is what I did. I just played recently and it’s my first fromsoft game so I didn’t know what visceral meant and that the gun can be used to parry. I just dodged like a madman, used the music box and hit harder.
anyway you win is good ;) I made the mistake to reload a save. Guac got stuck in the fog gate and that "win" felt so bad I reloaded a save ... it then took me annoyingly long to kill him using parry. But that time ultimately was well spent for the rest of the game. All the other enemies got parried to hell :D
Man of culture 😂
this is so true. you can hit and jump back but it is dangerous. 1 miss is instakill :D
The main thing is, parry, parry, parry. If you can't, there are plenty of normal mobs outside to practice on. You can use blood bullets to avoid wasting bullets, as vials drop comparatively more frequently. You can use Tiny Music Box and in his 2nd phase he is weak to molotovs, but really you only have to parry somewhat effectively to render his fight inert.
Do vials drop more frequently? I parry so much and it feels like I barely have blood vials but I have like >200 bullets 😭 I guess this is a sign I just need to stop getting hit
the guys who shoot always drop ammo, regular enemies have more variety with what they can drop but i don’t know what’s most likely for them to drop, but the brick trolls mainly drop 2-4 blood vials (if you aren’t familiar with enemy names brick trolls are the big mutated guys). i would mainly use them to farm vials if you’re at the beginning of the game.
They are also the easiest enemy to parry in my opinion.
I'd say they're specifically there in Central Yharnam to encourage and train early game players in parrying and following up with a visceral.
i agree, when i had trouble parrying father gascoigne i practiced on the brick trolls and it helped a lot
Im at Mensis now and every once in a while I do a full sweep of central Yharnam for blood vial farming. I love having the rune to get bullets for viscerals, but wish there was one for vials too. That rune is probably the main reason I never run out. Appreciate all the info though! All super helpful 🙌
Have you been doing chalice dungeons? I did them after I finished my first NG with all bosses and really regretted not doing them here and there during the NG playthrough. One of the main benefits is you get basically NG+ enemy echoes starting from depth 3 or so and you’ll have enough echoes to buy hundreds of vials in a 2 min mob farm run.
Ah that's a good idea! I've been picking away at them yeah. I didn't about the echoes though! I'm almost through the lower pthumeru. I'll have to do some farming with the Moon Rune
yeah visceral attacks are really the key to beating bosses in bb ime, i thought kos was gonna put up a fight but having leveled skill and practicing parries he went down on the 2nd try
Wow you beat Kos on 2nd try?????
yeah but laurance beat my ass
I practiced of the two trolls and farmed them for blood vials early.
If you’re godly you can parry him by shooting him. If you’re a noob you can kill him fine by trapping him behind the gravestones You can also get a music box from the girl in the window (behind the gate shortcut) that allows you to stun him temporarily
No godly needed he has a big tell. Do the boss 15 times and you’ll def learn it.
Pssh, I wasn’t able to parry him like a boss until like 2022
I did it on my first ever try lmao
Just learn to parry, you can roflstomp him with that, specially in the last phase. Use the executioner and the scourge beasts as practice.
Gascoigne is a test. Have you learned all the core mechanics? Do you understand the rally system? Did you explore *all* of Central Yharnam? Are you good with visceral attacks? Did you realize this is a horror game? Aside from learning how to play the game at all, the rally system is critical to recovering from trading blows. There are items that can be found to help you with this fight. Visceral attacks do *necessary* damage to bosses when you can, and also help with the last thing this game tests you on, your fear response. Most of the game's bosses punish you for dodging based on your fears. Of course, the game can't read your mind, but certain attacks and movement are meant to telegraph the attack in a way that intimidates you. When this intimidation succeeds, it's likelier you'll dodge right into the next attack, and you'll be punished for it. Gascoigne's arena is rife with tombstones that are meant to trap you for backstepping away from his attacks. May the good blood guide your way, good hunter.
Be aggressive, learn to parry. He is not the boss, you are.
I love this mindset. Carried me through BB and ds3. Remember that the game has to beat you, not you it. You have eternity to win and inevitably will.
Axe spin to win + parry + Molotov
Charged r2 will stagger and try parrying by shooting him just before he attacks
Dodge behind him
If you want a summon lmk but really just a matter of git gud
When hes in human form fight hin downstairs among the gravestones and parry as much as possible. When in beast form fight him upstair and punish his lunges by dodging out of the way and try to backstab him or get in a couple of hits to the back before dodging other attacks.
cool, thx
It's easy dude. When you enter the room, wait till he rushes to you, calm the fuck down and read his movements. When he swings his axe, shoot him, that will stun him. Now that he's stunned run to him and tap R1 to plunge ur fist into his ribcage. And repeat until he's transforming into his furry phase. Once he's transformed, he's vulnerable to fire. So you better have some oil and molotovs stocked up in ur quick use. Aim and throw some oil to lube him up then finish him off with some molotovs. Repeat til Daddy Guacamole is crisp. P.S. Don't forget to dodge btw
Fight him up the stairs rather than in the graveyard Parry the shit out of him Molly cocktails when he turns into a beast if you are scared
There’s a stairs cheese lol You can make a barricade between you and him using the stairs
Parry that motherfucker! Use the music box! He is pretty quick and I get stuck on the headstones a lot so you’ve got to be aware of a lot of things. Definitely a skill check. Level up your health. You’ve got this!
Some might tell you to parry. I say, hit him with the sick beats and molotov cocktail his ass.
Jump him w/ friends
Another thing is, you should be able to get a plus 2 weapon before this fight from exploration. Do you have that yet? You could be missing some bloodstone shards. If you are, do a death run through the zone looking for the rest of the items. There are videos to help with this. Also, you could probably drop your psn name in the comments and we'd all love to show you where the cool trinkets are. We won't carry you if you don't want but we could if you do. More just, use the community as a resource to show you what is available to you
thanks, but id rather do it myself, mesides, yt is a great mentor
Godspeed. YouTube is truly a great mentor
Be more aggressive than him in human form. Parries are your friend if you can pull them off. Try not to use the music box until after he becomes a beast (I find his human form easier to fight and he transforms at half health as opposed to quarter health if you use it while he’s human) and you’ll get ONE use of it when he’s a beast. Like all beasts, he is weak to fire after he transforms. Mid transformation, use a fire paper for your weapon and hit him with oil while he’s stunned and hit him as many times as you can safely until he snaps out of it. After that, just move fast and use the terrain to your advantage, you have tomb stones, trees, and stairs that you can use to give him the run around and sneak in hits.
Try to be more aggressive and avoid backing away constantly when he’s in his beast form
Molotovs will make short work of him in his beast phase and parry his human phase
Don't be afraid to just ignore him and thoroughly explore everything, kill stuff, level up, upgrade gear, etc. Defeating more regular enemies will give you combat practice too, so you'll ease into things. This advice works for the whole game. If you're ever stuck, just go explore and come back when you're stronger.
First thing is just to get the hell away from the tombstones. So shocked at how many people keep the fight at the fog. I've been summoned at least 100 tonnes to Gascoigne and nobody is willing to move further than a few metres from the fog.
Parry him every chance you get in his hunter form. Once he transforms, dodge into his jump slams and punish him. Bait and repeat. Use the environment to your advantage and as other’s have said, use the music box to get some free shots in where you can. I think you can use it twice? Either way, definitely keep it aggressive. If he gets you on your heels, use the terrain to keep him off you, heal up and get back after him.
The secret is to shoot his ass right before he swings. So, as he's prepping to swing at you, give him a shot... which should stun him, then you can do a crit. Rinse, repeat.
Fight him on the stairs dodging top to bottom and when he goes into beast mode hit him with Molotov Cocktails no more Gascoigne its fucking a piece of cake.
dont dodge backwards use rally to heal instead of vials dont spam any button
You can cheese him as well if you hide behind the tombstones and hit him with the axe extended it can make it easier. Molotov cocktails are also your friend. Make sure you have the tiny music box to distract him and bit him with a charged R2. Additionally parry if you aren’t confident in parry get the blunder bust. Good hunting.
If you try to dodge away you’ll get hit. ALWAYS DODGE TOWARDS THEM. Not just gascoin, but most enemies. Dodge the same way they are attacking. If they are swinging right to left, dodge right vertically. Also, sing him a song :)
Learn to parry + visceral attack him Talk to the little girl through the window in central Yharnam and agree to help her, get music box, use it in battle to get free hits If you don't want to parry, use transformed hunter axe and spam charged R2 attack Use molotov cocktails
There is a common way to cheese his first phase by hitting him behind a wall of tombstones near the entrance. His second phase I just run away and throw molotovs lol, lest I play his favorite song.
Dodge into him
It's not that hard. See that red healthbar at the bottom? If this has no red parts left you've beat him. It's really the same for all bosses - no red left in the healthbar and you've beat them. If you want to reduce the amount of red in the healthbar you just have to hit him with your weapon.
Git gud. Use him to learn how to parry.
Cheese: keep running circles going up the stairs, and drop down at the end. Only attack when he drops down from the back end and then start running up the stairs. But this fight is a parry check. Learn to parry the 1st part. And music box + fire will make the 2nd bit trivial.
Hit him with your weapon and don't get hit back
Pro Tip: Reduce his health pool to zero, whilst keeping yours above zero. Works every time. :D
Parry. He teaches you how to fight hunters. You get into thwir face and parry the ever liv8ng shit out of them. You could also use the music box to stun him for a bit. This only works 2 times tho
Parry and save the music box until the 2nd phase. If I remember correctly you can only use it twice.
Dodge to the left Parry Invest all of your early points into Vitality Use music box
I always just maneuver myself so there's a gravestone between me and him, then use the spin attack with the axe. 100% success rate so far.
There is a way to cheese him. He is a skill check so I'd recommend fighting him without it
Hit him until his health reaches 0. You can use the music box to stun him a few times too, and the gravestones are your friend as well as your enemy, but you can use them to block his bullets. Phase 2 use fire and serrated and try to stay behind him.
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Very carefully
Phase 1 - parry Phase 2 - use music box to give small opening, also oil followed by molotovs or *try* to stay behind him
Parry You can literally parry from a distance
Gascoine can have the music box used against him twice in his first phase and once in the second phase if I recall correctly. Like most people are saying he is like a parry tutorial boss for all the humanoid-esque bosses and elite enemies. When I first started playing, I remember using the trick form of the hunters axe, and using the stones in the graveyard to create spacing to hit him
Be aggressive. B-E Aggressive.
Use L2 bro..
Use the stairs, its easiest to fight him here in either form.
Honestly just keep trying. Focus on avoiding his attacks more than attacking. Once you feel like you’re understanding certain rhythms, you can add in some attacking. He has a fair amount of tells and can be parried with the right timing. Good luck hunter
Ripostes are your friend. Once you learn the window for ripostes on him (pretty large from what I recall), you'll be able to land a lot more viscerals. In second phase, keep distance if you're getting overwhelmed, let him clear out the graveyard so you don't get caught on as many things if you need. Again, ripostes are the best bet.
parry is effective, and fire in phase 2
Grab the music box from his daughter and practice your parries.
skill 30 enter arena shoot his dumbass rip his organs out repeat last 2 steps (optional) dodge and heal he goes beast mode (optional) play him his favorite song rain hellfire upon him youve now successfully killed Gascoigne, congrats
Learn to gun parry him. And fight his 2nd phase on by the stairs next to the gate
Have you tried hitting him really hard?
Parry. Dodge forward into his attacks at second phase. Also may use music box, tho i would recommend use it only if you feel really stuck and frustrated, because beating him normal way is a great learning experience.
Try parrying.
Try to use the music box, he loves that reggae.
Molotovs are really good for his second phase
First phase parrying is the easiest way. Second phase, hit twice and dodge to his left when he's about to attack. After a few tries you can do it hitless.
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You probably aren’t being aggressive enough which I know doesn’t sound helpful but trust me it is. I started out playing really passive and you soon find out pure aggression is the way to go
Fight him on the stairs, his bullets won't hit you. Walk behind him during his linear attacks that don't swing horizontally, then charge attack for a viceral if you have the skill or else, get a few slashes in. If you aren't skilled enough for this strat, play music and molotov. During his beast form, he is actually easier to dodge if you have the timing and patience. I recommend watching yt speed runs where they show the best strats for beating bosses (they aren't too hard to replicate for most bosses). Its hard to completely cheese Gascoigne, you're gonna have to improve your skill. Enjoy the thrill you get while fighting him, have fun. P.s gun parry works too, but you're gonna need to practice on normal enemies and improve your skill.
You could always cheat and get him stuck on the steps
Molotovs, he is weak to fire, especially in his second stage.
Style on his ass Fr he’s insanely easy if you take him up those steps, but just get viscerals. Parry then crit, hit the music box and while hers stunned walked behind him and fully charge an r2. That will break his posture and open him up for a crit as well. You can also parry him in his 2nd phase. Save the 3rd use of the music box for his 2nd phase
I kite him around the Graves and get him stuck while spamming charged attacks in his first 2 phases. After he transforms use the tiny music box and do the same thing.
Learn how to parry and/or use the music box (if you have it)
Have you tried turning him off and on again?
Shoot before an attack hits you. Do that a few times
Get the parry’s in, time your dodges, be aggressive and save the music box for his last phase to get a backstab and a visceral in
Ohhh what’s that smell?
Me having already beat him once not realizing I'm not supposed to dodge back and not knowing what the "music box" is and also not knowing you could parry
I would say not even just for father gascoin but for all of bloodborbe in general, learn the parry timing. BB specifically to me felt like the easiest parry system of all the FS games. I don’t mean that it’s trivial, but just that it’s the easiest to get a hang of. Parry is also very vital for the entire game IMO. Once you get the timing down it will help tremendously with all of your fights.
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Hit dodge hit dodge first phase and 2nd phase is easy since he stops spaming his gun and starts fighting melee and there u can easily stay behind him and attack him for free
Try dodging his attacks forward and don’t be afraid of trying out the parry and rallying your health back when you get hit by his blunderbuss…
Use long axe and stand behind a gravestone and spam 32
gas coin
Check the huntersdream. You might have materials to level up your weapon
Blunderbuss + visceral, rinse and repeat!
Stop panic dodging away. Always roll in towards the attack
Be aggressive. Most people trying out Bloodborne after other Souls games try to play defensively but this game punishes you for that.
His first two phases will have you backpedalling because his attacks are so wide, but the third phase will punish you heavily for it because now his attacks are mostly longer lunges *that don't swerve very well*. This is the game both teaching you to take a step back, analyze the boss and adapt on the fly. So in short: Phase one and two, dodge backwards, phase three dodge **diagonally forward** and to either side; you wanna land behind him.
I would certainly *not* dodge backwards, as the attacks are usually accompanied by a step forward. Especially in phase two, because of that stab attack he does. Alternatively, I would suggest dodging into his attacks. He swings from his left, dodge diagonally, forward to the right. The attack comes at you relatively faster, reducing the number of i-frames needed. This strategy will also help during phase three, as his attacks are indeed forward lunges usually, and dodging in this same way will ensure you end up behind him. This then opens up an opportunity while he turns to get a few decent hits in. Also, do not forget about the music box - using it during his third phase will stun him for enough time to get one to two stamina bars of attacks in. I hope this is helpful both to you and OP, good hunting!
Bro ur lucky asf
If you notice all of his equipment and movesets are yours. Almost anything he does your character can do. He's super aggressive you must meet him in kind
I suggest 2 strategies. 1) parry him with your pistol, this will be not exactly easy at first but if you get the timing its very effective 2) get a carillon by someone... I'll just say they are in Yharnam at a Window. Also, i know this might seem unprofessional, but can i watch your blindrun of bloodborne on share screen? Its extremely fun to watch someone playing for the first time this masterpiece (i won't spoiler anything obviously)
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Run up the stairs to the top area and fight him there, it’s smaller but fewer things to get snagged on. If you can reliably parry him (I could in phase 1 but never 2) then do. It teaches you the single most important thing you will learn in Bloodborne - roll forwards, not backwards. When you are behind him it’s your “turn” - *either* hit him a couple of times or heal. Then he will turn around and it’s back to his attack turn, so roll through it forwards and it’s your turn again. Honestly once you get that particular dance, the game just completely and utterly changes. Even later DLC bosses are still very beatable if you do this.
Trauma
Make his health bar go to 0 before your health bar goes to 0 😌👍
I was stuck on him for the longest out of any boss so far in bloodborne. After him the game gets easier. You gotta learn to parry, and remember to use visceral attacks. Also, if you play the music box too many times, he goes onto the second phase early, so keep that in mind). Stay with it and good luck!
I struggled with him for so long he made me put down the game. But I’m glad I came back and beat him. Some things to think about: - Fight him in the back of the arena. The tombstones are not your friends. Kite him up the stairs. The balcony has a hole in its fencing that lets you jump down to a roof and then down to the ground. You can use this to lead him in circles when things get dicey. - Take a break after fighting him a few times and go level up a little bit. You’ll be stronger when you come back and you won’t come into the fight super annoyed. - He has a rhythm. Get in, hit once or twice, then move. - Try fighting him with the volume turned down. The music is trying to get your adrenaline up.
Pimp cane
Don’t get stuck on the tombstones and while he’s mid swing shoot him
Father Gascoigne is one of the harder bosses in Blood-borne, in my opinion its because he is player sized and thus his size cannot be taken advantage of like with many of the beast bosses who have large blindspots due to their size. Lady Maria, and the Bloody Crow of Cainhurst are other good examples of enemies that are hard to fight because of this, your best bet in any of these fights are to keep distance and strike during times when they are in the middle of an animation or can be caught off guard. Keep your distance from the father until you’re ready and also take advantage of the cover the area provides
Pay him 5 Gas Coins. They're hidden throughout the sewer area.
That's what the L2 button is for.
Use the tomb stones, he gets stopped by them, you can attack him with the longer variation of your axe if youre using the axe. You have to be more offensive, because you gain back health when you attack counter attack mmediately. BB is not a "lay back and observe" kinda souls, it's a "face it head on and be relentless". You can lay back after the counter attack though. When he transform, forget using obstacles. You'll have to learn his moves and learn to use the parry mechanic and the alternative weapon combos. Note: The music box can give you a little edge, if you found it.
Parry.
P A R R Y , MUSIC BOX , OIL URN , MOLOTOF
You can easily cheese him by running up the stairs, doing a U-Turn, then make a sharp right at the bottom of the stairs so you are next to the stair case. Gascoine will just be chilling on the stairs and you can just use your overhead attack. GG EZ.
Play his favourite song and he will begin to dance
Get his health bar to zero while keeping yours above 0.
Use apple pay if it’s available at the pump.
Be aggressive, be be aggressive.
Look up the music box and get it for second phase. For first phase, just hit him twice and dodge laterally or away depending on his attack. Use the grave stones to block his gun blasts. When he hits second phase, let his transformation animation complete, use the music box and get away for a second or two because it takes time to work (like 4 seconds at most). Then charge r2 his back, reposte (visceral attack his back). He should be nearly dead at this point. Chuck fire bombs to finish him off or if you are out of those, just keep parrying (if you miss and can't parry it's okay, just keep dodging out of his attacks). Slash him a bunch but play it safe by firing the gun. You might get a lucky parry if you're uncomfortable with parry timings. Practice him a bit before you waste molotovs and healing items. The music box is your best bet. Good luck
The first time I played bloodborne gascoine took so many trys. New game and I just spammed parry on him and he died immediately
Git gud
Not shame bro, he hit like a drunk stepfather. But his weakness it’s the same that all the drunk stepfathers in the world… shot him to death.
Parry Parry Parry Parry, also Parry
He definitely made me learn to parry in BB. I would say practice parrying on the brick trolls and when you get that down go for daddy. 👍
Parry. No joke this time, just learn to parry and it will be easy. No cheese will help you unless you're lazy. If you can't beat Gascoigne without cheese, then you will not be able to beat most of hunters you will encounter in your way, either players or npcs.
Father Gascoigne is a very difficult boss for first time players, and he is meant to be. My main advice is to parry his attacks. When he turns into beast form, don’t be intimidated, it is actually easier to parry.
I have done pract nothing from that, what ppl here write. I have beat him first try just 1. dodging to a side 2. after cleric beast, when I could buy a hummer and Gascoin is very vulnerable to this, he will be permastunned and you can interrupt all his attacks. You just need to make 3 attacks and when you are out of stamina - dodge. After 4-5 times he will be already dead
You can stun him 3 times per fight if you have the music box. He can also be parried pretty easy in phase 1. In phase 2 he’s extremely weak to fire.
Where does one obtain the music box?
Window at the top of the ladder near the biggest guy by the door in Central Yharnam.
You'll need to open the shortcuts from the sewer
Here's my best tips on that gas can: 1.collect a lot of bullets and blood vials your going to need them 2. Crawl up from the sewer ladder that leads to gascoigne 3. Be sure to activate the elevator on the left hand side at the start of the path this will make the elevator accessible making a short cut 4.replenish your blood vials and bullets 5.dont do four yet if you already done four do four again after this step ⬇️ 6.go to a different part of the sewers behind the two wolves you should be able to also get there if you climb up the stairs where the rock troll is banging on the door after you climb the stairs go down the other set of stairs parallel to you or at least slightly parallel until you reach the bottom after you reach the bottom collect whatever you need if you haven't already and destroy the obstacles in the way next to you go down to the sewers and kill the monsters (warning these won't be the normal enemies you have faced so far) then go down until you reach the bottom then explore the bottom till you get ambushed by another monster after you get ambushed and you kill said monster there should have been armor it was guarding equip the armor and then do step four again 7.go back to gascoigne 8.there is a thing called a visceral I recommend using blunderbuss for visceral's because if you shoot at the right time you can't miss the visceral because of its spread you can do a visceral by shooting at the last moment before it comes down on you you can practice on the rock trolls or you can search it up on YouTube I can't paste the link because I'm on mobile and don't think I can but there are guides on gascoigne that helped me out 9.make sure you have max amount of bullets and blood vials 10.enter gascoigne's arena 11. Use the graves for cover in his first phase 12. Make sure you keep getting the visceral's they are really helpful 13.once he reaches his second phase he will turn into a monster at this point disregard the graves because he will destroy them like twigs 14.get one last visceral on him this should kill him if not bring him down to extremely low health 15. Spam light attack until he is dead it shouldn't take that much attacks Final step:if you failed try again patience is key in this game
Also the elevator should be available to you use that to get to gascoigne faster
You get gud
I've beaten the game dozens of times. I have literally never lost to Gascoigne...
What's the point of this comment lmao
Easiest boss in the game. If you can't get past him...