Bloodborne Health Vials
So obviously Bloodborne's health vial drop/grinding system is the correct design choice for the theme of the game, but speaking personally... I prefer it over the DS/ER mode of getting all your flasks back at the bonfire.
Simply put, that system stresses me out! When I begin a new sortie in the world, it feels like I'm on a short leash and every loss of health is the chain being yanked back to the bonfire. Grinding for vials on a boss run in Bloodborne does indeed suck ass, but for the rest of the time I don't mind if I get worked by a mob because I know I'll get some vials as a drop sooner or later and can keep pushing along. It is, counterintuitively, more relaxing to me to bop around in Yharnam because of that.
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