Like Dark Souls, Bloodborne won't be for the faint hearted, but this gothic action RPG looks great, has some fascinating mechanics, and looks set to give fans a different – and incredibly dark – spin on the style they've come to love.
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Being tested by new foes in these new lands is an unquestionable joy, as is the ability to bring these newfound armaments and treasures into the main game. The Old Hunters is Bloodborne from another time and place, and with more difficult bosses and confounding stories to unravel, it's a fitting complement to the original, gruesome adventure.
Bloodborne: The Old Hunters is a solid add-on to an already outstanding game. While it fails to try anything new and is relatively short, the bosses make this something worthy of trekking through, especially for existing fans.
Since I started playing Bloodborne, I haven't been able to bring myself to touch any other game. I've finished it, I'm partway through my second play-through and I've got a stack of new, critically acclaimed titles piling up on my desk, but I just keep...
If you played a Souls game before, go buy Bloodborne instead of wasting your time here. If you want a Souls experience but feel less hipsterly about it, this is it! Grand Yharnam, epic fighting mechanics and memorable boss fights. Worth more than the 4K...
Apart from a few performance hiccups (some frame jumping and audio glitches) and long loading times (reportedly being patched soon), there's little to criticise. Bloodborne is intricate, deep, rewarding and terrifying all at the same time. Jump in and...
The brutal difficulty is a huge part of the experience, but don't be fooled into thinking that's all the game is about. If you take the time to really get lost in the game, you'll feel the pride and love that From Software has poured into it - and maybe...
If you're a Demon's Souls or Dark Souls fan then Bloodborne is an absolute must. It's a better-looking, more engrossing and combat-driven evolutionary twist on From Software's previous titles that will have hardened gamers coming back for more....
In a dark ghost of a town, where fear is king and unnameable creatures dwell.Bloodborne takes players to Yharnam, a city where any kind of disease could be cured, using blood. People from all around the world visited to rid themselves of their ailments,...
UPDATE - March 26, 2015: Dungeon Diving And Marty The ClairvoyantHey All, Brandin (the reviewer) here:So for the today's final update to this review in progress, I wanted to talk about Chalice Dungeons. But because time is tight, I'm exhausted, and the...