Bloodborne

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Mar 24, 2015
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  1. Higepanda
    Jul 5, 2023
    7
    グラフィックは美しく、ゲームプレイとしてもアクション性はクオリティが高いかもしれませんが、難易度だけでなく、世界観で人を選ぶ作品です。
    芸術性としてのグロテスクさは上手くまとまっている半面、妊娠中の人間への殺傷や、死産、大量の血の流出といった、生理的に嫌悪する人が多いであろう描写・テーマが多数扱われています。    グラフィックは美しく、ゲームプレイとしてもアクション性はクオリティが高いかもしれませんが、難易度だけでなく、世界観で人を選ぶ作品です。
    芸術性としてのグロテスクさは上手くまとまっている半面、妊娠中の人間への殺傷や、死産、大量の血の流出といった、生理的に嫌悪する人が多いであろう描写・テーマが多数扱われています。
  2. thenew3381
    Mar 6, 2023
    7
    I don’t really know how to rate bloodborne. After 40 hours of playng (more or less) i can say that is a good game, the lore is easly accesible if you try to identify with the places, the art design and the level design are some of the best that I ever seen, the bosses are really inspired. Gameplay is faster and more immediate than other souls. Now. Problems: framerate, 27-28 fps aren’tI don’t really know how to rate bloodborne. After 40 hours of playng (more or less) i can say that is a good game, the lore is easly accesible if you try to identify with the places, the art design and the level design are some of the best that I ever seen, the bosses are really inspired. Gameplay is faster and more immediate than other souls. Now. Problems: framerate, 27-28 fps aren’t acceptable to play a game based on reflexes like this. Loading time is veeeeery damm long and it canbe frustrating if you try lots of time, even if it’s not a bossfight. I can rate this wonderfull game as a 7,8. But without the dlc “the old hunters” the game loses a lot. A 7 is ok.… Expand
  3. EldenPlayer
    May 24, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simplemente lo mejor , como el vino entre más viejo mejor sin duda alguna es un juego must play… Expand
  4. SirFlankBoring
    May 20, 2023
    7
    Just for heads up, I finished all Dark Souls and Elden Ring.

    That said, I want to talk about Bloodborne. Over the years the Souls franchise has grown on me with each of its main games having a different gameplay objective. In Dark Souls 1 you have the constant feeling of finally overcoming yourself playing a difficult game, exploring a scary world (after all, at any moment you can die    Just for heads up, I finished all Dark Souls and Elden Ring.

    That said, I want to talk about Bloodborne. Over the years the Souls franchise has grown on me with each of its main games having a different gameplay objective. In Dark Souls 1 you have the constant feeling of finally overcoming yourself playing a difficult game, exploring a scary world (after all, at any moment you can die and lose everything, scary in that sense). The exploration is immense, insane, farming in this game is just SOMETHING.

    In Dark Souls 2, you take everything I've said, and put a melancholy setting à la Berserk, with incredible mechanics, weapons, builds, spells and everything else varied than in Dark Souls 1, there are indeed disadvantages such as movement, but that adjusts as you play.

    In Dark Souls 3 they managed to reach the absolute level of all three games, perfection from start to finish, Hidetaka Miyazaki's magnum opus. Dark Souls 3 refuses to die, it has cutscenes, enemies, BOSSES, and an importance to the world of games that I can't imagine anything even like it; perhaps in terms of importance we can mention the Halo franchise.

    In Elden Ring they managed to go above and beyond, everything from the voice acting to the open world, the first and the last boss, Elden Ring went beyond everyone's expectations, a singleplayer game whose fame is the envy of Western developers, who in their arrogance and idiocy cannot understand the magnitude of this masterpiece, a replay factor maybe as big as Dark Souls 1, I could spend hours talking about this game.

    So, we go back to 2014 with Bloodborne, a game built on top of some bad choices that keep it stuck at 30 frames until today. Its style and setting, along with its sad story and depressing endings, have made Bloodborne the game for many. The question here is: Where exactly does it fit into Miyazaki's games? The answer is: Nowhere. Bloodborne is unique, it's visceral, yet... What I see in Bloodborne is that its bosses don't have much emotional appeal (you remember Artorias, right?). Its health item farming system is a bit degraded for those coming from other Miyazaki games, in addition to being extremely easy to break the game's difficulty (I didn't do that, but everyone knows c*mmmfpk-style dungeons).
    Its parry system is insane but confusing, you don't know which enemies you can parry, but you know you can, which ends up causing most people to just fire a thousand times until the timing is right.

    Bloodblorne's lore is as impeccable as ever, following a sad but engaging plot, although to know it you'll probably have to watch videos and thus better understand what you're doing in the next gameplay only. Gehrman is a great final boss, yet things like his theme music and steep setting make his level drop in comparison (Nashandra, Soul of Cinder, Radagon...)

    In summary, I believe that Bloodborne is a solid 7, with its highs above its lows, but always a solid 7 that would certainly have been more successful if ported to other platforms like PC and Xbox (On Xbox it could be running at 60 Frames, as it happened with Dark Souls 3).    … Expand
  5. dinor913
    Mar 17, 2023
    7
    I love this game, I started thirt playthrough after 2 years, and I forgot how this game is so annoying.
    Now Henryk killed Eileen because I died in first confrontation with him and it's look like their fight continued after that.
    Now some game content is not available for me, many thanks. The same with platformers stuff, the game is not designed for that, why you putting this into    I love this game, I started thirt playthrough after 2 years, and I forgot how this game is so annoying.
    Now Henryk killed Eileen because I died in first confrontation with him and it's look like their fight continued after that.

    Now some game content is not available for me, many thanks.

    The same with platformers stuff, the game is not designed for that, why you putting this into this game.

    And camera is so bad(not fixed in elden ring tho).

    Why game developers putting stuff into the game that are not fun at all?    … Expand
  6. Azeemo99
    Mar 5, 2023
    5
    I have nothing to say except: Bad Dark Souls. It has the worst healing system I've ever seen in a video game. What is the point of farming healing potions from enemies? All that happens is you waste a ton of time after dying to a boss in order to get enough heal to last a few seconds with them again. And then the process repeats.
  7. farrrullll
    Jan 27, 2023
    6
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  8. CesarDias
    Jan 26, 2023
    6
    It is a very overrated game. A pretty standard slasher with some clunky mechanics.
  9. GuiBio
    Dec 31, 2022
    7
    A little pretencious storyline. and confusing plot. Hard game and similar to dark souls.
  10. JDavid22
    Dec 23, 2022
    5
    Simplemente perfecto tanto por su historia, jugabilidad, diseño de personajes, ambientación todo en este juego es brutal.
  11. hileger
    Dec 3, 2022
    5
    ну и че блять ебаные соулс сосунки! это челенедж бла бла заебываешься карту пробегать по 50 раз хули челеджового, подсказка пиздоглазому миадзаке сделай сложных мобов и save перед боссом так хоть игру поменяешь в лучшую сторону пидор. ах да боссы одинаковые ни хуя интересногону и че блять ебаные соулс сосунки! это челенедж бла бла заебываешься карту пробегать по 50 раз хули челеджового, подсказка пиздоглазому миадзаке сделай сложных мобов и save перед боссом так хоть игру поменяешь в лучшую сторону пидор. ах да боссы одинаковые ни хуя интересного
  12. Top1saraya_
    Oct 17, 2022
    7
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  13. Jackthegamer
    Sep 16, 2022
    5
    My least favourite game from Fromsoftware. Way too many repetitive enemies and locations
  14. Adelo
    Sep 3, 2022
    5
    Very Bad bosses, Normal gameplay, good looking world..............,.......................
  15. PranjalGG
    Jun 14, 2022
    6
    Bloodborne is a good game, for people who have patience. The game relys on grinding and farming a lot. which i don't like. you can just grind out echoes, level up and defeat the boss. I was looking for a game which would give more importance to skill , and it does but you can still just grind a win. If you do not have a problem with grinding tho I highly suggest you check it out
  16. petriAND
    Apr 26, 2022
    7
    I finally played this game 8 years after its release, right after Elden Ring, a masterpiece maybe in 2014, but for 2022 it's just a decent game.

    gameplay: 8
    visuals: 6.5
    story: 6
    sound design: 5
    acting: 8.5
    music: 9.5
    fun factor: 6
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  17. SuperClaudio64
    Apr 24, 2022
    7
    Bloodborne per me è stato il soulslike più facile da completare, e l'unica vera sfida del gioco si trova nel suo Dlc, che include sia alcuni dei boss migliori sia le armi più originali del gioco. Purtroppo il gioco base si ritrova con la maggior parte delle boss fight caotiche e confuse, specialmente quelle contro le bestie giganti di cui si riesce a vedere ben poco durante lo scontroBloodborne per me è stato il soulslike più facile da completare, e l'unica vera sfida del gioco si trova nel suo Dlc, che include sia alcuni dei boss migliori sia le armi più originali del gioco. Purtroppo il gioco base si ritrova con la maggior parte delle boss fight caotiche e confuse, specialmente quelle contro le bestie giganti di cui si riesce a vedere ben poco durante lo scontro ravvicinato, e quindi è difficile capire cosa stanno per fare durante lo scontro. Lo ritengo un buon gioco ma con dei boss molto deludenti e con attacchi molto simili, e con un ambientazione troppo ripetuta fatta di borghi e foreste e poca reale differenziazione della build del personaggio. Buon gioco, ma per me è il più debole tra quelli che ho giocato nel genere.… Expand
  18. Realisti
    Apr 12, 2022
    6
    I guess this a type of game you like or you don't like. I'm not getting what's the hype. If we pick one of the critics reviews as an example here: "What a world. What a combat system. What a game. You don't want to miss this." Yeaahhh I don't know about that. It's an ugly tunnel runner, combat system is nothing to write home about, especially when you get to fight some over-sized gob inI guess this a type of game you like or you don't like. I'm not getting what's the hype. If we pick one of the critics reviews as an example here: "What a world. What a combat system. What a game. You don't want to miss this." Yeaahhh I don't know about that. It's an ugly tunnel runner, combat system is nothing to write home about, especially when you get to fight some over-sized gob in cramped space where can't see crap what's happening because of the mentioned cramped space and the over-sized gob. That's the difficulty of this game, not the dying when fighting difficult enemies. Sure, you die some fighting hordes of mobs too a bit. One of the stupid things that there's no collision mechanics between them. You get to explore map that is boring and ugly. Mediocre crap for emo kids. I'm happy I didn't spend a coin getting this game.… Expand
  19. Oldman1917
    Apr 6, 2022
    5
    I'm not a big fan of suols-likes, but grind is realy tiered me. So... 5 of 10.
  20. Oshiri_Maeda
    Mar 4, 2022
    6
    I loved Dark Souls, but Bloodborne just didn't click with me. Must be because I am not a fan of a Victorian/Lovecraft style, and I do not like Resident Evil -ish gore (it's just weird and gross, not scary). Unfortunately, this game seems to have a lot of both. Also, level design seems a bit too messy: rubbish everywhere, no clean forms, everything is grey. Meh.
  21. Parangaritiwi
    Mar 3, 2022
    7
    Bloodborne is a phenomenal game, it has amazing gameplay, with fun diverse combat, good RPG elements and a beautiful setting with amazing graphics for its time. What I don’t like about the game is the story, it never managed to keep me engaged at any point, I always saw myself skipping cutscenes and dialogues, I’ve also never been a fan of the character you control not speaking at all,Bloodborne is a phenomenal game, it has amazing gameplay, with fun diverse combat, good RPG elements and a beautiful setting with amazing graphics for its time. What I don’t like about the game is the story, it never managed to keep me engaged at any point, I always saw myself skipping cutscenes and dialogues, I’ve also never been a fan of the character you control not speaking at all, it’s so lifeless. There were also many repetitive bosses that required the same strategies, there were five that were very unique, fun and badass, I would go even as far as saying some of the best bosses I’ve ever fought, but at the end of the day the other 15 or so bosses were bland and repetitive… they added no rich lore or anything with meaning. I have to say, “I did love the atmosphere Bloodborne provided”.… Expand
  22. mixeevka01
    Feb 22, 2022
    7
    Очень скучные локации, ОЧЕНЬ мрачный чернобелый дизайн, ужасные боссы.
  23. strangebrew123
    Feb 18, 2022
    7
    I bought this game as I really like the fighting mechanics in Nier Automata and God of War. Sadly, in my view, although bloodborne has its positives, it's not as good as those games, nor is it as enjoyable to play.
    My main issue with the game though is the lack of storyline and the randomness of the drops/loot...its impossible to know what most of that stuff is without resorting to    I bought this game as I really like the fighting mechanics in Nier Automata and God of War. Sadly, in my view, although bloodborne has its positives, it's not as good as those games, nor is it as enjoyable to play.
    My main issue with the game though is the lack of storyline and the randomness of the drops/loot...its impossible to know what most of that stuff is without resorting to looking it up in forums on the internet...to me that's poor gameplay. The graphics are good though, and the atmosphere is excellent.
    I read that people found it difficult...I didn't think it was particularly, and once I'd got to around 25 vitality and strength, it was remarkably easy with the hunter axe I thought, especially some of the bosses (Rom, Paarl, Ebrietus, Mergo and Moon presence were especially simple). I did like father Gascoigne, Gehrman and Logarius on top of Cainhurst Castle though.
    Having finished the game and been presented with a NG+, after finishing all the way though to Vicar Amelia again, I gave up...i found it too tedious to go all the way through again. In fact I found much of the game pretty tedious from the outset...mostly due to lack of information to keep me engaged, as as noted earlier the distinct lack of story was a major shortfall I thought.
    Worth a look, especially now that its a cheap buy, but certainly not a classic for me, as many found it.    … Expand
  24. alexdim00
    Feb 6, 2022
    6
    Fantastic world but extremely difficult and not for everyone. It's a shame for a lot of players that don't have the time and skills to enjoy Miyazaki games.
  25. Sensou
    Feb 1, 2022
    5
    My biggest mistake might be I'm playing Sekiro before trying this game out which makes me not enjoying this game at all.

    I could see the potential of this game but somehow just not a pleasant gameplay for me where all you do is just dodging which also require precise timing. But, I'm a Sekiro player which dodge is out and parry of defense is a way to go. The world itself also is not    My biggest mistake might be I'm playing Sekiro before trying this game out which makes me not enjoying this game at all.

    I could see the potential of this game but somehow just not a pleasant gameplay for me where all you do is just dodging which also require precise timing. But, I'm a Sekiro player which dodge is out and parry of defense is a way to go.

    The world itself also is not looking appealing, again due to I played Sekiro before this one which makes me cannot appreciate the greatness of this game.

    Story not easily understandable so never truly paying attention to it where in Sekiro, you'll at least get the main plot of the story and understand it.

    Sorry Bloodborne, I just know FromSoftware from Sekiro which right now is my best game of all time so I'd like to try another FromSoftware game but turns out there's no other game like Sekiro. Will wait for Elden Ring.    … Expand
  26. Hujlo
    Nov 11, 2021
    5
    Бесконечный фарм, после каждой смерти, из за этого становится скучный геймплей. Какой идиот создавал эту камеру!? И нахуя было добавлять эти ебаные чаши!? Однообразные, скучные, запутанные, чаши просто отбивают желание игратьБесконечный фарм, после каждой смерти, из за этого становится скучный геймплей. Какой идиот создавал эту камеру!? И нахуя было добавлять эти ебаные чаши!? Однообразные, скучные, запутанные, чаши просто отбивают желание играть
  27. Zski
    Aug 8, 2021
    5
    I don’t understand the Souls games. Never have, never will. I keep trying them, but I have the same experience each time. I can’t get into the combat, it’s the same as every other Souls game. It feels way too loose and imprecise. Every feels like it’s on ice and the hit detection is really poor. However unlike the other Souls games, I really enjoyed the setting and atmosphere of this game,I don’t understand the Souls games. Never have, never will. I keep trying them, but I have the same experience each time. I can’t get into the combat, it’s the same as every other Souls game. It feels way too loose and imprecise. Every feels like it’s on ice and the hit detection is really poor. However unlike the other Souls games, I really enjoyed the setting and atmosphere of this game, it was actually pretty well done. The graphics hold up pretty decently as well. But I will never understand the hype around these games. I like challenging games, but Souls games always feel challenging because the controls are so loose. Maybe it’s just not for me, but I’m officially done trying with them.… Expand
  28. Sephiroth89
    Aug 4, 2021
    7
    It's only getting a 7 for me as I was not able to play DLC. Why you ask? It's because straight away after defeating a last boss you are being thrown to ng+ without option to backtrack. Therefore I didn't want to play again same area and face way too challenging for my level DLC.
    It's a stupid design and ruin the DLC for me.
  29. cableguy3333
    Aug 2, 2021
    6
    As a fan of darksouls I got a ps5 for demonsouls and bloodborne, wow what a disappointment with both. Bloodborne is not in the same league as darksouls, sure the graphics are nice but as a challenge there isn't one, basically it's the same fight over and over again untill you get to Kos then its a change of tactics and its finished. This has been dumbed down for casuals hence the highAs a fan of darksouls I got a ps5 for demonsouls and bloodborne, wow what a disappointment with both. Bloodborne is not in the same league as darksouls, sure the graphics are nice but as a challenge there isn't one, basically it's the same fight over and over again untill you get to Kos then its a change of tactics and its finished. This has been dumbed down for casuals hence the high score, stats hmm such a vast array to choose from ( sarcasm ) , clothing items sure if you like black, you start with the saw weapon and there is no reason to change it, you also get a gun just chuck that in the bin it's useless and equip a torch it's more useful. Most of the enemies all look the same and that includes the bosses. As far as I know this is the only from soft game with noises a child would make, Kos please stop screaming but he's not the most anoying, the most anoying is the 2nd to last boss who shouts Bam every 10 seconds, just shut the **** up and one last one some dude just runs about a building talking about Kos, that boss was just plain anoying. Anyone who says this game is hard has clearly been using a summons while playing darksouls. Blind playthrough i died once by the time I had killed the 3rd boss, most bosses are either a first or 2nd attempt. If you want and easier challenge than dark souls then sure go for it but if you're looking for something of similar or harder then stear well clear. It's still an ok game, I just found it a bit boring by the end… Expand
  30. makrio_pan
    Jul 28, 2021
    5
    The game feels like an alpha version of a dark souls game, I played it in 2015 but it had so many bugs that I prefered to wait for the final version, but the game is pretty much the same 5 years later.
    The game was sold to me with the idea of a soul like game that means it's a challenge, but every enemy and every boss in the entire game can be defeated with the same strategy: turn to the    The game feels like an alpha version of a dark souls game, I played it in 2015 but it had so many bugs that I prefered to wait for the final version, but the game is pretty much the same 5 years later.
    The game was sold to me with the idea of a soul like game that means it's a challenge, but every enemy and every boss in the entire game can be defeated with the same strategy: turn to the enemies' back, hit, run.
    Then I heard that the dungeons glyph were difficult and I tried it. Again the same bosses, but the "difficult" like the entire game is based only in the amount of life or the damage, and like I said before: turn to the enemies' back, hit, run. But much more times.
    At the end when I finished the game I really felt what my father used to say to me: "you are only wasting your time with those games"    … Expand
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#3 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#9 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Universal acclaim - based on 100 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 99 out of 100
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 100
  3. Negative: 0 out of 100
  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    May 26, 2015
    90
    Visually striking, nerve-shredding and a fascinating streamlining of the Souls formula. Bloodborne is an exclusive jewel in the PS4 crown and you need to own it. [June 2015, p71]
  2. Games Master UK
    May 24, 2015
    90
    What a world. What a combat system. What a game. You don't want to miss this. [June 2015, p.56]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 20, 2015
    90
    It offers unparalleled player agency when dealing with From's wonderful third-person combat. [May 2015, p.79]
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