Bloodborne

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Mar 24, 2015
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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 13072 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 507 out of 13072
  3. Negative: 942 out of 13072
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  1. dillymonnn
    Jul 15, 2015
    1
    Can't even give this game a score and I'll tell you exactly why. Looking for something with impossible difficulty, no story line, no tutorial/note ridden game with an inventory screen that looks like a 500 page novel? Oh, and not to mention trash combat mechanics? Well stop right here nerd, because this is what you've been dreaming of. I can't express the anger and frustration this gameCan't even give this game a score and I'll tell you exactly why. Looking for something with impossible difficulty, no story line, no tutorial/note ridden game with an inventory screen that looks like a 500 page novel? Oh, and not to mention trash combat mechanics? Well stop right here nerd, because this is what you've been dreaming of. I can't express the anger and frustration this game has caused me to feel. I am a very well seasoned gamer, and I can pick up pretty much any game and play through it. Not until I placed this game inside my ps4. Optimistic after reading a wealthy amount of fantastic reviews, and trading in my Destiny and Battlefield Hardline towards it, imagine my surprise when I get thrown into such a terribly made game. I played a good 24 hours, and I kid you not, I was stuck on the first checkpoint the entire time. That's right, the first level. getting frustrated at this game is an understatement. If a well rounded gamer like me can't get passed the first level, then how the hell is anyone else supposed to do it?! If your looking for a game that will make you angry, then go no further. Granted I don't know the full extent of the game because, well, the game doesn't explain jack **** to you. It throws you into some weird overly dramatic sophisticated character creation screen, then straight to reading a bunch of nonsense you wont remember, then comes the dying and restarting. Evading? better hope its timed better than Einstein's Quantum Algorithm. Trying to heal? Better hope you're 5 miles away from the nearest enemy. Want to just run through the entire level and avoid a brain rupture? A great idea, but you Better hope you're ready for the boss who is 5 million levels higher than you with a health bar that goes off the screen at the end :) Just like the dark souls games. Which in my opinion I have no idea why anyone gives these worthless annoying games any attention. What are you trying to achieve in a game with no story/dialogue, crappy fighting mechanics, and stupid little inventory pick ups that you don't even know what they're used for?? just keep restarting, dying, losing all your points, no checkpoints whatsoever I mean give me a break! who finds pleasure and excitement in these games? I mean unless you're some fat nerd who grinds it all day to make one checkpoint?! sorry but I want to live a long and healthy life, and this game is gonna cause me to have a seizure and heart attack at the same time. Not only does this game feel and resemble the dark souls games, it might as well be a sequel to them. waaay too similar to be considered a whole new game. So, what have we learned today? Bloodborne is a game that was copied and pasted from dark souls and probably took 3 months to make, with no story, a great character creation screen, terrible and delayed fighting mechanics, and a giant empty inventory with worthless junk, in fact you should put your own temper in the inventory to be honest. if only it were possible /: very disappointed with this game. okay im done.… Expand
  2. Agrippa86
    Mar 25, 2015
    7
    It's just another dark souls game with better graphics. Sony pay reviewers for these high marks? I doubt it but makes me question these critics on a whole new level. Other people's opinions and humans are bias.
  3. Spierk
    Apr 4, 2015
    4
    Yes, it is a great game in it's own right, but NOT FOR EVERY SOULS FAN!

    Why does no one outline those facts? Since too many people praise what work's, I'll concentrate on what doesn't (for me): NO SHIELD STRATEGY : There is only one shield in the entire game, and it's meant as a joke, as it isn't viable against anything in the game. NO BOW OR RANGED STRATEGY : Did you like to    Yes, it is a great game in it's own right, but NOT FOR EVERY SOULS FAN!

    Why does no one outline those facts? Since too many people praise what work's, I'll concentrate on what doesn't (for me):

    NO SHIELD STRATEGY : There is only one shield in the entire game, and it's meant as a joke, as it isn't viable against anything in the game.

    NO BOW OR RANGED STRATEGY : Did you like to play an archer or a caster before, even partially? Did you have fun spell sniping with binoculars or casting & dodging? Well, you c'ant do that here. Yes, there are guns, pistols, rifles, even a freaking cannon! But they aren't meant for damage, they do 3-5% at best.

    SLOW CURRENCY ACQUIRING : Remember when you started your last fresh toon in any soul game, and you were in the 5 digit souls within 10 minutes? Well, that won't happen here. And you'll die a ridiculous amount of times if you're not a 2 handed melee player.

    HEALING IS MINIMAL : No Estus Flask, only one item heals (well with a few rare one-time use variants) with a max of 20 at a time, that heal the same fixed amount though the entire game! what's the point in adding VIT point if the heal item always gives me the same mount of HP and there's a cap on how many you can carry?

    WEAPONS ARE FEW, SCARCE & EXPENSIVE : You want a specific weapon (of which there are maybe 12-15 ish?) First you must kill a certain boss, then spend 10 to 60k of your currency to buy it. (when the boss gives like 5-10k).

    GEAR SKINS ARE SCARCE ARE VERY SIMILAR : Yep, they did a complete 180 on the fashion Souls approach from last game. Not to mention, the stats are always lower then you'd expect for the area you're encountering, but that might be just me.

    PAY TO REPAIR, HEALING, MAGIC, BULLETS. : Yes, Demon's Souls Style all the way. Some people likes it, I know I did, but on the other hand, it wasn't as draconian as it is here! It's like your taxes. The more you gain currency, the more you're forced to spend back just to stay even on those aspects.

    NO SENSE OF DIRECTION : Demon's souls was too linear, Dark Souls 1 was the perfect balance for my tastes, as everything connected, yet every area had it's own very distinct feel. Dark souls 2 was a weird mix that failed by trying to appeal to both extremes and this one is the worst because there are 3 major areas, interconnected by random doors guarded by bosses without fog walls.

    NO MORE FOG GATES : Did you enjoy the sense of dread as well as the joy of making progress when you saw one of those? Well, they now only appear once, after you died for the first time, like Vendrick in dark souls 2.

    My point is not to say this is a bad game, because it definitely does deserve all the praise, but if ANY of the aforementioned points pisses you off, by all means... Do more research before seeping your hard earned money.

    thank you,    … Expand
  4. SH1
    Apr 12, 2015
    0
    I wanted to wait until I finished the game before writing a review, but this is proving harder than I expected. I play it for 30 seconds, I then die, and then I have to stare at a loading screen for more of less one minute. Rinse. Repeat. Half-hours of days wasted with no entertainment forthcoming and trying to figure out the controls. I have better things to do with my time.
  5. kalu666
    Apr 8, 2015
    3
    Game is very good, but is full of bugs! i'm stuck at "elevator bug" ... another game ruined by the bugs!
    Please FIX the bugs quickly and make game loading faster! Damn Bugborne
  6. tk79
    Mar 29, 2015
    4
    This game is too frustrating and difficult. I have been playing games for 20 years and while i enjoy a challenge i feel this game's difficulty actually starts making it tedious. The biggest gripe is the complete lack of save points until the end of a level. This means that I had to play it around 20 times to get to the first boss and even after i killed it (after another 10 attempts) ,This game is too frustrating and difficult. I have been playing games for 20 years and while i enjoy a challenge i feel this game's difficulty actually starts making it tedious. The biggest gripe is the complete lack of save points until the end of a level. This means that I had to play it around 20 times to get to the first boss and even after i killed it (after another 10 attempts) , THERE WAS NO SAVE POINT. Additionally every time you use your inventory items you dont get them back when you die. It's just ridiculous, i understand that this game was designed to be challenging, but it doesn't reward you when you spend ages clearing an area full of difficult enemies.… Expand
  7. Roadwarior69
    Apr 2, 2015
    3
    Should have said that playing Dark Souls is a prerequisite for enjoying the game, never played or even really heard of those games before. The combat is clunky, guns are gimped to a pathetic "stun" move only, YOU DIED YOU DIED YOU DIED, loading times. There is no length to the game so they extend it through repeating the same crap over and over just to die again. Graphics are bad, noShould have said that playing Dark Souls is a prerequisite for enjoying the game, never played or even really heard of those games before. The combat is clunky, guns are gimped to a pathetic "stun" move only, YOU DIED YOU DIED YOU DIED, loading times. There is no length to the game so they extend it through repeating the same crap over and over just to die again. Graphics are bad, no photo mode in this ps4 exclusive for a reason. The camera is bad, can't see anything during actual combat, fps drops a lot too.… Expand
  8. Tinye
    Mar 29, 2015
    3
    I'm with the others, I bought this because of hype and it looked like a lot of fun, the challenge, the scenery, the 'story'. Being my first souls game I've found my reason why I stayed away. I agree with many that I'm not sure why it is difficult just for the sake of difficult. Wiping on a boss over and over again is not bad, making progress like that is fun! Going and grinding a level orI'm with the others, I bought this because of hype and it looked like a lot of fun, the challenge, the scenery, the 'story'. Being my first souls game I've found my reason why I stayed away. I agree with many that I'm not sure why it is difficult just for the sake of difficult. Wiping on a boss over and over again is not bad, making progress like that is fun! Going and grinding a level or two, I can get down with that, I love classic RPG's like that!

    But...

    Repeating the same thing over and over again when you die? running back far away to the next destination where you've already died 10 times! And killing the same thing over and over again and then having no potions or 'money' to buy anything to help you once you get to the destination? Those are my gripes and they are not fun!

    The game shouldn't be 50 hours because you're repeating the same thing for 40 hours, it should be 50 hours because the game actually has true RPG depth, like story telling, character progression, side stories. Bloodborne has so many awesome things done right in an action/adventure RPG but it is vastly hindered by repetition and forced one way game play...

    If there actually was a save feature this game would be 10 hours, if that. How is that good? These 'Souls' games have SO much potential but it's drowned out by a poor definition of what 'Challenging' means.    … Expand
  9. Sproketz
    Mar 29, 2015
    2
    This game is full of dated broken 1980s horrid gaming mechanics. Repetitive to the point of boredom. Poor controls, total lack of save points utter garbage.

    If the game offered a difficulty level control I'd probably have spent more time with it. As it is if you are a casual, i'd highly recommend not to buy this game. The UI is piss-poor, the controls are clunky, and you'll die    This game is full of dated broken 1980s horrid gaming mechanics. Repetitive to the point of boredom. Poor controls, total lack of save points utter garbage.

    If the game offered a difficulty level control I'd probably have spent more time with it. As it is if you are a casual, i'd highly recommend not to buy this game. The UI is piss-poor, the controls are clunky, and you'll die constantly due to a poor combat system that is more complicated than it needs to be. The lock on system is pure trash.

    I gave this a 2 because the I like the graphical style and Ambience. The artists did a nice job with the game. It's a shame most people won't see their work though because they'll throw the game out the window after an hour.    … Expand
  10. Taka35
    Feb 22, 2016
    0
    Bloodborne seems like it was made for an audience of gamers over a decade ago, brimming with a try-hard art style and cringe-worthy repetitiveness. Penetrate the skin, and you’ve got a serviceable game at the core, but a fifteen-hour journey to the center of what makes Bloodborne good feels more like a voyage to the center of the earth.
  11. Explodet
    Jun 6, 2015
    3
    More of the same with a different setting. These games are always overrated, not as difficult as hyped up to be, and really just a slow tedious experience. With no real story and interesting characters to hold things together, it's just more run around killing random monsters, which gets old wuick. With a rabid toxic community, they can just keep releasing mediocre games and still sell anMore of the same with a different setting. These games are always overrated, not as difficult as hyped up to be, and really just a slow tedious experience. With no real story and interesting characters to hold things together, it's just more run around killing random monsters, which gets old wuick. With a rabid toxic community, they can just keep releasing mediocre games and still sell an easy million. I disliked Dark Souls, and this is about the same game, though worse in some areas.… Expand
  12. PhoenixSn4ke
    Mar 28, 2015
    5
    Played Dark Souls 1&2 on PC and enjoyed both! I was so looking forward to Bloodborne! I Didn't pre-order however, I've kerbed that habbit!

    So I've read all the rave reviews from all the major gaming sites etc etc. And thinking I've done right by my research i.e. If you love the souls series you'll adore Bloodborne! So I decided to go and make the purchase! And Boy! Do I regret IT!    Played Dark Souls 1&2 on PC and enjoyed both! I was so looking forward to Bloodborne! I Didn't pre-order however, I've kerbed that habbit!

    So I've read all the rave reviews from all the major gaming sites etc etc. And thinking I've done right by my research i.e. If you love the souls series you'll adore Bloodborne! So I decided to go and make the purchase!

    And Boy! Do I regret IT!

    Having played and completed both DS 1 & 2! I wasnt going into this blind, I was up for a new challenge, in an entirely different setting, I was up for the game being difficult! Joypad smashingly so! I was looking forward to reaping the rewards of those trial and error traps, enemy engagements & boss fights. I was looking forward to learning from my mistakes, and sitting back with a huge grin on my face, when I'd finally progressed through the pain of the entire learning process!

    So what went wrong!?

    Are the graphics not great? Sure there brilliant!

    Are the combat mechanics, not tight! Nope, there just as great as DS 1 & 2!

    Is the level design poor! Nope! There's plenty to discover, little nooks & crannys! you name it! It's all there!

    So what did go wrong!

    IMHO!

    Terrible, terrible design decisions! In DS bonfires were used as check points, and although their was a certain amount of step retracing to recover your lost souls and progression. Their were very few occasions were it felt unfairly spaced out, distance wise! Often only taking a few minutes to get back to where you met your untimely demise & carry on the fight.

    Bloodborne uses a similar checkpoint method, and instead of bonfires, you now have lamps! These are used to access and travel to and from the safe hub area Hunters Dream! Where you can upgrade your character and purchase consumables etc etc. Think Majula of DS 2 for those with previous knowledge!

    Unfortunately, Bloodborne's first lamp positions are absolutely, unforgivingly, ludicrously positioned! Don't forget this game encourages exploration, and provides no mission pointers on your hud, no maps of the area at least not that I've encountered in the game so far.

    Yet it took me 5 hours to reach the first lamp from Central Yharnam (yeah the one across the bridge from the werewolves!) Hell I was traversing sewers, finding secret pathways and shortcuts to areas in the games starting area, but no goddam lamp! I was literally going round in circles! All the time dieing on many many occasions as I discovered new enemies & traps to deal with etc etc. And all the while after dying several times, being constantly returned to the Central Yharnam lamp! Then having to traverse the exact same terrain, fighting the exact same enemies, over and over again. Just! To make some slight progresssion over my last run, only to die again! Then I'd have to rinse and repeat!

    7 hours in! And finally reached the first boss! and a nifty shortcut to reach him after being killed by the Cleric beast around 20+ times! Here in lies the problem for me with Bloodborne! It was everything I expected from developers Fromsoft! Only this time! I began to view the game from a different perspective! That of a non prior DS player! A complete newbie if you will! And then it hit me! This game is so frustratingly unapproachable for a casual player, that it isnt even funny! I'm 3 bosses in currently and honestly! Even I've had enough! I dont want to continue! The games is so frustrating, confusing, ambigious, repetitive! I keep reading all these positive reviews "If you like DS You'll love this!" etc, etc! What if I was a new player? With no prior experience of the DS series whatsoever! Am I supposed to accept, that you made a game that just isnt for me! Fair enough I'm sure many people could accept that!

    As developers though! Shouldnt you accept!? That you made a game so incredibly, frustratingly, unapproachable! That has such a punishing obtuse & unforgiving, learning curve, that youre inadvertantly going to just disway many a player, from even wanting to play your future games!

    To me the difficulty in this game is a step to far! Not as a result of the gameplay, the game plays really well. The game mechanics however! The constant repetitive nature, the rinse and repeat, die until master approach, just makes the game feel! For lack of a better word CHEAP!

    Personaly as a DS fan, this is just too much! And not to mention the other small nuisances i.e. frame rate drops, clip hits through walls, reallllllllly long load times! I' mean seriously I downloded the nearly 30gb to my HD! Whats with the 3 min load times ppl! Yeah this game aint for casual for sure, I'm not sure its for new players either!

    If you haven't played the DS series prior! And dont want to be frustrated, by extreme difficulty through poor game mechanics! I'd wait for this to drop in sale or something! Before taking the dip! I really think the developers missed a genuine opportunity with this game! Oh well! Maybe next time! The hardcore DS'ers though, will probably LOVE IT!    … Expand
  13. Glacialangel
    Feb 11, 2018
    2
    Worst souls-like ever, and that's an impressive feat when it was made by the original man himself.
    Speed =/= quality, and it definitely shows in this game. From slap-happy fights, hilariously easy encounters(so long as you mash R1 and regain your health, or circle when enemies get into their ridiculous little attack strings), and obnoxiously noisy bosses(the screams, oh god the screams),    Worst souls-like ever, and that's an impressive feat when it was made by the original man himself.
    Speed =/= quality, and it definitely shows in this game. From slap-happy fights, hilariously easy encounters(so long as you mash R1 and regain your health, or circle when enemies get into their ridiculous little attack strings), and obnoxiously noisy bosses(the screams, oh god the screams), this game was a severe let down. The story and characters could also have been much better than they were, but instead we got this ham-fisted Lovecraftian existential horror thing, which just makes me say "yeah, so what if it's beyond human comprehension? How does that affect anything in the story?". Do not recommend.    … Expand
  14. PsnationxJF
    Apr 18, 2018
    2
    how the hell did this game get so many good reviews? it's just a copy of dark souls and i think it only scored so high because its a playstation exclusive game. i mean i love sony but its just way too obvious at this point. no one is going to buy a japanese game like this anyway and i think the japanese games industry is already past its prime
  15. Blackcompany
    Sep 3, 2015
    3
    Its Dark Souls. Minus the ability to block at all. Which means that literally the only way to learn about a boss and its moveset...is to die. Repeatedly. Of course, thats also true of every other enemy in the game. Combined with horrid loading times on every death, as well as any time you need to visit your safe haven to level up - and then go back into the world - this atmospheric marvel,Its Dark Souls. Minus the ability to block at all. Which means that literally the only way to learn about a boss and its moveset...is to die. Repeatedly. Of course, thats also true of every other enemy in the game. Combined with horrid loading times on every death, as well as any time you need to visit your safe haven to level up - and then go back into the world - this atmospheric marvel, is indeed terrible as an actual game.… Expand
  16. ozorxoron
    Mar 28, 2015
    5
    Lack of diversity makes for a shallow experience. Dark Souls thrived on the amount of options available to you through weapons, spells and armour, Bloodborne however has an amazing lack of play style options given that the developers have made it so there's only one viable way to play this game.

    While this may make for a faster experience in battle, it also makes for a much more limited    Lack of diversity makes for a shallow experience. Dark Souls thrived on the amount of options available to you through weapons, spells and armour, Bloodborne however has an amazing lack of play style options given that the developers have made it so there's only one viable way to play this game.

    While this may make for a faster experience in battle, it also makes for a much more limited one. I can't see the PVP surviving in this game given that every battle is essentially the same with two players just dodging and swinging with no real varietybeyond that.

    The positives however are that the game is absolutely beautiful, with responsive controls and it provides a great challenge. I imagine the lore is just as interesting, if not more so, than that of Dark Souls but that will take time to unravel and piece together.

    This isn't a bad game by any means, just not what a Souls successor should be as it seems to be taking one step forward and two steps back when it comes to variety which ultimately effects gameplay.    … Expand
  17. rustybones16
    Oct 15, 2015
    2
    This game... play if you like having to be 100% accurate pressing the buttons and having the stick pointed in just the right direction. Any timing issue and you're dead, over and over and over. Play if you want little information about what to do next, replaying the same levels over and over while you grind up levels. There is no blocking, only dodging. Lots and lots of dodging. TheThis game... play if you like having to be 100% accurate pressing the buttons and having the stick pointed in just the right direction. Any timing issue and you're dead, over and over and over. Play if you want little information about what to do next, replaying the same levels over and over while you grind up levels. There is no blocking, only dodging. Lots and lots of dodging. The Witcher 3 employed the same control scheme, and everyone agrees the movement and combat is clunky and buggy. The only redeeming quality is it looks good and is actually fun if you can progress. But seriously, don't bother.… Expand
  18. simon1854
    May 31, 2015
    3
    Not played the others before, gfx looks decent but don't expect amazing. However this game is way, way too hard for an experienced yet casual gamer. No learning curve. If you like a challenge and you're happy dying 10+ times in every scene before you get somewhere with rare save points then looks like a decent game. Combat is clunky waiting for animations to finish so timing is somewhatNot played the others before, gfx looks decent but don't expect amazing. However this game is way, way too hard for an experienced yet casual gamer. No learning curve. If you like a challenge and you're happy dying 10+ times in every scene before you get somewhere with rare save points then looks like a decent game. Combat is clunky waiting for animations to finish so timing is somewhat random. IMO its for those who know/have experienced the type of game only. I do repeat though that I am not a hardcore gamer, to gauge I enjoyed Lara, Last of Us etc which this game is no where near.… Expand
  19. fatoldsun_98
    May 5, 2015
    0
    I was given this as a gift because someone thought I really like RPG games, this is NOt a role playing game, just a bastardization of the new trend toward open world, FPS/hack'n'slash-horror. And having to redo things over and over is not reality at all, it's insanity called OCD in real life. I'm waiting for Witcher 3 with 38 different endings, 35 times bigger than Witcher 2 and two timesI was given this as a gift because someone thought I really like RPG games, this is NOt a role playing game, just a bastardization of the new trend toward open world, FPS/hack'n'slash-horror. And having to redo things over and over is not reality at all, it's insanity called OCD in real life. I'm waiting for Witcher 3 with 38 different endings, 35 times bigger than Witcher 2 and two times bigger than Skyrim and a million different ways to do things instead of one (otherwise why are you doing these things over and over and over just to get it right one way? Not for me and I'm not sorry, I've been fully entertained by DA3, Skyrim, Divine Divinity, Morrowind, Good Old Games, Pillars of Eternity, Arx Fatalis, ESO, Zelda, it's just a literal golden age for CRPGs no matter what your platform, however, this game is a dark age, just depresses me.… Expand
  20. josh2608
    Mar 29, 2015
    4
    I was so hyped for this game and i thought it would be my GOTY but its not, the checkpoint system is just stupid and i just cannot take to it ive tried it over 2 days and still havent got past the first boss, oh dont worry i got there once, but i went ALL the way back to the start bit, this is meant to be a fun challenge but its just a painful one.
  21. Zlatan
    Apr 17, 2015
    0
    To begin with I was thinking that all bad reviews on this were given by xboots and pc drones. So just got the game and tried it for my self. Shock..... The game is like from 2008. The graphics ,sound ,load times it looks like it was designed for ps3 and ported to ps4. I usually do not care about graphics even if the game is good. But.. Everything sucks here. Controls are inaccurate,To begin with I was thinking that all bad reviews on this were given by xboots and pc drones. So just got the game and tried it for my self. Shock..... The game is like from 2008. The graphics ,sound ,load times it looks like it was designed for ps3 and ported to ps4. I usually do not care about graphics even if the game is good. But.. Everything sucks here. Controls are inaccurate, voice, acting is so bad it's funny, story is nonexistent in the beginning and it just feels like a bad game. And then we come to how hard the game is. But this is subjective. Some people like hard games and this is fine but for me it is so hard that I feel it is wasting my time. I feel I would rather look at something else. Maybe videos of uncharted 4,Witcher or the new star wars game and reminding my self that we are in 2015 not 2008.....… Expand
  22. Vikiing
    Apr 10, 2015
    0
    I was expecting this game since the disappointment of Dark Souls II only to find... this. Bloodborne is the "Assassin's Creed" of the Soul Series. It's the mutilated and easier version of Dark Souls/Demon Souls. Too bad From Software sold its souls to sell more copies of the game, destroying the awesome - and hard! - gameplay of the previous games to make a casual game that every playersI was expecting this game since the disappointment of Dark Souls II only to find... this. Bloodborne is the "Assassin's Creed" of the Soul Series. It's the mutilated and easier version of Dark Souls/Demon Souls. Too bad From Software sold its souls to sell more copies of the game, destroying the awesome - and hard! - gameplay of the previous games to make a casual game that every players will be able to easily achive. The only good thing in this, is the setting, that's really awesome and impressive, all the rest is pure trash.… Expand
  23. Lummi
    Sep 22, 2016
    1
    In certain situations the game goes under 30 FPS (which is laughable anyway). 24 FPS when an enemy turned to a werewolf while I was holding a torch. Release this goddam game on PC if you can't make it work on a dedicated piece of ancient piece of plastic crap which is PS4. **** consoles no 60+ FPS.
  24. kenmil
    Mar 27, 2015
    3
    A game can be entertaining, amusing, challenging, but most of all it should be fun. Bloodborne, is visually beautiful in a Victorian squalid sort of way, but amusing it does not try to be, and entertaining it is not. This is due to the requirement that when a player dies, he must return to a previous point and kill the same respawned enemies all over again. As this game is populated withA game can be entertaining, amusing, challenging, but most of all it should be fun. Bloodborne, is visually beautiful in a Victorian squalid sort of way, but amusing it does not try to be, and entertaining it is not. This is due to the requirement that when a player dies, he must return to a previous point and kill the same respawned enemies all over again. As this game is populated with mini bosses - for the want of a better description - who are mostly overpowered compared to the player, the repetition of the play is downright tedious.
    I am all for a challenging game, but I prefer challenges to be in the form of puzzles, rather than the dumbed down versions achieved by having grossly overpowered enemies at every turn. Throw in the consequence of having to go back and do it all over again if one of them happens to kill you and you have a game that gets old very quickly.
    If it's too hard, perhaps co-op with a friend might ease the anxiety you think, but the co-op in this game is so obscure - like the story - you could be forgiven for thinking that there isn't any. Even then, you need to advance into the game quite a bit before co-op is possible, presuming you can discover how it works.
    For a game with such splendid graphics, it is really a shame that it is too repetitive and at times difficult, to be considered fun.    … Expand
  25. APorkpiePizza
    Mar 26, 2015
    3
    I'll start by being nice. The game nails it in the addictive category. You'll want to beat every boss due to their difficulty. However, this is the only area the game excells in. The graphics aren't much improved from Dark Souls, the environments feel empty of personality, the controllers are frustratingly clunky and the game is massively repetitive. You'll find the same enemies wanderingI'll start by being nice. The game nails it in the addictive category. You'll want to beat every boss due to their difficulty. However, this is the only area the game excells in. The graphics aren't much improved from Dark Souls, the environments feel empty of personality, the controllers are frustratingly clunky and the game is massively repetitive. You'll find the same enemies wandering around and upon defeating them there is little reward for your efforts. Not only this, but you'll be doing it 50 times in a row just to defeat a boss to progress. I understand that it makes the game rewarding when you finally nail the boss, but surely they could have made something differ along the way.

    Possibly the most over hyped game of this gen?    … Expand
  26. bubbavoodoo
    Aug 28, 2015
    4
    i know a lot of people love this game but if you're not already a fan of the Dark Souls games give it a miss. Its a frustrating and irritating experience. If you're the kind of player that has to grab 45 min - 1 hour sessions on a game due to other commitments the lack of save points and non-intuitive gameplay will make you want to bounce your head off of a wall. One for fans of this typei know a lot of people love this game but if you're not already a fan of the Dark Souls games give it a miss. Its a frustrating and irritating experience. If you're the kind of player that has to grab 45 min - 1 hour sessions on a game due to other commitments the lack of save points and non-intuitive gameplay will make you want to bounce your head off of a wall. One for fans of this type of harsh unforgiving set of gameplay rules only.… Expand
  27. TSapper
    Apr 7, 2015
    3
    Disclaimer: I was never a big fan of Dark Souls 1 or 2 but gave both a good attempt and many hours. The main reasons neither was a hit for me were (1) controls were very limiting and/or clunky, AI was OK at best of times and near-stupid much of the time, and (3) a game should be fun, not just work.

    Bloodborne had a good shot at excelling. It does not. DS 2 is still a better game than    Disclaimer: I was never a big fan of Dark Souls 1 or 2 but gave both a good attempt and many hours. The main reasons neither was a hit for me were (1) controls were very limiting and/or clunky, AI was OK at best of times and near-stupid much of the time, and (3) a game should be fun, not just work.

    Bloodborne had a good shot at excelling. It does not. DS 2 is still a better game than this one.
    This game is very limiting - only a very narrow set of skills will result in a viable build, where's the magic?, dungeons are 80% repeated areas, etc.
    Add in framerate drops at some survival-critical spots, sometimes the crappy camera angle gets you killed, armor that does nearly nothing to keep you alive, snorefest greyscale color pallet, and most annoyingly - the very limited RPG elements almost make this a non-RPG RPG. It will be a travesty if this gets GOTY as some nutjobs are hoping.

    I did a 1 hour back-to-back gameplay comparison last night with Neverwinter MMO (also playing this currently):
    NW - completed a daily raid, got two drops worth using, unlocked new skills, had fun.
    Bloodborne - died 7 times, made very little progress, shook my head and switched back to NW.

    If Scalebound is remotely like Bloodborne I'm going to be really pissed!    … Expand
  28. A-a-ron
    Apr 3, 2015
    0
    This game is without a shadow of a doubt, the worst game I've ever played. The graphics, while detailed are blurred and muddy, the framerate sucks, the physics is literally the worst I've ever seen. Walk over the weightless bodies of the monster who just one-hit-killed you.. it'll float around like its full of helium. Your weapons stick through walls (ever heard of collision detection).This game is without a shadow of a doubt, the worst game I've ever played. The graphics, while detailed are blurred and muddy, the framerate sucks, the physics is literally the worst I've ever seen. Walk over the weightless bodies of the monster who just one-hit-killed you.. it'll float around like its full of helium. Your weapons stick through walls (ever heard of collision detection). The stats are meaningless because they're not introduced. Your weapons exist in a parallel dimension and only appear when the character scratches his butt. Seriously.… Expand
  29. jpog
    Mar 26, 2015
    3
    Great graphics and definitely hard to play but it lacks the depth and rpg elements that I found in DK I and DK II but that is just my opinion. I would still get it though.
  30. aspic
    Mar 25, 2015
    1
    Mediocre game for the price with a lot of hype.

    The mechanic is the simplest of button mashing with a particularly slow and unresponsive avatar, if you guys remember Another World and the first Prince of Persia then remove the puzzle elements and make it 3D then this is what you're looking at. Don't expect God Of War fluidity here. Visually I'm not sure if everyone else is    Mediocre game for the price with a lot of hype.

    The mechanic is the simplest of button mashing with a particularly slow and unresponsive avatar, if you guys remember Another World and the first Prince of Persia then remove the puzzle elements and make it 3D then this is what you're looking at. Don't expect God Of War fluidity here.

    Visually I'm not sure if everyone else is experiencing a different game to me, but the enemies are both repetitive and unimaginative, and while the world textures and shaders are OK the geometry is decidedly last generation, this is not a game to wow your PC gamer friends with, heck it's not even a game to wow your PS3 owning friends with.

    On the mechanics, well there's no real sense of satisfaction with this game despite what most reviewers claimed. You kill all the enemies in an area either piecemeal or simply run around and avoid them, and you're just greeted with more of the same. There's not even much of a challenge if you're patient and take your time, it's just kinda dull, and once you've defeated a boss you really don't feel anything other than "oh, ok".

    There's nothing visceral about the operation either, the weapons feel floaty and disconnected, there's no satisfying sound effect or visual effect when you hit your mark, the motion just carries on through and you know that you did your job because the little bar above them goes down. Guns are really only there to distract/attract and separate enemies from the pack, you can also use them for riposte and to stagger an enemy in the middle of their attack, but as a weapon they do next to no damage.

    You will have a hard time finding reason to carry on playing beyond a few hours simply because there's no real reward for continuation. There's scant little narrative and even fewer characters, the world and it's geometry is even more repetitive than the first Infamous city, you will see the same geometry endlessly so there's little visual reward for exploring, the single mechanic of fighting is not exactly a strong point either. Mostly you'll carry on because you invested however much money and you'll be damned if you're not going to get your moneys worth out of it one way or another!

    I gather they built this with a very small team, so I guess you can forgive it's lack of story, visual, UI and mechanical flaws, it's basically a more expensive indie title, and for that it's decent enough. It comes up for free with Playstation Plus then it would definitely be worth downloading as there's at least a decent play length. But it's not worth spending more than perhaps $15 on. It might make a decent IOS game too, in fact that's probably the ideal platform, gameplay and graphics wouldn't suffer at all, the only trouble would be the lack of pause/save, otherwise this could even be a port from an IOS hack & slash game.

    Skip, wait for the next half finished cookie cutter Japanese monster hunting game to make it to the shelves, it will be the same but have attractive girls weilding giant swords and more imaginative scenery.    … Expand
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#3 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
9
#9 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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92

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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