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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  1. EmadTM
    Nov 2, 2017
    10
    Legendary game with a lot of fun and the world of the game is beautiful and this is considered one of the best games Playstation 4 exclusive ..
    The game is mysterious and the world of the game is full of mystery and face very fun leaders and the game offers a very difficult experience
  2. Spartan91
    Mar 14, 2020
    3
    This game is part of a generation of games that uses "Difficulty" to excuse through and through **** game design. The fact that this has such a good rating is a joke.
    The graphics are meh, the story is meh. The gameplay is bottom of the barrel awful.
    Starting with the game camera that makes it pretty much impossible to see anything in a lot of situations, especially against larger Bosses    This game is part of a generation of games that uses "Difficulty" to excuse through and through **** game design. The fact that this has such a good rating is a joke.
    The graphics are meh, the story is meh. The gameplay is bottom of the barrel awful.
    Starting with the game camera that makes it pretty much impossible to see anything in a lot of situations, especially against larger Bosses where your camera will get stuck and you won't have any idea what's happening. Boss fights also frequently rely on oneshotting the player since coming up with an interesting Boss fight would have been too much effort.
    In general combat is another pretty big meh. You dodge, attack, dodge, attack. All of it in what's supposed to be a slow and deliberate way of fighting. Although I'm not entirely sure that was the plan since Boss fights don't entirely fit into this style. The challenge of the boss fights also feels less like the Bosses are difficult, rather that you're fighting against unresponsive controls, clunky Models and a camera that's hell bent on confusing you.
    The lack of checkpoints means that when you lose a boss fight (the only times losing is possible) you have to fight your way through pointless minions over and over again. This isn't a challenge, the enemies are easy to beat. It's pointlessly wasting the players time in the name of some challenge i've yet to figure out. There's no resources to waste or health to lose. Just your time.
    FromSoftware as a Developer has done something fascinating, they found a way to market awful game design. Using the community to silence any criticism by pretending it's all about the difficulty, the "git gud" attitude. And this games score shows that it works, this is why we can't have nice things.    … Expand
  3. TredZ
    Oct 7, 2018
    1
    I tested this game because it was with the psn plus and the high score from this site.

    What a deception. This is not a game for me. This is a game for punishment, try, die, retry and re-die and more and more difficult because you lose your used items after dying. The story is absent, you start the game you know nothing, you have to find the "tutorial". The attacks are hazardous,    I tested this game because it was with the psn plus and the high score from this site.

    What a deception.

    This is not a game for me. This is a game for punishment, try, die, retry and re-die and more and more difficult because you lose your used items after dying.
    The story is absent, you start the game you know nothing, you have to find the "tutorial".
    The attacks are hazardous, slow.

    If you like boss and patterns, with no story, learn everything by heart to beat the boss, then this is surely a game for you.    … Expand
  4. trasxa
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best gameBest game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!Best game ever made!… Expand
  5. IneverHADsoul
    Oct 31, 2017
    10
    Bloodborne is one of the best games on the playstation 4. Elegant combat system, great visual styling and many other advantages are waiting for you in this game. A must to buy.
    10/10
  6. LipeHeroty
    Feb 9, 2023
    10
    For years we saw medieval games with many proposals to entertain the players. Dark Souls series tried to make medieval horror game with a tragic world of fantasy, and it was a good choice, picking up the most "dark and gruesome part of the human history", but Bloodborne was different, they choose the Victorian era and that was the best ideia a game ever had. Bloodborne is the perfectionFor years we saw medieval games with many proposals to entertain the players. Dark Souls series tried to make medieval horror game with a tragic world of fantasy, and it was a good choice, picking up the most "dark and gruesome part of the human history", but Bloodborne was different, they choose the Victorian era and that was the best ideia a game ever had. Bloodborne is the perfection between reality and fantasy, creating a convincing world full of lore and really dark fantasy, creating the best horror world horror fantasy to date. The characters, the creatures and the true tragic histories in a world close to apocalypse is fantastic.
    The variety of weapons and magic is good because they could work with details in every weapon and spell that you can use in the game, creating your specific build towards your weapon of choice.

    The unique problem with Bloodborne is that it is too dependent of the DLC The Old Hunters, because this DLC brings the best Bosses, maps and challenge of the history of the "Soul Series"    … Expand
  7. Aginagala
    Nov 13, 2017
    8
    Bloodborne is a merciless, grotesque, unforgiving world full of devilish monsters that give you no heed, and I absolutely love it. You begin the game feeling underwhelmed, under powered and with an impossible task of clearing the game while following the impossibly complex and vague story, yet still interested in what you'll find next. Only to find yourself dying over... and over... andBloodborne is a merciless, grotesque, unforgiving world full of devilish monsters that give you no heed, and I absolutely love it. You begin the game feeling underwhelmed, under powered and with an impossible task of clearing the game while following the impossibly complex and vague story, yet still interested in what you'll find next. Only to find yourself dying over... and over... and over.

    An almost replica of previous souls titles however Bloodborne feels more fast paced... you aren't given a shield and the only defense you have are your quick wits and strategic mind. Not recommended for beginners to the controls of using a console controller however great for developing getting used to where the buttons are.

    A stunning environment with impressive visuals Bloodborne is truly a special addition to the gaming community. This barbaric RPG will take punish you for getting even slightly relaxed as it's grueling experience is never ending and will most certainly keep you on your toes the entire way. A satisfying ending and extremely good replayability, Bloodborne is a must have game for any PS4 player, horror fan or someone who simply wants a challenge. A masterpiece of game development.    … Expand
  8. Gwyndolin17
    Nov 13, 2017
    10
    Dark, deep, gothic, atmospheric horror based on works by H. P. Lovecraft. A True masterpiece, one of the best games of history. GOTY 2015(Witcher 3 sorry - no chance). Currently a cult game.

    10/10. A+/S-Rank.
  9. IreneGRx
    Nov 18, 2017
    9
    This game is a masterpiece and suggested to hardcore and may be oldschool gamers. It has an atmospheric environment and awesome music. You will love it probably! If you want to start with the Souls series, then I suggest you play this first since it's said to be the easiest one. Once you get to know it's playstyle then you are ready to pump into Souls games.
  10. Strop77
    Dec 11, 2017
    8
    I absolutely loved this game...even though I never got to play through most (99%) of the game as it is without doubt the hardest game I have ever played.

    I put in about 40 hours and didn’t get far at all. Frustration finally gave way and I deleted it- the game had won! Apart from being impossible (for me) to last longer than 20 minutes on the very first level, I loved everything    I absolutely loved this game...even though I never got to play through most (99%) of the game as it is without doubt the hardest game I have ever played.

    I put in about 40 hours and didn’t get far at all. Frustration finally gave way and I deleted it- the game had won!

    Apart from being impossible (for me) to last longer than 20 minutes on the very first level, I loved everything about the game.

    GRAPHICS +10/10
    GAMEPLAY +10/10
    ENTERTAINMENT +10/10
    VALUE FOR MONEY 0/10 (only because I sucked s*#t at playing it)

    Even though I was terrible at playing it I would thoroughly recommend it- unless you’re the type who can’t control their anger- when you die that’s it man, you start from the beginning- no save points- something which personally I wish they had included under a, “I give up” difficultly level.    … Expand
  11. Ryuail
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    If someone ran up to me in the streets and asked if I wanted a Dark Souls game, with the combat speed cranked up to 11, the RPG mechanics refined to simplicity perfection, and have the settings & narrative be based on the really good parts of H.P. Lovecraft?

    I'd tell them that Bloodborne already exists, also why are you talking to me?
  12. Aeginsky
    Dec 15, 2017
    10
    Одна из лучших игр на PS4.
    На момент написания текста, прошёл игру 3 раза. Игра настолько ауенная), что планирую как минимум 5.
  13. Ulfhednir
    Dec 15, 2017
    10
    First of all I have to say I'm a huge fan of the Souls Franchise. My expectations to this game were extremely high. I avoided consoles my whole life as a PC-Gamer. Long story, but in the end i bought a PS4 just for this game and it was definetily worth all the money. This game looks good from the technical point of view. But the mystic cursed dark world this game offers is so much more.First of all I have to say I'm a huge fan of the Souls Franchise. My expectations to this game were extremely high. I avoided consoles my whole life as a PC-Gamer. Long story, but in the end i bought a PS4 just for this game and it was definetily worth all the money. This game looks good from the technical point of view. But the mystic cursed dark world this game offers is so much more. It's just a Masterpiece in the history of videogames. The fresh setting of the victorian London plus cursed Darkness creates the same deep Atmosphere like the other Souls-Games. Sound fits to the dark mood in this game. The Movement System is a bit faster than in Souls but also rewarding. Next Highlight, like in all Souls-Games, are the bossfights. The Design of the Bosses is so wonderful and the mechanics are really diversified. The Playtime, especially with the really good DLC is, I would think around 50 hours for a first playthrough. The Game maybe is a bit frustrating to new players. You should have in mind that it's a part of the gamedesign that you will die. And you will often. To understand this helps a lot to perceive the uniqueness of the Soulsborne Games nowadays. They are different than most of the modern games. Also the storytelling is a point spoonfedded Blockbuster players will find ununsual or bad. Nearly all of the really deep and forked story is told just by descriptions of items you find and so there's much space for interpretation. Thousands of players are discussing the lore in forums, so you see it's not trivial or rudimentated. I know I compare this game very much to Dark or Demon's Souls, but it had to fulfill high expectations because of these highly rewarded games. I'm struggling to describe this unique Gametype to a person who didn't play a Souls-Game before. Get a PS4 and play this motherfukking piece of misanthropic art and make your own opinion like I did. Enjoy your (maybe first) Souls-Experience. After that things won't be like they were before. Miyazaki (the gamedirector) changed my (gamer-)life with his games.… Expand
  14. cau29395
    Dec 19, 2017
    10
    Best game ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  15. Shinod
    Nov 27, 2020
    10
    Yet another PlayStation exclusive masterpiece, I hate this game as much a I love it, the dark, terrifying and cruel atmosphere is just mesmerizing.
    One of the best "souls" game if not the best.
    Remember hunter, you are not alone and may the good blood guide you.
  16. morrise
    Mar 14, 2018
    5
    Tried this game cuz was free on PS+, it started quite interesting, dark Gothic atmosphere and fun combat gameplay , but after some hours playing it became tedious, the logic of the game revolves around grinding over and over through the same environment and enemies to get prepared for boss battles, Fortunately a souls-borne experienced friend of mine helped me to get through the bosses.Tried this game cuz was free on PS+, it started quite interesting, dark Gothic atmosphere and fun combat gameplay , but after some hours playing it became tedious, the logic of the game revolves around grinding over and over through the same environment and enemies to get prepared for boss battles, Fortunately a souls-borne experienced friend of mine helped me to get through the bosses. The story.. well not much to tell, just average, the biggest disappointing is how little content has to offer, if you're good you can speed-run it in one hour, that's ridiculous for a supposedly AAA game. Graphically is not impressive at all, the different areas of the game look almost the same except maybe the forbidden forest, what started as a dark and provocative atmosphere turned into a sequence of boring aisles ,stairways and town squares, in addition this constant stuttering or flickering, don't know how to explain it, it's really a headache. Best department would be the music it's amazing but it does not compensate the other flaws specially the lack of content, in summary this game is highly overrated to the point of being called a "master piece", what i really found was an average game with little content, great music and fun combat mechanic if you don't mind the grinding.… Expand
  17. MingledLotus24
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Never played any From software games and this one was my first one. I don’t understand the hype around this game. What i dislike is terrible graphics, design and aesthetics. Characters looks as it was drawn by design school student. Animation also doesn’t impress. Antialiasing is just terrible and cause eyes bleeding. Yes it is difficult but difficult not like sekiro where you need toNever played any From software games and this one was my first one. I don’t understand the hype around this game. What i dislike is terrible graphics, design and aesthetics. Characters looks as it was drawn by design school student. Animation also doesn’t impress. Antialiasing is just terrible and cause eyes bleeding. Yes it is difficult but difficult not like sekiro where you need to learn and comprehend consistent controlling system to master the game and enjoy it. It is difficult like some resident evil games where you struggle with controls and game owns you just because its controlling is bad and you cant do nothing about it. I mean inconsistent hit-boxes, teleporting of enemies towards you, surfaces clipping etc. And if compare it to sekiro which worth struggle because game is beautiful and completion stages of it opens something new and beautiful. But here in bloodborne there are nothing interesting to open except new areas with terrible design. But sekiro is good so i guess bloodborne was required step to acheive what they achieved now… Expand
  18. Krebros
    Apr 9, 2018
    10
    This game has it all: attention to detail, a GREAT story behind its incredibly satisfying gameplay and a perfect musical score.
  19. BelcrowHD
    Jul 13, 2021
    2
    Lo peor que tiene sony… alabado por muchos pero es un juego mediocre…………. Para nada me gusto
  20. Aidian1
    May 2, 2018
    10
    One of the best games of this generation. I have no complaints, it takes the souls formula then speeds it up and perfects it. A must play for those who enjoy a challenging action rpg and are into dark fantasy.
  21. pTwist1
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    9.5 really. What a great game, this and Dying Light (1) my top 2 ever. Such fun melee combat. Beautiful dark gothic atmosphere. Hoping for PS5 remaster and Bloodborne 2, please pretty please From Software!!
  22. SplitMind
    Oct 11, 2018
    6
    While there is much hype around Bloodborne, especially due to the difficulty, once the novelty wore off I found the game slightly tedious, repetitive and protracted.

    The graphics are pretty good and the gothic atmosphere is excellent. My issue is that it becomes one-dimensional without much variety in colour palettes other than the sky. I get that is supposed to be a dark, gothic game,    While there is much hype around Bloodborne, especially due to the difficulty, once the novelty wore off I found the game slightly tedious, repetitive and protracted.

    The graphics are pretty good and the gothic atmosphere is excellent. My issue is that it becomes one-dimensional without much variety in colour palettes other than the sky. I get that is supposed to be a dark, gothic game, but some variety could still have helped. The architecture of the buildings is fantastic, but the lack of colour literally tars them all with the same brush.

    The story here is odd. You can pretty much delve as deep as you like into the lore or ignore it for the gameplay. I did like this choice but even when you want to learn more about the story it's rather opaque and obfuscated.

    The gameplay is the heart of this game, and where I have the most mixed feelings. Yes, it CAN be hard, but not necessarily. A lot of it comes down to the usual observing patterns of attack, looking for an opening and exploiting a weakness. No matter how far I seemed to level up, my character could be killed in just a few hits, which whilst challenging was also counter-intuitive to the purpose of levelling up. I found myself looking up YouTube guides far too often when I should have been playing and enjoying the game. You can summon for help if you are online which is also a nice way to balance out the difficult but it detracts from the experience a bit.

    It's not often I say this but I think Bloodborne may actually be TOO long. After about 2/3 to 3/4 of the game I was sick of it and wanted it to be over. Everything had become patterned and the difficulty spikes became cheaper and more annoying rather than challenging. So called 'hardcore' players seem to adore this game, and for the first half of the game I'd agree, but as it progressed it became a subject of vanity and masochism.

    Don't be put off by difficulty. Just be prepared to invest time and learn how to play it properly. If that still appeals to you then you have a very decent game at a decent price these days.    … Expand
  23. Phuz
    Jun 25, 2021
    0
    Oh my God. How the hell has a game with such floaty controls got a score like this. I have smoked my whole life, I drink too much, I'm slightly over weight, I do plenty to mess with my body but if some fool swung their arms at me that slow they would be getting knocked the **** out. But that's me, never mind some bad ass monsters.

    I played this game twice for about 5 minutes and hated it    Oh my God. How the hell has a game with such floaty controls got a score like this. I have smoked my whole life, I drink too much, I'm slightly over weight, I do plenty to mess with my body but if some fool swung their arms at me that slow they would be getting knocked the **** out. But that's me, never mind some bad ass monsters.

    I played this game twice for about 5 minutes and hated it both times. There are literally 10s of 1000s of games with tighter controls. If the main character is someone that I could knock out in 2 seconds, then the game is piss poor from the get go. Games in the 90's were way better on the controls. I can't be arsed doing gay finger gymnastics for no reason. The buttons in the first 5 minutes just felt a bit unnecessary as I find with many PS4 games, as if adding more buttons means better gameplay.

    So yeah it is gonna be full of gore and blood and guts and monsters, or creatures getting mashed up, I'm not 12, it doesn't excite me, I don't find any shock factor in that. So what is there to enjoy? Not a lot. I can't say I know anyone that goes on holiday to look at grey and brown derelict buildings. I am here with a game though that is shoving grey and brown at me. You know the colours of mud and the sky when it's going to rain. Ugly **** Yes I know this is the theme of the game but it doesn't make it any less drab.

    The gothic buildings have a nice design, plus 1 point but the game did nothing but turn me off from the start, so it loses that point again.

    I don't know what I expected here but I didn't expect it to feel like my character was being controlled over a dial up internet connection. It was like slow motion. This game was over before it began for me, to sum it up, I guess clunky would be the best word.

    Not for me.    … Expand
  24. inf1n1ty
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    All-time favorite game. The first platinum finished the game 6 times. Still believe they'll make BloodBorne 2
  25. Airufino23
    Mar 22, 2019
    9
    Creo que para mi este si es el mejor videojuego de la ps4,la atmosfera,el lore,el sistema de combates,los bosses,el nivel visual es increible y con un muy buen doblaje.Como punto negativo para no ponerle el 10 es que aunque las mazmorras hagan expandir el juego pero se hacen muy repetitivas.A los que no teneis ps4 disfrutadlo con el ps now en pc windows,eso si,daros prisa porque nose si enCreo que para mi este si es el mejor videojuego de la ps4,la atmosfera,el lore,el sistema de combates,los bosses,el nivel visual es increible y con un muy buen doblaje.Como punto negativo para no ponerle el 10 es que aunque las mazmorras hagan expandir el juego pero se hacen muy repetitivas.A los que no teneis ps4 disfrutadlo con el ps now en pc windows,eso si,daros prisa porque nose si en una semana os dara tiempo a acabarlo… Expand
  26. DBM2018
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    I love FROM. I started with Dark Souls like a lot of people. Bloodborne is the pinnacle of these games in my opinion. The action is faster, smoother, and the addition of guns is a very interesting dynamic to the combat of the Souls universe. The game is paced very well. There's a wide array of enemies, all of which are well designed and feature tough, but fair difficulty. The world is wellI love FROM. I started with Dark Souls like a lot of people. Bloodborne is the pinnacle of these games in my opinion. The action is faster, smoother, and the addition of guns is a very interesting dynamic to the combat of the Souls universe. The game is paced very well. There's a wide array of enemies, all of which are well designed and feature tough, but fair difficulty. The world is well crafted and designed, featuring interesting and original lore. The overall aesthetic of the game is great, clearly inspired by the cosmic horror style of Lovecraft. The art direction is great. I love this world. The RPG mechanics are just as great here as in Dark Souls. The weapons are extremely fun to use, there's room to mess around with different character builds. Get this game if you like interesting, challenging, and rewarding action RPGs. And also make sure to get The Old Hunters expansion because FROM is one of the few devs left who knock it out of the park with great DLC add-ons.… Expand
  27. Xilg
    Jan 24, 2023
    10
    Um jogo simplesmente incrível, uma joia rara e uma evolução ideal do estilo Souls criado pela Fromsoftware, mais agressivo, violento e sangrento. Com uma história com muita inspiração nos contos H.P. Lovecraft (Terror Cósmico). A temática vitoriana deixa o jogo muito mais sombrio. Sem contar o excelente trabalho feito pela PlayStaition ao dublar o game em PT-BR.
  28. philzlz
    Jan 4, 2020
    9
    I have only played Bloodborne in 2019, after Dark Souls and Sekiro but it became definitely one of my favorite Miyazaki games.

    If you can look over the 30 FPS lock that is very noticeable, especially coming from PC and very distracting at first, you will find a fantastic, albeit punishing game with deep lore (that you have to research yourself by reading item descriptions). This game    I have only played Bloodborne in 2019, after Dark Souls and Sekiro but it became definitely one of my favorite Miyazaki games.

    If you can look over the 30 FPS lock that is very noticeable, especially coming from PC and very distracting at first, you will find a fantastic, albeit punishing game with deep lore (that you have to research yourself by reading item descriptions). This game has just an eerie feeling that makes you uncomfortable throughout and not many games that i know manage to do this.

    I was not a fan of the chalice dungeons to reach the platinum trophy, they were too repetitive and the end boss disappointing but still welcomed the addition.    … Expand
  29. Przemun1304
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    Playing games since 1996 and honestly it is my number 1 of all time. No doubt !
    This game is a true masterpiece. GOTY edition is a double masterpice !
    First walkthrough has made when came out in 2015 and playing to this day without getting bored.
  30. Maurog21
    Nov 16, 2019
    9
    Bloodborne es una obra maestra, probablemente el mejor juego de PS4 y de toda la generación, eso si, es un juego que no es para todo el mundo, las mecánicas son las mejores de toda la saga junto con esa ambientación Victoriana decadente. Además los jefes son una fiesta de golpes y visualmente las peleas se ven espectaculares aunque opacadas por un deficiente rendimiento por debajo de losBloodborne es una obra maestra, probablemente el mejor juego de PS4 y de toda la generación, eso si, es un juego que no es para todo el mundo, las mecánicas son las mejores de toda la saga junto con esa ambientación Victoriana decadente. Además los jefes son una fiesta de golpes y visualmente las peleas se ven espectaculares aunque opacadas por un deficiente rendimiento por debajo de los 30 fps que supongo que se debe a que este era el primer juego que sacaba From Software para esta consola.… 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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