STRAIGHT IN THE VEIN

Bloodborne is a PlayStation 4 exclusive and the most recent title by From Software, developer of the niche Souls sub-genre of action role-playing games. As a stranger to the city of Yharnam, the player adopts the title “Hunter,” discovering the populace’s many dark secrets and vanquishing the horrors that shamble through its streets. The plot unfolds through interaction with the environment in a way familiar to veterans of Souls games, building the mystery around this place and the particular evening all of these Hunters find themselves traversing. With a more responsive combat mechanic, fast-paced gameplay and a different setting from past From Software games, many feared that this game wouldn’t live up to die-hard fan expectations. For many, an even larger question: is there enough reward to be worth the sheer difficulty of the game?

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