I gotta say, the journey to the end was far more fun than the ending itself. I mean, after killing all those gooey Lovecraftian creatures, I really didn't come in expecting a good or bad ending. Actually, I would rather live in a world where the gun does absolutely nothing except parry attacks.

...Well, maybe not that far, but this definitely converted me into a From Software fan. I love Anor Londo in Dark Souls 1, but every part of Bloodborne drips with lore, disturbing imagery and (healing?) blood. It's so visceral and thrilling, man. I dunno if Miyazaki could ever top this.

I guess I'm almost finished with this game? Maybe I should try out the Old Hunters DLC...

So I had some mixed feelings about Bloodborne when I started. That gun system is not normal. I mean, the average person would not just stare down a knight and say, "Yeah, I'm gonna cap this foo' and then he'll get stunned and then I'ma rip out his heart just so he could see how black it is." And that's what makes this so glorious.

Yeah, the high difficulty takes a lot of time to get used to. However, I think each weapon adds just enough advantages so that the player has everything they ever need right from the beginning. This is still as brutal as a Dark Souls game, but it all feels fair. It should've been released for more systems, but this is probably the reason to buy a PS4 anyway. I mean, it's not like anyone won't play Bloodborne, right? Everyone needs to cap a foo' and rip that bum's heart out, right?

I probably need to do something more productive, but it's fine...It's the perfect game to play while waiting for the Zoom meeting to actually get started. With that said, I get really impatient waiting for the programming trainers at my company...Meh...

an amazing game just for the atmosphere and lovecraftian horror alone. takes everything that is great about the dark souls series and turns the action and combat up to 10.

In its own right #Bloodborne is a good game; great level design, lovecraftian gothic atmosphere, an intertwining map of shortcuts to slowly unravel, tight melee combat with a fast pace and a risk/reward mechanic where you regain health through counter attacks. Thing is, whenever I go from playing the #Dark Souls series to playing this it inescapably feels like a poor relation.

It borrows massively from the Souls series but there are still some major gameplay differences. Unfortunately most of them are changes for the worse.
The option to put a shield or another weapon of your choice in your left hand is switched out for having no choice but to use guns which can stun with a well timed shot but have limited range, barely do any damage and use ammo that's annoyingly scarce.
Instead of an enormous variety of weapons with unique movesets you have a very small choice of -admittedly stylish - trick weapons.
The choice of armour's far smaller as well and mostly for appearance since they make very little difference to how much damage you take and no difference to movement.
Estus flasks (upgrade-able healing potions that replenish every time you die) are replaced by healing consumables that you have to buy or farm annoyingly frequently. Whether you're summoning or being summoned the co-op mechanics are poorer and you can't rest at lamps (bonfires) or fast travel without going back to the hub first. There's no equivalent at all for enchanted rings, pyromancy, sorcery, or miracles.
All in all Bloodborne is way shallower and less of an RPG. Your freedom for choosing your playstyle's very limited.

Credit where it's due since it's not a direct sequel Bloodborne feels a lot fresher than another Dark Souls sequel and the Lovecraft inspired lore is very well done and makes for a real change from dark fantasy. The intertwining open world of branching paths and shortcuts is something very few games can hold a candle to and a huge redeeming feature. #From Softwarere definitely one of the best developers out there at the moment, even their weaker games deserve a lot of praise.

ZOMG! I loved the toolbelt in Dark Souls III that allowed you to equip items like Homeward Bones separately from items you would use in the heat of combat like Estus. I'm halfway through my second playthrough of Bloodborne and somehow I missed that the same feature was there the whole time! BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!

I have to admit that I'm someone who finds Bloodborne my favorite out of all the Soulsborne games. I actually do greatly prefer it over the Dark Souls games, even though I like those too. Bloodborne is more faster pace for me and I certainly love the Victorian/Lovecraftian environment the game has.

After beating the game I have to up the score a bit due to the great end-game bosses. I am someone who would heavily recommend this game for any PS4 owner if they like the Souls style combat but with a more faster pace to it.

Also I need to finish up the Chalice Dungeons soon.

Bloodborne is in some ways the follow up to Demon Souls I wanted. While Dark Souls have been worthy successors, they never had the atmospheric intensity Demons' did. Bloodborne doesn't quite hit the mark but gets much closer, being the most obviously inspired by gothic and lovecraftian horror game yet. I especially love the more Castlevania-looking areas. It's kind of what 3D Castlevania games should have been.

That said, I find the more limited repertoire of weapons and play styles more disappointing the farther I got in the game. Also the difficulty curve is out of whack. The the most frustrating bosses are encountered early, while becoming too easy in the back half of the game. All the soul games have a point where you start running downhill, but here it's so strong the ending isn't as satisfying as it should.

Despite enjoying it a good deal while playing it, the thought of going back to it isn't very enticing compared to Fromsoft's previous games.

I've died like fifty times to the fucking Orphan of fucking Kos, I hate his balls back into the ocean!

I'm loving the DLC, I think the final area might be my favourite of the entire game. It's very Cuthulhu and atmospheric, the thunderstorm sounds are so damn good.