Yes I finally played Bloodborne, after all these years. I wanted to play this game for years but for some reason I never did. I always liked the art style whenever I watched my friend play it or when I watched a video of it. Now that I played it , I can say for sure that I absolutely adore the aesthetics and the art style even more.
But about the gameplay? It's great, I like the different type of weapons and how you play them. On top of that you get the satisfying soulslike formular which is only interrupted by a few problems that stop Bloodborne from becoming a masterpiece. The first thing is the technical aspect of the game. You clearly feel that it's locked on 30 FPS and that was a problem in the beginning 'cause the gameplay and movement is so fast. But I got used to it after playing for few hours and at the end it wasn't that big of a issue anymore. The bigger problem for me was the design of a few bosses, namely every boss which used fodder enemies. I absolutely hate that kind of boss fights, doesn't matter which game, it's such a lazy way to make a boss fight harder. The other thing was Micolash, I mean really? A boss that runs away and also has fodder enemies. Whoever thought that this was an interesting or cool idea, please just stop. It was just boring, not fun and wasn't even difficult. But the hardest enemy was by far the camera. The amount of times that I died in the beginning due to the camera doing a 180 was hilarious. My dual sense controller also started drifting, so that means the camera flipped to one direction because of Bloodborne and then in the other direction due to Sony saving money on the controller, yea that was fun...I also didn't like the health potion system and the fact that you have to farm health potions. I enjoyed the flask system in Elden Ring a lot more. Oh and chalic dungeons are annonying as hell, Yharnam Pthumerian Queen will be fun... Other than that, I really liked the enemy design and the story was subtle but captivating. World & leveldesign are expertly executed. I love running down the dark, abandoned alleys and that I never knew if there was a beast lurking around the next corner which created a great atmosphere. Overall I'm really glad that I finally played it because Bloodborne is now my favorite game from Fromsoftware. As a big fan of anything horror related the aesthetics and the art style are right up my alley and I'm already on my way to unlock the platinum trophy. I will probably remember this experience for a while because Bloodborne is a freaking bloody good game.

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Bloodborne is a fast-paced, enjoyably challenging action game by From Software. It takes a multitude of steps to differentiate itself from Dark Souls, but still benefits from many of the same strengths. Bloodborne has very few (if any) low points, and many of the bosses and tracks are some of the best in the series (DLC bosses especially). The parry mechanic is an exhilarating method of getting the player to play riskier, and the increased speed and rally mechanic second that intention. Unfortunately, many will find that it’s still better to play reactively than aggressively against the majority of Bloodborne’s vicious bosses, which downplays the new mechanics’ strengths. The rally mechanic is also a footnote against any strong enemy, since the amount healed pales in comparison to their immediate damage output. That being said, Bloodborne is a solid title, and one I can recommend to anyone, even players new to the Souls series.

Narrative:4
Gameplay: 5
Graphics: 5
X-Factor: 5
Overall: 5

really great game and dlc. i think it has my favorite lore of any fromsoft game and it has some of my favorite boss fights and locations.
i think there are a few minor issues though. chalice dungeons, while optional, are genuinely terrible and blood vials as a whole could've used a rework with more thought put into it. the not great character creation is a bummer and clothing options also left a bit to be desired compared to other fromsoft stuff, i found myself wearing the same armor the entire game because i didn't like the full sets of other stuff as much and most of the pieces don't really work great with others which is admittedly as minor of a complaint as you can get but it still bothered me.
otherwise though i really enjoyed my time with bloodborne and while i don't think it's the best game ever made i certainly understand the praise it gets, and it's a damn shame it's locked to the ps4. i can't imagine there are that many more people buying a ps4 to get bloodborne as there would be people who would buy bloodborne on pc, but who knows.