This review contains spoilers
4 Years ago when I fell in love with Dark Souls I remember being told that Bloodborne was better than it in every respect, that it was the next logical step in the series. When I got the PS4 it was the first game I got and HATED IT. I hated not having an Estus Flask, I hated not having a shield to hide behind, there were too many enemies, it was too hard. It was everything I felt when I first played Dark Souls.
Revisiting it after 5 years I realized how stupid I was. This year alone I have played through the entire souls series up until this point and I think this may be the most perfect game in the series....behind Demon Souls.
But still a masterpiece.
It's so funny that by stripping the player of the shield and the roll (and replacing it with a dash) that you could force the player to relearn how to play. It feels like Miyazaki watched me play Dark Souls and said you are playing it all wrong, stop being a pussy and fight.
Everything I thought I hated about this game is things I am missing when I am playing Dark Souls 3. The pace of combat feels like nothing else I've ever played, every fight feels like a dance, and the regaining health after attacks forces you not only to not back off but think faster and smarter than your opponent.
Every area in this game is beautifully handcrafted and has its own feel and sense of dread with easily the most gruesome and terrifying enemies, area after area I was blown away how lovingly put together every corner of this game felt. Pulling up to Cainhurst castle for the first time was a literal breathtaking moment.
While I loved Dark Souls 2 for being an epic, compared to the previous entries, I love Bloodborne for being the tightest experience possible. There isn't a moment wasted and you are constantly being put into new situations and need to learn your way around. There is 0 fat on this game.
It's hard writing about something you love so much because saying, I wouldn't change a thing about this game is the highest praise I think you can give.
I'll end with the negatives because there is literally only 1.
The Performance in this game is completely unacceptable. I have played this on a base PS4 and a Pro the fact that every other soul's game runs a billion times better than this and than on top of it the fact that on a pro it still dips below 30 is bananas. Hopefully, the PS5 gets this game up to 4k 60 and it will be rightfully crowned as a flawless game.
Revisiting it after 5 years I realized how stupid I was. This year alone I have played through the entire souls series up until this point and I think this may be the most perfect game in the series....behind Demon Souls.
But still a masterpiece.
It's so funny that by stripping the player of the shield and the roll (and replacing it with a dash) that you could force the player to relearn how to play. It feels like Miyazaki watched me play Dark Souls and said you are playing it all wrong, stop being a pussy and fight.
Everything I thought I hated about this game is things I am missing when I am playing Dark Souls 3. The pace of combat feels like nothing else I've ever played, every fight feels like a dance, and the regaining health after attacks forces you not only to not back off but think faster and smarter than your opponent.
Every area in this game is beautifully handcrafted and has its own feel and sense of dread with easily the most gruesome and terrifying enemies, area after area I was blown away how lovingly put together every corner of this game felt. Pulling up to Cainhurst castle for the first time was a literal breathtaking moment.
While I loved Dark Souls 2 for being an epic, compared to the previous entries, I love Bloodborne for being the tightest experience possible. There isn't a moment wasted and you are constantly being put into new situations and need to learn your way around. There is 0 fat on this game.
It's hard writing about something you love so much because saying, I wouldn't change a thing about this game is the highest praise I think you can give.
I'll end with the negatives because there is literally only 1.
The Performance in this game is completely unacceptable. I have played this on a base PS4 and a Pro the fact that every other soul's game runs a billion times better than this and than on top of it the fact that on a pro it still dips below 30 is bananas. Hopefully, the PS5 gets this game up to 4k 60 and it will be rightfully crowned as a flawless game.