For me, Bloodborne represents the peak of artistry achieved through the medium of video games, similar to what Stanley Kubrick achieved in motion pictures.
Bloodborne is my favorite game of all time and I've watched plenty of videos about it, but this one managed to show both the technical and thematics aspects of the game, you truly deserve more recognition, I hope to see a video about other entries of the Souls series as well, really good work.
Ahh, glad you enjoyed it so much. I was a bit hesitant to make this as the game has been covered to death. But I feel like I could add enough to the conversation to warrant a video! I'm a giant fan of everything FromSoft has made since Demon's Souls, so there will probably be more on the channel in the future!
It took me 3 tries to finally get into this game and see it all the way through. But now that it “clicks” for me, I absolutely love it. Becoming possibly my favorite Souls game. Great video 👍
@@lordshang8838 He's easily parried in his first phase but whenever he goes into the second he becomes so erratic. I know his patterns by heart now, but it took me a while to get used to!
Orphan is a bit of an anomaly IMO. Unlike so many other very hard bosses in these games, he doesn't feel cheap as fuck. It feels more like genuine, fair challenge.
One of the earlier games in the PS4's life cycle too! Very impressive. But for me, the art direction is even more impressive. It all just fits together so beautifully!
I go back to this game knowing all of the lore possible and yet i still watch lore videos and videos on the history of this game because its world is just so damn interesting. No matter how much I learn about it I always want to find just that little bit more because "my eyes have yet to open".
"Leave the hunting of Hunters, to me" What a game. Nothing really comes close to my experience with Bloodborne. From the beginning levels, to the end game, tackling the DLC, even going as far as playing the many Chalice Dungeons with a friend just so we have an excuse to play more of this game, even the ones that you dont need to do for the trophies. I have over 300 hours in this game and each time I revisted it, it still felt refreshing. Your video inspired me to play it again. Its been about 2 years since I've played the game. Good time as any to go back. Thank you. "A Hunter must hunt."
The idea of promoting a blood-heavy themed game by encouraging blood donations is a genius idea for advertisement; helps the blood banks and get a copy of an awesome game. That’s the sort of advertisement I can actually appreciate; it’s creative and in-theme with the product’s. Just a shame all those donors turned into beasts, however.
What a nice refreshing look at our favourite bloodbath. And my favourite game of all time. Great job. I have over a thousand hours for sure in this game, it's my virtual tourist spot to just go walk around the cathedral ward or get my adrenalin up in the orphanage and upper cathedral ward. No other game comes close to the depth of story and lore, including none of the other FromSoft games, no matter how many stupid spells or buckets of crappy weapons they drop in there. The beauty is in the balance.
I really enjoyed this video. Such a masterfully crafted game, I only played it recently and am still yet to play the old hunters but by far my favourite in the series
10:00 I think what is often overlooked regarding the Chalice Dungeons that they serve 3 purposes: - extended, optional story - replay value - method to get Blood Echoes while simultaneously progressing in any form and not repeating content per se The last point is probably the most important for me personally and completely nullifies the complain to farm Blood Vials, because you get more than enough in said Chalice dungeons (or even more than enough Blood Echoes to buy more Blood Vials). No one ever mentions this, which is rather odd...
I like them in concept but I don't think they are very fun to play, the levels miss that signature fromsoft touch. I think the framework is there, they just needed more time to polish it up. I still really enjoyed beating all the bosses down there though! About your last point: Well, that's true but if you get stuck before the Blood-Starved Beast you can't enter the chalice dungeons. Plus the way to enter them can be hard to figure out for a first time player.
@@GameTalesHQ Yeah, good point. The level design truly is boring in those dungeons. Still, the combat system itself is so satisfying that it makes up for it in my opinion. ^_^
@GameTalesHQ thank you! I was telling my wife "you know a game is truly perfect when the only complaint is there isn't nearly enough of it." I wish Bloodborne's story was about 2 or 3 times longer than it is.
it's crazy that there is a new bloodborne video that gets up to 5k views or even 20k every 2 weeks for a 9 year old game. What is sony thinking smh. Bloodborne remaster or pc port will happen without a doubt, when is the question.
To me bloodborne means so many things, it really is a huge blend of themes and ideas. Throughout the years of videos and posts on social media, I tend to see people say “bloodborne is about ‘X’” and while they usually aren’t wrong they also aren’t right because it’s a culmination of those things all packed densely into the package we know as bloodborne. From Victorian medical practice, to birth, motherhood, religion, the nature of humanity, reality, consciousness, life beyond our world, ancient civilization, origination of life, and the meaning of life. It’s about all of it, and the fact that it’s all within a piece of art of a video game is the best part about it. The craziest part is the majority of people who have played through bloodborne will not have their eyes open to any of it, a perfect reflection of the games philosophy. The deeper the rabbit hole you go, the more you realize you don’t know and I think there’s a beauty to it that no other video game has been able to do. The deeper you get into the lore and the game itself you truly understand why this is Miyazakis favorite game he’s worked on, and in my opinion why it’s their best souls game with the best story, lore, atmosphere, and world building.
Thanks, I am now listening to an audio book of a video game I've never played. Great video about the background of bloodborne. Great audio book too btw. Keep up the good work.
Just started up my NG+ while finishing up Stellar Blade. This game is an absolute masterpiece & my favorite game of all time. I don't think another game will ever come close to Bloodborne in my lifetime.
9:27 I scrolled through all the comments to see if this was mentioned, but I didn’t see anyone point this out, so I thought I would share! If you ever pick up a blood vile with 20 in your inventory, a green icon of a chest will appear in the left corner of the text box, confirming you've picked up the item. This indicates that the extra item you picked up was sent to your inventory storage in the Hunter's Dream. The storage chest is to the immediate right of the weapon repair/upgrade station. You can swap items between your current inventory and stored items. This includes all items that have a max carry limit, like silver bullets and oil urns. Check out your inventory chest in the Hunters Dream, and let me know how many blood viles you have! More than one, I bet. 😉
Hahah they actually do! But after a couple of deaths you just want the boss to be over with instead of having fun learning the patterns. Thanks man, glad you enjoyed
Hey Micael! You have great taste, glad you enjoyed :) I'm thinking of covering the three Brothers in Arms games next, which I know you are a big fan of!
Gherman's cries at 18:30 sound identical to orphan of kos' cries at the end of his cutscene, is there a connection here?? fantastic video btw, ive never been able to really put it into words how much this game means to me but you have done it perfectly with this video!
Well, Gehrman and Maria did kill Kos and experiment on the people of the fishing hamlet, so there's definitely a connection between them. It seems unlikely that fromsoft would just casually re-use his cries for such a major boss as people would definitely notice. What the exact meaning of it is I cannot tell you haha. Thanks for such a big compliment. I'm glad the video resonated :)
I’ve been watching a show called Frankenstein Chronicles, takes place in London 1827 it’s about a man inflicted with Syphilus who takes mercury tablets trying to solve a murder. It’s got reanimating corpses w electricity, a young pregnant girl named flora, body snatchers, and a crazed doctor. Def worth a watch if you love BB ❤
This was really well made, thanks for all the work you put into it. Bloodborne is one of the greatest games I've ever played it's phenomenal *edit: you mentioned it in the video but i also love how the game was a total bait-and-switch on the community before it was released with how absolutely none of the cosmic horror elements were shown in any of the pre-release material. It wasn't until you got almost halfway through the game until you start to encounter the bizarre alien creatures (aside from a few brainsucker enemies in yharnam) and leading up to the game release it just seemed like a gothic horror game about fighting beasts and human enemies. Really well done on fromsoft's part keeping the real story of the game hidden from us for so long.
@@cloudbloom Thank you! And yeah, playing Bloodborne blind is essential. The reveals are so good. I still feel that Fromsoft made their most thematically consistent and cohesive game here.
My first ever from soft game. And my favorite. Ashamed Sony hates it so much that they won't even acknowledge it other than to try and take down a fan game. At this point I don't expect a sequel or a remastere to ever happen. But I wish they would at least do a crude PC port. That's all it would take. Modders would be all over that for the next two decades.
I can't believe this video came out yesterday, I'm currently on my second playthrough of this masterpiece and like all of you, praying we get a remaster/remake. Funnily I left this game last on the souls list, got the platinum for them all, but Bloodborne takes the cake 🍰
No better time than a 10 year anniversary. I'd prefer a remaster that cleans up some of the visuals and texture work and makes it run at a proper 60, simply because I don't want a Remake that changes too much of the original visual design like what happened with the Demon's Souls Remake. A lot of the atmosphere that was in the OG DeS was lost in the Remake, like Tower of Latria
By the time I got to the DLC I was running a BOM build with Aurgur of Ebrietas for parry and got to first try lady Maria, but it was a frantic and awesome fight and I’m super happy it was that was it was super cinematic, favorite game of all time
A quality video worthy of a million views. I would prefer if more games did what Bloodborne did in regards to cohesive and limiting enviroments. My two cents is that this kind of approach to design is more demanding than the lazy "ok we have wood area, now we need mountain area, now we need desert area, and also ocean area so our world is truly diverse" train of thought.
Great video once again! I have never played the game myself but it would be nice to experience it on modern hardware. All we can do now is beg for a remaster and play Bloodborne kart in the meantime 😎
I’ve played most souls games but never really got in to Bloodborne, I think I got to the blood starved beast and just got frustrated by how much he jumped all over the damn place lol. Good video!
Bloodstarved beast is an annoying one - but you don't have to face it unless you want to use the chalice dungeons. Also, you can parry the BSB during its attacks - which greatly lowers its difficulty.
Next March its been 10 years and I pray to Old Blood, grants eyes to see something! It is my favourite game period. A PC port (with possible remaster) would be already make me endlessly happy. please Sony.
Fun fact you can see from Nightmare frontiers Fishing Hamlet and from nightmare frontiers u see nightmare mensis and from fishing Hamlet you can see yarhnam at Kos underwater the dreams are stacked together but Hunters dream is still unknown
You, sir, may have just gotten a subscriber. As I finally make my way through the game, almost 10 years too late. 😂 May your bloodtinge and threaded cane stay beefed to the max and may your dodge stay true.
@GameTalesHQ I definitely am. I was a little sad when you said one part was late in the game. I was telling myself I was only like halfway. Now I'm assuming it's close to over. Overall, your video was a great way to start my morning. I hope to see more soon.
I've beaten bloodborne 4 times with me getting the plat during my last play through... the chalice dungeons can be good and I loved the ailing loran chalices....the main mandatory ones however is just not fun, at least for me and felt like a slog to get to the last boss.
@@GameTalesHQ I wanted to say that this game is captivating and I continue to play it even though I've finished it countless times After all, the hunter's dream encompasses much more than that workshop place is a dream within another dream, which makes no sense
Die is nergens gratis te vinden in hoge kwaliteit, maar na lang zoeken heb ik wel een pinterest account gevonden die alle individuele pagina's heeft geupload. pinterest.com/helenakurlykova/bloodborne/ Veel plezier ermee :)
I think people need to comprehend that blood vials and quicksilver bullets are finite because Bloodborne is a horror game. I saw a great video about someone comparing Bloodborne to other survival horror games and brought up that resources are always finite to make you paranoid and fearful about using them. Comparing Bloodborne to dark souls when it comes to the healing mechanic doesn't help because Dark Souls isn't a survival horror game.
Mechanically I wouldn't classify Bloodborne as survival horror. It's still an action rpg at it's core. Definitely a horror game though. Thing is, you're not really making meaningful choices about vials or bullets as you can simply farm them. Thematically it definitely works, in practice it's a bit annoying and overly punishing for new players.
@@GameTalesHQMiyazaki had addressed this during interviews. His intent was to frustrate players, just like poison swamps - he likes trolling his fans is basically what he said. Adding he said, that the feeling of accomplishment and achievement naturally follows for anyone whom perseveres and that's his ultimate goal.
Hello people, I'm very much new to the bloodborne game and as many people when I finished it I became obsessed with it and started to dive deep in to the story and the lore of the the bloodborne universe through Vaati and Smough Town. I am very well read on Lovecraft so I knew some aspects of the game and it made the game even better, but there is a comic book from the 90s which confused me because nobody is talking about it and it kinda looks bloodborne ripped off that comic book by a lot, and that's not to bash on the game or anything, I think this is by far my favorite game of all time but when you see that comic series, from the protagonist to the weapons he uses to the monsters he fights and the setting in which is set it's kinda the same 😅 can somebody elaborate on it I'm very curious because I can't find any information that links these two mediums. The comic series is The Marquis intermezzo and dance macabre. Very long comment, sorry everybody 😅
Wow, I had never heard of this comic. It does bear a striking resemblance, I wish you had told me before I published this video haha! There is no official mention of this comic by Fromsoftware themselves but it sure does look like they took some inspiration from it. Thanks for letting us know about it!
since i am a pc guy but enjoy all from soft titles i havent played it myself yet but i have seen a lot of playthroughs and videos about it. I still think that elden ring is their current magnum opus but before shadow of the erdtree I woulve probably agreed. also I have been watching way too many videos about bloodborne and somehow its never enough
That's fair, you could say Elden Ring is the culmination of all Fromsoft has learned over the years. But I personally think the open world format detracts from the pacing and cohesion. Bloodborne I can replay anytime, while I have no desire to revisit Elden Ring any time soon. Plus I just love Bloodborne's lore and aesthetic that much more. I've heard about so many people that haven't played Bloodborne while still loving it and watching vids about it, I always find that super cool haha!
Don't worry fellow hunters, the boss-runbacks are vastly overcriticized here, the Forbidden Woods one isn't even the worst one since he missed a part of the shortcut. There's maybe 2 that can cause problems, Hemwick and Cainhurst because of how enemies function there, most other enemies simply can't keep up or take too long to activate their AI. They're really not bad, boring at most.
With 'punishing,' I was mainly referring to the time it takes to get back to the bosses. I know about the second elevator in the Forbidden Woods, but it doesn’t save much time and feels more tedious. So, I prefer running in a straight line. The Martyr Logarius and The One Reborn runbacks aren’t fun either. None of these are particularly difficult, but if you're struggling with a boss, having to run back for two minutes every time you die isn't the most enjoyable part of the game :)
I did want to include it but it didn't fit with the way I wanted to end the section, I figured most people that watch this video know about it. But yeah, love that ending as well!
@@GameTalesHQ I've found that the Yharnamites and the trolls can mainly help in getting dodge windows and parry timing down - after you get those down, it mainly is tedious.
I feel like the cut content came from PlayStation being moved from Japan to California. Another game that came out at a similar time as Bloodborne, Freedom Wars, is, despite being an amazing game, clearly unfinished. The story just ends abrubtly.
Elden Ring is definitely their magnum opus, not Bloodborne. Amazing game, but just a step to their true most important work I mean you had to use Ace Combat's OST when introducing what you said Bloodborne does better than any other game you've played
I love Elden Ring, but I find myself preferring the more focused experiences that FromSoftware creates, like Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Dark Souls 1. Elden Ring starts off amazing, but by the halfway mark, I got fatigued by the sheer size of the world. I prefer a more curated experience, a semi-open world that allows for better balancing and storytelling. I've 100%ed Elden Ring once and have no desire to revisit it, whereas I can't count how many times I've replayed Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne. Different strokes for different folks, though-I totally see why you would prefer Elden Ring over the others. Maybe the upcoming DLC will change my mind about the game. Who knows! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@@GameTalesHQ I don't think preference plays in as much as you're allowing it to when discussing an artist's great work. Elden Ring is the culmination of Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Dark & Demon Souls and all Miyazaki and his team learned about storytelling, world building, atmosphere setting, and dodge-roll mashing. When looking at an artist's most important work, I feel you have to be more objective than personal preference. Maybe I'm wrong about what makes a magnum opus, but it seems a disservice to regard an (utterly successful) experiment as such.
@@chrispysaid I genuinely think the Souls formula works better in a smaller scope. I never got bored during any of the three games I previously mentioned, yet I took a 2 month break after the first 60 hours of Elden Ring. Yes, Elden Ring has some amazing moments. But as a total package it ranks lower for me. I personally think you aren't being too objective yourself. Yes, Elden ring added some awesome quality of life features like the stakes of Marika and ashes of war but it also introduced: a worsely balanced difficulty, re-used assets (which could've been avoided if they didn't try to make the game this big), even more obtuse npc quest lines, and overall less memorable boss fights (I can only remember maybe 10 of them). Elden ring has some amazing legacy dungeons, build variety, natural exploration, great graphics, solid soundtrack but I can't ignore these flaws. It sits comfortably in the A-tier for me, right next to Dark Souls 1(which is still my subjective favorite, but it is objectively way more flawed).
@@GameTalesHQ I agree 100%. Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne are much better games. Elden Ring bored me to death in in the last half. Way too much lazy repetition. It's not easy to end a creative project on a high note, be it games, books, movies, etc.
you may call it foolish but I will be buying a new pc with my first pay check so I can finally play this game. Since my old PC cant run shadps4 my reasons for not using a ps4 is, I dont use controllers. I have played Lies of P, Elden Ring, Sekiro, Dark Souls 1, Dark souls 2, Dark Souls 3, and another 3 soulikes with a keyboard and Mouse, and I simply am being a stubborn dog about it. I even bought a ps4 controller so that I could use third party software to map the controller to my mouse and play Demon Souls and the Bloodborne Demake on keyboard and mouse. I have been infected with bloodborne fever these past few weeks and I cant stop watching videos like this, send help.
Hate to break it to ya, Bloodborne is PS4/5 exclusive. There's an effort currently to create a port for PC, but they've only got the first area working (Yarnham) and only one of the bosses. Biggest issue is, Sony will immediately send cease & desist letters of its listed on Steam or online, even for free. They only allowed the demake because fan outrage, it's free, & legally it is transformative enough. If you've played demake & Bloodborne is obvious within minutes they are not the same game.
@@S_raB ah you misread my comment I have zero hope of this game coming to pc sony doesnt like good reputation or money the new pc is to run shadps4 which it does and I havent stop playing now ive beaten every fromsoft souls with mouse and keyboard XD. even if sony takes shadps4 down, the files are permanently in thousands of hard drives. You cant put the genie back in the bottle : D
It would sell just as well or better if they’d do a proper pc port a remaster for ps5. But proven by the helldivers 2 fiasco Sony outright hates their player base and refuses to give us what we want
I do find it sad the only way you can save everyone is by becoming a monster that way you become the master of the dream , thus my true blood born character will become master of the dream to lay those who need it and deserve rest get it , the guilt ,the angry and lost i will allow their souls to rest .
The thing with the ascension ending is that we don't even know if we will be benevolent. Maybe our earthly struggles won't even matter to us anymore once we become a great one.
@@GameTalesHQ to become a great one is to have a desire thus having the desire you may become a dark god but you can become that gentle dark god thats powerful enough to face the god slayer moon sama lol
Actually, both Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne were created by Sony Studios at that time called Japan Studio. Miyazaki has nothing to do with the original idea concepts story etc. he came later and added his unique ideas and directed the game fully. From Software did all the programming from scratch to end. Sony also contributed music and artistic atmospheric elements.
@@GameTalesHQ You know, I just thought "yea I know 2 months ago they made the title screen playable for a few seconds, emulation probably needs 2-5 or more years" and then I look at the progress again now and they are almost finished xD Playable, strange lighting fixed, some memory issues fixed, sound is there, even 60 fps seems ok. Every few days a new thing is fixed. That's more like a few months until it's okay to play :D That's a lot faster than I thought!
As much as I love BB, Elden Ring's got a lot thats better. For one updated graphics and visuals such as anti-aliasing and 60 fps, bountiful lore, new dlc coming up, pretty good level design mainly in legacy areas, etc etc. The problem with Bloodborne is that it's IP is left to the hands of one of the most annoying companies ever, lets just hope they forget to renew the license and FromSoft can somehow reaqcuire it fully so that they can update it.
I'm a simple man. I see a Bloodborne video, I click on it.
For me, Bloodborne represents the peak of artistry achieved through the medium of video games, similar to what Stanley Kubrick achieved in motion pictures.
Agreed, it almost transcends the medium and can stand on it's own.
The fluidity of the game paired with the artistic lens makes bloodborne the first game like it.
Bloodborne is a proof that games are art
One of the best examples!
Bloodborne is my favorite game of all time and I've watched plenty of videos about it, but this one managed to show both the technical and thematics aspects of the game, you truly deserve more recognition, I hope to see a video about other entries of the Souls series as well, really good work.
Ahh, glad you enjoyed it so much. I was a bit hesitant to make this as the game has been covered to death. But I feel like I could add enough to the conversation to warrant a video! I'm a giant fan of everything FromSoft has made since Demon's Souls, so there will probably be more on the channel in the future!
@@GameTalesHQ There can be never enough videos and love for this game!
It took me 3 tries to finally get into this game and see it all the way through. But now that it “clicks” for me, I absolutely love it. Becoming possibly my favorite Souls game. Great video 👍
This is usually how it goes, especially with your first fromsoft title. And thanks!
I still have nightmares about having to beat Orphan of Kos again to this day. The game is amazing.
I beat him again for this video and it took me way longer than I'd like to admit 😆
Just parry him
@@lordshang8838 He's easily parried in his first phase but whenever he goes into the second he becomes so erratic. I know his patterns by heart now, but it took me a while to get used to!
@@lordshang8838 Ah, why didn't we think of that?
Orphan is a bit of an anomaly IMO. Unlike so many other very hard bosses in these games, he doesn't feel cheap as fuck. It feels more like genuine, fair challenge.
the most horrifying nightmare is realizing this game may never have a sequel , we will forever be stuck in an endless hunt for ghostly rumors
A sequel would completely ruin its legacy. Just look at Joker
Just finished my 1st playthrough. For me, this is one of the best games ever made.
It sure is!
i still find it incredible that they were able to pull off the visuals of bloodborne on PS4
One of the earlier games in the PS4's life cycle too! Very impressive. But for me, the art direction is even more impressive. It all just fits together so beautifully!
I go back to this game knowing all of the lore possible and yet i still watch lore videos and videos on the history of this game because its world is just so damn interesting. No matter how much I learn about it I always want to find just that little bit more because "my eyes have yet to open".
The game just grabs you and doesn't let go.
Tonight, Gehrman joins the hunt.
It's so awesome content is still being made about this masterpiece of a game!! Thank you
Thank you for watching! It's a game that deserves to be talked about
"Leave the hunting of Hunters, to me"
What a game. Nothing really comes close to my experience with Bloodborne. From the beginning levels, to the end game, tackling the DLC, even going as far as playing the many Chalice Dungeons with a friend just so we have an excuse to play more of this game, even the ones that you dont need to do for the trophies.
I have over 300 hours in this game and each time I revisted it, it still felt refreshing.
Your video inspired me to play it again. Its been about 2 years since I've played the game. Good time as any to go back. Thank you.
"A Hunter must hunt."
Hell yeah! Enjoy your playtrough 👊🏼
The idea of promoting a blood-heavy themed game by encouraging blood donations is a genius idea for advertisement; helps the blood banks and get a copy of an awesome game. That’s the sort of advertisement I can actually appreciate; it’s creative and in-theme with the product’s. Just a shame all those donors turned into beasts, however.
Right!? I love this idea!
Definitely my favorite game fromsoft has made. Everything about it was perfect for me. I still go back and play regularly.
i literally just finished playing through bloodborne for the first time! great video, im aching to learn more about the story!
Glad you enjoyed! I would start with VaatiVidya's 11 minute ''story explained' video, to get a basic outline!
@@GameTalesHQ thank you! of course vaati covered bloodborne, i should have known!
I've seen dozens of retrospectives and reviews of Bloodborne, you think I'm going to watch another one?
You're god damn right I am.
You and me both mate!
What a nice refreshing look at our favourite bloodbath. And my favourite game of all time. Great job.
I have over a thousand hours for sure in this game, it's my virtual tourist spot to just go walk around the cathedral ward or get my adrenalin up in the orphanage and upper cathedral ward. No other game comes close to the depth of story and lore, including none of the other FromSoft games, no matter how many stupid spells or buckets of crappy weapons they drop in there. The beauty is in the balance.
Loved this comment
Always a blessing when I see new bloodborne content, I loved this game before I even had a ps4 so glad to see its still making the rounds
I will never stop singing it's praises!
I really enjoyed this video. Such a masterfully crafted game, I only played it recently and am still yet to play the old hunters but by far my favourite in the series
Oooh, the DLC is the best part. Enjoy!
10:00 I think what is often overlooked regarding the Chalice Dungeons that they serve 3 purposes:
- extended, optional story
- replay value
- method to get Blood Echoes while simultaneously progressing in any form and not repeating content per se
The last point is probably the most important for me personally and completely nullifies the complain to farm Blood Vials, because you get more than enough in said Chalice dungeons (or even more than enough Blood Echoes to buy more Blood Vials). No one ever mentions this, which is rather odd...
I like them in concept but I don't think they are very fun to play, the levels miss that signature fromsoft touch. I think the framework is there, they just needed more time to polish it up. I still really enjoyed beating all the bosses down there though!
About your last point: Well, that's true but if you get stuck before the Blood-Starved Beast you can't enter the chalice dungeons. Plus the way to enter them can be hard to figure out for a first time player.
@@GameTalesHQ Yeah, good point. The level design truly is boring in those dungeons.
Still, the combat system itself is so satisfying that it makes up for it in my opinion. ^_^
My favorite game. A true masterpiece with fascinating lore unlike any other game.
You have great taste!
@GameTalesHQ thank you! I was telling my wife "you know a game is truly perfect when the only complaint is there isn't nearly enough of it." I wish Bloodborne's story was about 2 or 3 times longer than it is.
it's crazy that there is a new bloodborne video that gets up to 5k views or even 20k every 2 weeks for a 9 year old game. What is sony thinking smh. Bloodborne remaster or pc port will happen without a doubt, when is the question.
It's ridiculous that by this point in time, Sony still hasn't said a word. The more videos about it the better I say!
Simple economics.
BLB: 8 million sold = gather dust
Horizon: 20+ million sold = Remastered
Demon's Souls: launch title... so maybe for PS6
To me bloodborne means so many things, it really is a huge blend of themes and ideas. Throughout the years of videos and posts on social media, I tend to see people say “bloodborne is about ‘X’” and while they usually aren’t wrong they also aren’t right because it’s a culmination of those things all packed densely into the package we know as bloodborne. From Victorian medical practice, to birth, motherhood, religion, the nature of humanity, reality, consciousness, life beyond our world, ancient civilization, origination of life, and the meaning of life. It’s about all of it, and the fact that it’s all within a piece of art of a video game is the best part about it. The craziest part is the majority of people who have played through bloodborne will not have their eyes open to any of it, a perfect reflection of the games philosophy. The deeper the rabbit hole you go, the more you realize you don’t know and I think there’s a beauty to it that no other video game has been able to do. The deeper you get into the lore and the game itself you truly understand why this is Miyazakis favorite game he’s worked on, and in my opinion why it’s their best souls game with the best story, lore, atmosphere, and world building.
Well put! I agree a 100%
Thanks, I am now listening to an audio book of a video game I've never played. Great video about the background of bloodborne. Great audio book too btw. Keep up the good work.
Great vid... some really good info in there. Will never tire watching anyhting Bloodborne, or the FS catalogue of games.
Thanks alot!
Just started up my NG+ while finishing up Stellar Blade. This game is an absolute masterpiece & my favorite game of all time. I don't think another game will ever come close to Bloodborne in my lifetime.
I hadn't looked into nightmare kart until this video but thanks to it I have it wishlisted.
Thanks for that.
Looks like a ton of fun right? Glad you enjoyed.
I can’t stress enough how much I love/hate the fiery named asset swap that is Laurence.
9:27 I scrolled through all the comments to see if this was mentioned, but I didn’t see anyone point this out, so I thought I would share! If you ever pick up a blood vile with 20 in your inventory, a green icon of a chest will appear in the left corner of the text box, confirming you've picked up the item. This indicates that the extra item you picked up was sent to your inventory storage in the Hunter's Dream. The storage chest is to the immediate right of the weapon repair/upgrade station. You can swap items between your current inventory and stored items. This includes all items that have a max carry limit, like silver bullets and oil urns.
Check out your inventory chest in the Hunters Dream, and let me know how many blood viles you have! More than one, I bet. 😉
Edited: I said right hand corner, rather than left. D'oh!
9:53 Hey all chalice dungeons lovers here with me!
I justify horrible run backs by convincing myself they add more tension to boss fights. Great video , keep up the good work!
Hahah they actually do! But after a couple of deaths you just want the boss to be over with instead of having fun learning the patterns.
Thanks man, glad you enjoyed
Absolutely spectacular video 🔥🔥🔥 I'm a big fan of Bloodborne game too
Thank you! You've got great taste then ;)
The love I have for this game is Unmatched
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Oh man a video on Bloodborne. I love this game so much. Thank you so much for giving your opinion on it.
Hey Micael! You have great taste, glad you enjoyed :)
I'm thinking of covering the three Brothers in Arms games next, which I know you are a big fan of!
best bloodborne vid ive seen
Thanks for the high praise 🙏🏼
Awesome work !
Thank you!
"What is this? Some kind of bloodborne disease?"
Closest game to perfection.
Agreed!
new bloodborne video, yaaaay
Gherman was the hardest boss of the game because the damn tears wouldn't let me see what was going on.
Haha true 🥲
Brother hood of the wolf was definitely one of my fav movies
Gherman's cries at 18:30 sound identical to orphan of kos' cries at the end of his cutscene, is there a connection here??
fantastic video btw, ive never been able to really put it into words how much this game means to me but you have done it perfectly with this video!
Well, Gehrman and Maria did kill Kos and experiment on the people of the fishing hamlet, so there's definitely a connection between them. It seems unlikely that fromsoft would just casually re-use his cries for such a major boss as people would definitely notice. What the exact meaning of it is I cannot tell you haha.
Thanks for such a big compliment. I'm glad the video resonated :)
Ive been avoiding spoilers for years just for it to drop on PC.
Just.
Smart! I wouldn't want to spoil it for you!
Not likely gonna happen but who knows
Well done! Felt like playing it immediately. I think Bloodborn remake will be a starting title for either ps5 pro or PS6.
Hopefully you can play it sooner rather than later!
@@GameTalesHQ Hopefully! 🤞
That would be awesome!
finally began a D&D adventure based heavily on bloodborne. I love this fuckin game man.
Gherman joins the hunt
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I’ve been watching a show called Frankenstein Chronicles, takes place in London 1827 it’s about a man inflicted with Syphilus who takes mercury tablets trying to solve a murder. It’s got reanimating corpses w electricity, a young pregnant girl named flora, body snatchers, and a crazed doctor. Def worth a watch if you love BB ❤
Just watched the trailer, looks solid!
Of course it's more than meets the eye. You must line your brain with eyes to begin to comprehend
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This was really well made, thanks for all the work you put into it. Bloodborne is one of the greatest games I've ever played it's phenomenal
*edit: you mentioned it in the video but i also love how the game was a total bait-and-switch on the community before it was released with how absolutely none of the cosmic horror elements were shown in any of the pre-release material. It wasn't until you got almost halfway through the game until you start to encounter the bizarre alien creatures (aside from a few brainsucker enemies in yharnam) and leading up to the game release it just seemed like a gothic horror game about fighting beasts and human enemies. Really well done on fromsoft's part keeping the real story of the game hidden from us for so long.
@@cloudbloom Thank you! And yeah, playing Bloodborne blind is essential. The reveals are so good. I still feel that Fromsoft made their most thematically consistent and cohesive game here.
My first ever from soft game. And my favorite.
Ashamed Sony hates it so much that they won't even acknowledge it other than to try and take down a fan game.
At this point I don't expect a sequel or a remastere to ever happen. But I wish they would at least do a crude PC port. That's all it would take. Modders would be all over that for the next two decades.
Great video!
The clock in Prague inspire the giant clock of Yharnam and the clock in the "childrens" movie goat story.
I can't believe this video came out yesterday, I'm currently on my second playthrough of this masterpiece and like all of you, praying we get a remaster/remake. Funnily I left this game last on the souls list, got the platinum for them all, but Bloodborne takes the cake 🍰
Saved the best for last!
imagine we get a remaster/remake for 10th anniversary next year, one can dream
Fingers crossed!
No better time than a 10 year anniversary.
I'd prefer a remaster that cleans up some of the visuals and texture work and makes it run at a proper 60, simply because I don't want a Remake that changes too much of the original visual design like what happened with the Demon's Souls Remake. A lot of the atmosphere that was in the OG DeS was lost in the Remake, like Tower of Latria
By the time I got to the DLC I was running a BOM build with Aurgur of Ebrietas for parry and got to first try lady Maria, but it was a frantic and awesome fight and I’m super happy it was that was it was super cinematic, favorite game of all time
Lady Maria is such a great fight!
A quality video worthy of a million views.
I would prefer if more games did what Bloodborne did in regards to cohesive and limiting enviroments. My two cents is that this kind of approach to design is more demanding than the lazy "ok we have wood area, now we need mountain area, now we need desert area, and also ocean area so our world is truly diverse" train of thought.
Thank you! I'm the same, I vastly prefer the more semi-linear games vs fully open worlds.
Another Bloodborne video? Dont mind if I do
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Silver as in the color or the metal? Because they're mercury bullets 06:38
I meant to say Quicksilver Bullets, must've glossed over it in my script! You are correct.
I just got Bloodbourne a few days ago, it is now my favorite besides Elden Ring. They really cooked while making this game.
Great video once again! I have never played the game myself but it would be nice to experience it on modern hardware. All we can do now is beg for a remaster and play Bloodborne kart in the meantime 😎
Thanks! The hype for Nightmare Kart is real! 🔥
amazing vid
I’ve played most souls games but never really got in to Bloodborne, I think I got to the blood starved beast and just got frustrated by how much he jumped all over the damn place lol. Good video!
Give it another shot I'd say! And thanks :)
Bloodstarved beast is an annoying one - but you don't have to face it unless you want to use the chalice dungeons. Also, you can parry the BSB during its attacks - which greatly lowers its difficulty.
Pungent blood cocktails lower said difficulty even further. @@icaruswindrune7116
man! this is amazing💞💯
Thank you
Fav fight has tobe inheriting gradma crows cloak fighting for her is always my fav bit
Yep! We need more bloodborne
Next March its been 10 years and I pray to Old Blood, grants eyes to see something!
It is my favourite game period. A PC port (with possible remaster) would be already make me endlessly happy. please Sony.
Sony better acknowledge Bloodborne at the very least!
Fun fact you can see from Nightmare frontiers Fishing Hamlet and from nightmare frontiers u see nightmare mensis and from fishing Hamlet you can see yarhnam at Kos underwater the dreams are stacked together but Hunters dream is still unknown
Yep! I love that detail.
I will continue to watch every single bloodborne video that comes out.
BB ON PC WHEN?
WHEN SONY? WHEN!!?!
Keep sharing your excellent videos, epic share.
Thank you! I definitely will!
Excellent video 👌😍
Soyny's anti-Japan attitudes are likely why the game hasn't gotten the port or remaster it deserves (and that people are demanding).
I know what i continue playing today
I couldn't care less for the Souls series, but this was still a fantastic video, as always. Well done!
Thanks, I appreciate that you watched anyway!
As a Romanian I love Bloodborne.
You can be proud!
1,45 isnt that the outlast asylum?
It's been a while since I played Outlast, but it does resemble it!
Aaaaaaaahhhh My guiding moonlight.
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You, sir, may have just gotten a subscriber. As I finally make my way through the game, almost 10 years too late. 😂 May your bloodtinge and threaded cane stay beefed to the max and may your dodge stay true.
Thanks! Enjoy your playtrough :)
@GameTalesHQ I definitely am. I was a little sad when you said one part was late in the game. I was telling myself I was only like halfway. Now I'm assuming it's close to over. Overall, your video was a great way to start my morning. I hope to see more soon.
From's second best game (Sekiro is my number one)...I have such great memories, and nightmares, of it.
I prefer Bloodborne but Sekiro is up there as one of Fromsoft's greatest works!
I've beaten bloodborne 4 times with me getting the plat during my last play through... the chalice dungeons can be good and I loved the ailing loran chalices....the main mandatory ones however is just not fun, at least for me and felt like a slog to get to the last boss.
Agreed, bosses were awesome though!
So I'm still stuck in the hunter's dream and I don't want to get out
@@churichurinfunflais5269 Have you tried going in the workshop?
@@GameTalesHQ I wanted to say that this game is captivating and I continue to play it even though I've finished it countless times
After all, the hunter's dream encompasses much more than that workshop place is a dream within another dream, which makes no sense
@@churichurinfunflais5269 Hahah I thought you meant something like that, I wasn't sure tho 😆
Heb jij een pdf van de artbook?
Die is nergens gratis te vinden in hoge kwaliteit, maar na lang zoeken heb ik wel een pinterest account gevonden die alle individuele pagina's heeft geupload.
pinterest.com/helenakurlykova/bloodborne/
Veel plezier ermee :)
I think people need to comprehend that blood vials and quicksilver bullets are finite because Bloodborne is a horror game. I saw a great video about someone comparing Bloodborne to other survival horror games and brought up that resources are always finite to make you paranoid and fearful about using them. Comparing Bloodborne to dark souls when it comes to the healing mechanic doesn't help because Dark Souls isn't a survival horror game.
Mechanically I wouldn't classify Bloodborne as survival horror. It's still an action rpg at it's core. Definitely a horror game though. Thing is, you're not really making meaningful choices about vials or bullets as you can simply farm them.
Thematically it definitely works, in practice it's a bit annoying and overly punishing for new players.
@@GameTalesHQMiyazaki had addressed this during interviews. His intent was to frustrate players, just like poison swamps - he likes trolling his fans is basically what he said. Adding he said, that the feeling of accomplishment and achievement naturally follows for anyone whom perseveres and that's his ultimate goal.
Hello people, I'm very much new to the bloodborne game and as many people when I finished it I became obsessed with it and started to dive deep in to the story and the lore of the the bloodborne universe through Vaati and Smough Town. I am very well read on Lovecraft so I knew some aspects of the game and it made the game even better, but there is a comic book from the 90s which confused me because nobody is talking about it and it kinda looks bloodborne ripped off that comic book by a lot, and that's not to bash on the game or anything, I think this is by far my favorite game of all time but when you see that comic series, from the protagonist to the weapons he uses to the monsters he fights and the setting in which is set it's kinda the same 😅 can somebody elaborate on it I'm very curious because I can't find any information that links these two mediums. The comic series is The Marquis intermezzo and dance macabre. Very long comment, sorry everybody 😅
Wow, I had never heard of this comic. It does bear a striking resemblance, I wish you had told me before I published this video haha! There is no official mention of this comic by Fromsoftware themselves but it sure does look like they took some inspiration from it. Thanks for letting us know about it!
since i am a pc guy but enjoy all from soft titles i havent played it myself yet but i have seen a lot of playthroughs and videos about it. I still think that elden ring is their current magnum opus but before shadow of the erdtree I woulve probably agreed. also I have been watching way too many videos about bloodborne and somehow its never enough
That's fair, you could say Elden Ring is the culmination of all Fromsoft has learned over the years. But I personally think the open world format detracts from the pacing and cohesion. Bloodborne I can replay anytime, while I have no desire to revisit Elden Ring any time soon. Plus I just love Bloodborne's lore and aesthetic that much more.
I've heard about so many people that haven't played Bloodborne while still loving it and watching vids about it, I always find that super cool haha!
Don't worry fellow hunters, the boss-runbacks are vastly overcriticized here, the Forbidden Woods one isn't even the worst one since he missed a part of the shortcut.
There's maybe 2 that can cause problems, Hemwick and Cainhurst because of how enemies function there, most other enemies simply can't keep up or take too long to activate their AI.
They're really not bad, boring at most.
With 'punishing,' I was mainly referring to the time it takes to get back to the bosses. I know about the second elevator in the Forbidden Woods, but it doesn’t save much time and feels more tedious. So, I prefer running in a straight line. The Martyr Logarius and The One Reborn runbacks aren’t fun either. None of these are particularly difficult, but if you're struggling with a boss, having to run back for two minutes every time you die isn't the most enjoyable part of the game :)
Is it me or you didn't mention 3rd ending of Bloodborne?😅
I did want to include it but it didn't fit with the way I wanted to end the section, I figured most people that watch this video know about it. But yeah, love that ending as well!
I know a Dutch accent when I hear one.
Schuldig! 🙋🏼♂️
Battle Realms, sir
Did you mean to comment this on my Pre-rendered video? As I don't see the connection to Bloodborne 😄
farming keeps you fighting fighting getd you gud
Do you really improve that much when farming lesser enemies?
@@GameTalesHQ I've found that the Yharnamites and the trolls can mainly help in getting dodge windows and parry timing down - after you get those down, it mainly is tedious.
I feel like the cut content came from PlayStation being moved from Japan to California.
Another game that came out at a similar time as Bloodborne, Freedom Wars, is, despite being an amazing game, clearly unfinished. The story just ends abrubtly.
Elden Ring is definitely their magnum opus, not Bloodborne. Amazing game, but just a step to their true most important work
I mean you had to use Ace Combat's OST when introducing what you said Bloodborne does better than any other game you've played
I love Elden Ring, but I find myself preferring the more focused experiences that FromSoftware creates, like Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Dark Souls 1. Elden Ring starts off amazing, but by the halfway mark, I got fatigued by the sheer size of the world. I prefer a more curated experience, a semi-open world that allows for better balancing and storytelling.
I've 100%ed Elden Ring once and have no desire to revisit it, whereas I can't count how many times I've replayed Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne. Different strokes for different folks, though-I totally see why you would prefer Elden Ring over the others. Maybe the upcoming DLC will change my mind about the game. Who knows! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@@GameTalesHQ I don't think preference plays in as much as you're allowing it to when discussing an artist's great work. Elden Ring is the culmination of Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Dark & Demon Souls and all Miyazaki and his team learned about storytelling, world building, atmosphere setting, and dodge-roll mashing.
When looking at an artist's most important work, I feel you have to be more objective than personal preference. Maybe I'm wrong about what makes a magnum opus, but it seems a disservice to regard an (utterly successful) experiment as such.
@@chrispysaid I genuinely think the Souls formula works better in a smaller scope. I never got bored during any of the three games I previously mentioned, yet I took a 2 month break after the first 60 hours of Elden Ring. Yes, Elden Ring has some amazing moments. But as a total package it ranks lower for me.
I personally think you aren't being too objective yourself. Yes, Elden ring added some awesome quality of life features like the stakes of Marika and ashes of war but it also introduced: a worsely balanced difficulty, re-used assets (which could've been avoided if they didn't try to make the game this big), even more obtuse npc quest lines, and overall less memorable boss fights (I can only remember maybe 10 of them).
Elden ring has some amazing legacy dungeons, build variety, natural exploration, great graphics, solid soundtrack but I can't ignore these flaws. It sits comfortably in the A-tier for me, right next to Dark Souls 1(which is still my subjective favorite, but it is objectively way more flawed).
@@GameTalesHQ I agree 100%. Dark Souls 1 and Bloodborne are much better games. Elden Ring bored me to death in in the last half. Way too much lazy repetition. It's not easy to end a creative project on a high note, be it games, books, movies, etc.
@@goyovista I didn't think about that! Both DS1 and BB end on an amazing high note, while i didn't enjoy Elden Beast as a fight.
you may call it foolish but I will be buying a new pc with my first pay check so I can finally play this game. Since my old PC cant run shadps4
my reasons for not using a ps4 is, I dont use controllers. I have played Lies of P, Elden Ring, Sekiro, Dark Souls 1, Dark souls 2, Dark Souls 3, and another 3 soulikes with a keyboard and Mouse, and I simply am being a stubborn dog about it.
I even bought a ps4 controller so that I could use third party software to map the controller to my mouse and play Demon Souls and the Bloodborne Demake on keyboard and mouse.
I have been infected with bloodborne fever these past few weeks and I cant stop watching videos like this, send help.
Hate to break it to ya, Bloodborne is PS4/5 exclusive. There's an effort currently to create a port for PC, but they've only got the first area working (Yarnham) and only one of the bosses. Biggest issue is, Sony will immediately send cease & desist letters of its listed on Steam or online, even for free. They only allowed the demake because fan outrage, it's free, & legally it is transformative enough. If you've played demake & Bloodborne is obvious within minutes they are not the same game.
@@S_raB ah you misread my comment
I have zero hope of this game coming to pc
sony doesnt like good reputation or money
the new pc is to run shadps4
which it does and I havent stop playing
now ive beaten every fromsoft souls with mouse and keyboard XD.
even if sony takes shadps4 down, the files are permanently in thousands of hard drives. You cant put the genie back in the bottle : D
It would sell just as well or better if they’d do a proper pc port a remaster for ps5. But proven by the helldivers 2 fiasco Sony outright hates their player base and refuses to give us what we want
I do find it sad the only way you can save everyone is by becoming a monster that way you become the master of the dream , thus my true blood born character will become master of the dream to lay those who need it and deserve rest get it , the guilt ,the angry and lost i will allow their souls to rest .
The thing with the ascension ending is that we don't even know if we will be benevolent. Maybe our earthly struggles won't even matter to us anymore once we become a great one.
@@GameTalesHQ to become a great one is to have a desire thus having the desire you may become a dark god but you can become that gentle dark god thats powerful enough to face the god slayer moon sama lol
please god do something with bloodborne😭 give us fans something man
Actually, both Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne were created by Sony Studios at that time called Japan Studio. Miyazaki has nothing to do with the original idea concepts story etc. he came later and added his unique ideas and directed the game fully. From Software did all the programming from scratch to end. Sony also contributed music and artistic atmospheric elements.
I wanna play it on PC :(
They've made a lot of progress with emulating the game on PC! But I feel you, I'd also like a proper release...
@@GameTalesHQ You know, I just thought "yea I know 2 months ago they made the title screen playable for a few seconds, emulation probably needs 2-5 or more years" and then I look at the progress again now and they are almost finished xD Playable, strange lighting fixed, some memory issues fixed, sound is there, even 60 fps seems ok. Every few days a new thing is fixed. That's more like a few months until it's okay to play :D
That's a lot faster than I thought!
Bloodborne one day Sekiro next day.
Do you mean which one is your favorite?
Elden Ring got nothing on Bloodborne
Cap lol but I still love bb
As much as I love BB, Elden Ring's got a lot thats better. For one updated graphics and visuals such as anti-aliasing and 60 fps, bountiful lore, new dlc coming up, pretty good level design mainly in legacy areas, etc etc. The problem with Bloodborne is that it's IP is left to the hands of one of the most annoying companies ever, lets just hope they forget to renew the license and FromSoft can somehow reaqcuire it fully so that they can update it.
@apolloisnotashirt it is a cut and paste of souls games and Bloodborne in an open world 🤷♂️
@apolloisnotashirt u do know that it wasn't only From Software that developed Bloodborne
@@naseemwaja8735 afaik FromSoft developed it and Sony published it.