In this video, ChaosSoul goes back to Bloodborne, and looks at whether it is as good as people say it is, as hard as people say it is, and he analyzes it in great detail, in this Bloodborne critique and video essay, that apparently, is a good video to fall asleep too.
Bloodborne[b] is a 2015 action role-playing video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. The game follows a Hunter through the decrepit Gothic, Victorian-era–inspired city of Yharnam, whose inhabitants are afflicted with a blood-borne disease which transforms the residents, called Yharnamites, into horrific beasts. Attempting to find the source of the plague, the player's character unravels the city's mysteries while fighting beasts and cosmic beings.
Bloodborne is played from a third-person perspective. Players control a customizable protagonist, and the gameplay is focused on strategic weapons-based combat and exploration. Players battle varied enemies while using items such as trick weapons and firearms, exploring different locations, interacting with non-player characters, and unraveling the city's mysteries. Bloodborne began development in 2012 under the working title of Project Beast. Bearing many similarities to FromSoftware's Dark Souls series, Bloodborne was inspired by the literary works of authors H. P. Lovecraft and Bram Stoker, as well as the architectural design of real-world locations in countries such as Romania and the Czech Republic.
Bloodborne has been cited as among the greatest video games ever made, with praise directed at its gameplay, atmosphere, sound design, Lovecraftian themes and interconnected world design. Some criticism was directed at its technical performance at launch, which was improved with post-release updates. The downloadable content The Old Hunters was released in November 2015. The game had sold 7.46 million copies by February 2022. Some related media and adaptations have also been released, including a card game, board game and comic book series.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:40 - Background
00:02:13 - Development
00:09:07 - Gameplay Fundamentals
00:28:18 - Iosefka's Clinic/Central Yharnam
00:40:54 - Cathedral Ward
00:51:20 - Old Yharnam
00:58:43 - Healing Church Workshop/Abandoned Old Workshop
01:04:07 - Hemwick Charnel Lane
01:09:15 - Forbidden Woods/Iosefka's Clinic Revisited
01:22:24 - Byrgenwerth
01:27:21 - Yahar'gul Unseen Village
01:39:26 - Upper Cathedral Ward/Orphanage
01:47:03 - Lecture Building
01:54:42 - Nightmare Frontier
01:59:31 - Nightmare of Mensis
02:11:53 - Castle Cainhurst
02:17:54 - Chalice Dungeons
02:21:58 - The Hunter's Nightmare
02:32:32 - Research Hall
02:41:27 - Fishing Hamlet
02:46:53 - The Hunters Dream
02:52:02 - Conclusion
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