Bloodborne - Official Trailer

Bloodborne is an action role-playing video game directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, developed by From Software, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4.The game follows the player character, the Hunter, through the fictional Gothic city of Yharnam, whose inhabitants have been afflicted with an abnormal blood-borne disease. Upon mysteriously awakening in Yharnam during the night of "The Hunt", the Hunter seeks out something known only as "Paleblood" for reasons unknown.

The game is played in a third-person view and gameplay is focused on weapons-based combat and exploration. Players battle beastly enemies, including bosses, using items such as swords and firearms, and journey through the story, exploring the game's different areas, interacting with NPCs, and discovering and unravelling the world's many mysteries.

Announced at Sony's Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014 media briefing, Bloodborne was released worldwide in March 2015 to critical acclaim. Many critics applauded the game's atmosphere and visuals, the interconnected world design, the design of the characters, particularly that of the enemies, the challenging fast-paced gameplay, the intriguing story, and the soundtrack, which some touted as "glorious". Frame rate issues and long load times did however cause the game to draw some criticism. As of April 2015, the game has sold over one million copies.

Bloodborne is played from a third person perspective and features action role-playing elements similar to those found in director Hidetaka Miyazaki's other games, Demon's Souls and Dark Souls. Players make their way through different locations while battling varied enemies including bosses,collecting different types of useful items that have many uses, interacting with NPCs,opening up shortcuts, and continuing through the story. Combat is fast-paced and requires an offensive approach in order for players to combat dense hordes of enemies. The player character is agile and is able to dodge attacks by perform sweeping dashes around enemies while locked on. The new risk-and-reward style of gameplay is emphasized through Bloodborne‍ '​s Regain system, which allows the player to, within a small window of time, recover portions of lost health by striking an enemy.