‘Bloodborne’ Story Trailer Highlights Deadly Monsters & Gothic Setting
Despite The Order: 1886 ‘s gorgeous graphics and an intriguing premise, it turned out to be kind of a dud .
. As such, Sony fans are looking to the other Victorian-era PlayStation 4 exclusiveto turn things around. Bloodborne , the spiritual sequel to Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls , is scheduled to hit the PlayStation 4 in just over a month. And like The Order: 1886 ,looks to combine lush next-gen visuals with a unique and haunting setting, delivering a game that feels both familiar and entirely new.
That’s not to say that the two games are similar, of course. The Order: 1886 was a traditional third-person shooter through and through, while Bloodborne mixes firearms and melee weaponsto create a decidedly unique experience. Bloodborne ‘s combat recalls the deliberate, tactical battles of producer Hidetaka Miyazaki’s previous title,, but kicks the pace up a few notches. As before, button-mashing will get players killed; this time, however, it’ll happen a lot faster.
Combat isn’t the only difference between the two games. The Order: 1886 tried to get gamers interested in its film-like narrative – the word “cinematic” was used a lot in The Order’s pre-release hype – but From Softwarehas been markedly tight-lipped about Bloodborne’s story. That’s changing. With the game’s release on the horizon, From Software has finally released a trailer that lays out Bloodborne’s basic story, and yes, it’s just as strange as the game’s moody visuals suggest.
On a purely logical level, the trailer doesn’t entirely make sense, but in many ways that fits in perfectly with the game’s gothic aesthetic. The world of Bloodborne looks less like a real place and more like a nightmare, and it makes sense that the game’s story would follow a kind of dream-like logic. From the looks of things, Bloodborne will have enough of a plot to drive players forward, but not so much that it gets in the way of the gameplay itself. If only other titles could say same…
Bloodborne is a PlayStation 4 exclusive, currently scheduled for March 24, 2015.