Bloodborne GOTY (PS4) - PlayStation Hits (PS4)

I read a lot of reviews for this before playing that described the game as being "ridiculously hard" or "too frustrating" and after 100+ hours of gameplay I find these reviews unfair. It would be wrong to say Bloodborne isn't difficult, it is. But is also very well balanced in pretty much every way.For example if you die you'll loose all your blood echoes (kind of like XP or 'score') and have to start again from where you spawned, but it lets you retrieve them if you kill the enemy that killed you. Yes you have to go all the way back, but it lets you run past all the other foes so you don't have to fight them again.Similarly many enemies can kill you on just 1 or 2 hits, but if you come across one of these and decide your not ready to fight them, the game will always let you run away as long as you can evade them fast enough, which makes you feel like you escaped from a dangerous enemy and builds up the tension for when you see them next.Another good example is that there is no pause in game, so you are only safe when you reach a checkpoint and can return to your staging area. It's annoying at first but soon you realize by removing the ability to pause you are never really safe in a world that is very dangerous, It adds a lot of tension and makes you give the gameplay the attention it deserves. Wandering far from a checkpoint to discover new areas and not knowing where the next save will be is at time genuinely nerve racking and the game as a whole is better for it.Everything you fight in game deals a fair bit of damage and the enemies are sometimes relentless and unforgiving, but why wouldn't they be? They're enemies right?! You can quite easily be killed by some of the most basic enemies if theres 2 or more of them and you're not paying attention. That said all of their animations are very predictable, so by learning the game and getting good at it you steadily make progress rather than button bashing your way through mindless levels and grinding stats that you don't really care about.Admittedly Bloodborne does not hold your hand. there is no minimap, almost no tutorial features and a very limited hud. the storyline is also kept quite vague so you have to find things out for yourself and keep searching for new things, this really engrosses you in the game lore and narrative and makes you want to know whats going to happen next.By making the game as challenging as it is but balancing it so well in all of these ways, defeating a boss or clearing an area feels like you have made progress and achieved something. This really is an excellent game and i will remember it as one of my all time favorites.

I was initially skeptical about Bloodborne when being recommended by a friend that it has great lore, but I am glad that they are right. I didn't know that it is the game that I needed all along. Being the first soulsborne game, the first playthrough had hundreds of dead and I played blindly. I never really bothered with the difficulty of games, although being difficult the game challenges you to think when approaching enemies and it gives you satisfaction after you conquer certain roadblocks. You just need persistence and patience, if this game frustrates you give it some time to have a break. Bloodborne is not a game that you can rush if it is your first playthrough, so give it some time, look for some tips and return whenever you are ready! You have option to co-op as well if you are stuck at certain bosses :) (Bloodborne has a supportive community).Now, about the gameplay, bloodborne is different to the typical horror game. Less jumpscares and more dread, the game might give you anxieties at times.I bought this game without the Old hunter DLC part, being unsure that it is the game that suits me. I ended up purchasing them in the end after being totally invested in it. I had platinumed the game with over 100 hours sink in. I recommend to buy the GOTY version as it is cheaper, but if you are unsure this is the game for you stick with the PS Hits version. I recommend this game if you are a darksouls player or if you are both RPG and horror gamer who looks for a great storyline and engaging gameplay.

Excellent game, it like nothing else I have played, but did find it difficult so stopped playing

I am pc gamer, my whole life. I had to buy ps4 just because of this title.Totally worth it !!! Best game ever !!! and yes its hard, punishing and you will die a lot, but its still fair and you will know where you done a mistake and it was purely your fault, and that is what give you that feeling of accomplishment, that you done something big... best gaming experience ever (at least for me)But i had and issue where it comes to online play, game kick you to main game menu, that connection was lost and i cannot play online at all. I found 2 most common solutions for this. First that you can start game before its fully instaled, which actually stop the rest of it and ps is trying to install it in idle menu times, which by default its go off in 10-15min of idle time. So changing those options could help and let game to finish inst.Second is that firmware on ps4 slim version got some issues with game, which applied to my problem. Completely delete tha game reinstall firmware ( even delete whole hardrive), reinstall game and youre online ;)

This game is hard. Like I spent 5hrs this afternoon and probably advanced 30mins kind of hard.I get the appeal. It's hard so when you finally do something well you feel rewarded.The problem is, the game itself is actually quite boring. Difficulty aside, it's just a monotonous dreary world with some stupid looking monsters.I'll leave this to the hardcore gamers to enjoy.

My favourite game of all time so decided to buy it physical. Description says it’s game of the year edition (which includes the dlc) but this isn’t game of the year edition. It is base game only.

Can see why these titles borne a genre. Very frustrating but rewarding. Didn't have any preconceptions except that I'd die a lot, didn't realise how much 'a lot' was...its a lot.

if you like being punished and sent back to the beginning again, and again and again, then this game is for you. Its definitely NOT gripping at first, well I never kept playing as I got fed up with dieing. I like games that are emersion and gripping, its also nice when games give you some kind of clue what to do or where to go...this game doesn't.