Miyazaki's absence as the director of Dark Souls II was explained due to him being appointed as the director for Bloodborne.Īlthough the game has mechanics similar to those of the Souls series, Bloodborne shows a departure from some of the features that were present in the Souls games. Many fans speculated that the reason why it wasn't revealed at TGS was due to the framerate issues shown in the trailer, and thus it was considered that the gameplay was not ready to be shown to the public.ĭevelopment of the game began after the release of the Artorias of the Abyss expansion pack for Dark Souls in August 2012, and was carried out almost simultaneously with development of Dark Souls II. Shortly after the announcement, a leaked gameplay trailer that was meant to be shown at TGS 2013 was uploaded to YouTube. The game received much attention from video game journalists and fans alike, since the game was considered the spiritual successor of Demon's Souls, and was met with high anticipation. More importantly it was confirmed that Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator and director of both Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, was the director of Bloodborne. The game was confirmed to be a Playstation 4 exclusive co-developed by FromSoftware and Sony Japan Studios, who also publishes the game.
Project Beast was officially revealed during Sony's conference at E3 2014, but this time under the name Bloodborne.
A few weeks later, a video featuring a compilation of gameplay scenes from an unreleased trailer was leaked as well. The source who leaked the screenshots claimed that the game was the new spiritual successor to the Souls series, being developed by FromSoftware and distributed by Sony Japan. On May 2014 several screenshots of a game known under the working title of " Project Beast" were leaked on the Internet. Gehrman informs the player that in order to obtain the cure they seek, they must hunt down the various monsters plaguing Yharnam.Īs the player delves deeper into the land of Yharnam, they begin to learn its various dark secrets, the worship of strange gods and blood, as well as the origin of the plague that is destroying its populace. The player then encounters two entities: Gehrman, an elderly, wheelchair-bound man who provides advice to Hunters like the player, and The Doll, a living life size doll that assists the player in leveling up. Shortly after, the player will enter a spectral realm called the Hunter's Dream, which acts as both a sanctuary and a workshop for their weapons. The player must then navigate the streets of Yharnam and overcome its violently deranged inhabitants and horrifying monsters in order to survive. Upon awakening, it will become evidently clear that the city is plagued with an endemic illness that has transformed most of its citizens into bestial creatures, while the others hunt them incessantly. "Paleblood".Īnd as the blood minister injects the player with blood, their journey in Yharnam begins. Over the years, many travellers journey to the city seeking the Healing Church's sacred blood to cure their afflictions the player takes the role of one such traveller, but one with another purpose in mind, for the player seeks something mysterious and obscure, something unknown to most if not for a select few. The blood used by the Healing Church is unique and serves as a potent medical remedy capable of curing almost any ailment, from simple flesh wounds to virulent diseases.
The game takes place in a decrepit, Victorian Gothic city called Yharnam, which is the home to the Healing Church, a large religious organization, pioneer in the concept of "Blood Ministration".
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