Role-Playing Game
Bloodborne
Starting out with a newer title, Bloodborne is as much a horror game as it is an RPG. There is an uneasy feeling when you first step out onto the streets of Yharnam, as if a feeling of dread has washed over the entire world. While the game is full of monsters that jump out of the shadows, it’s the masterful way that Bloodborne plays with your mind and expectations. Luring you into false senses of security, only to have an abnormal beast rip it away from you in a bloody display. The constant cycle of inching your way forward after each new death both instills a sense of pure victory and foreboding horror as you gaze into a brand new empty room.
However, Bloodborne is also an extremely well made RPG, with multiple builds and hidden quests to accomplish. Combat is precise and the concept of trick weapons always keeps the combat fresh and unique. There’s also a treasure trove of secret bosses, areas, and hidden items to discover along your macabre journey. Bloodborne is a defining game in the horror RPG archetype and is one of the best titles From Software has ever produced.
