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Why are people so obsessed with Bloodborne?

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Let me start by saying I absolutely love Bloodborne, it's one of my favorite games from the Souls team.

I may be a moron, but I can't seem to grasp the perpetual frothing at the mouth for Bloodborne ports, a re-release, or an overall remake. I suppose I can understand the desire for a sequel, given how interesting the story and world are, even though the plot seemed to wrap up quite nicely with the inclusion of the DLC.

At this point, how have people not caved and just bought a ps4 to play it? Why does it seem like people can't just play it a few times and move on to other games? Would a remaster or re-release really be the gift from God that it's made out to be? Is the game not good enough as it is? Bloodborne seems to hold an outsized place in the minds of gamers

Maybe the Lovecraft-Souls mixture is too potent to refuse. It got me for sure; Bloodborne is potentially my favorite game on PS4 but even I've moved on to other things.

Maybe I just can't see the bigger picture, but clinging to Bloodborne at this point feels like a reflex built up over the last decade rather than something people actually want to see happen.

Thanks for listening; I wish I could have maybe explained this better. I just want to understand the cult of personality surrounding the porting or re-releasing of this game. This game has firmly lodged itself in the minds of a huge swath of gamers, well beyond many other console-locked games that are of a similar level of quality.

If this all seems anecdotal and I'm clearly out of touch then please let me know.
 
  1. It's an exclusive game.
  2. It's tied to an ecosystem that doesn't offer many improvements for the game.

If it were also on PC, people probably wouldn't talk much about it anymore, because the exclusivity would be gone and it would already be nicely modded and running smoothly.
 
Exclusivity. It's "just" another souls game, nothing really special going on in that game besides the setting.

Still a very cool game ofc.
 
Cakeboxer said:
If it were also on PC, people probably wouldn't talk much about it anymore, because the exclusivity would be gone and it would already be nicely modded and running smoothly.
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This is already true, just not officially...
 
I played Elden Ring. I think I got my fill of this type of game for a life time.
I fininshed the game. But it was torture. It's not the game I would consider 'fun'. It's like watching Silence of the Lambs.
Great movie that I never want to watch again.
 
Can you name another critically acclaimed From Software title that is stuck on one platform at 30fps? No? That's why.
 
Listen, I reached New Game +19 or something back in 2020, shortly after getting to the highest character level (544, I believe). I have the platinum and even have explored all Pthumerian dungeons.

I just want a new excuse – better graphics and framerate – to keep playing after already running the game into the ground.
 
Magic Carpet said:
I played Elden Ring. I think I got my fill of this type of game for a life time.
I fininshed the game. But it was torture. It's not the game I would consider 'fun'. It's like watching Silence of the Lambs.
Great movie that I never want to watch again.
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Good thing Bloodborne is better than Elden Ring. A lot more focused, better-paced, and doesn't overstay its welcome by padding the shit out of the game with a million optional areas and copy/pasted bosses. 30-40 hours and you're done with 100% completion. Otherwise, a standard playthrough is around 25 hours.
 
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The problem is it's "stuck" at 30fps and with framepacing issues unless you want to bother with emulation where you'll probably run inro different issues down the line. People just want a version of the game up to modern standards which all other souls game have. Just unlocking the framerate like Dark Souls 3 on PS4 would have done wonders.
 
Because it's one of the best games ever made, but handicaped by being stuck with low fps and terrible frame pacing.
Performance is utterly terrible, sadly.
The PC mod version shows how the game could and should be these days.
 
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I just recently completed Bloodborne for the first time, so it's all still pretty fresh.

I can't speak on behalf of everyone, but for me, I really just think it's the whole look and aesthetic of the game that got me. When it first came out, the Souls games still hadn't grabbed me yet. But I thought that Bloodborne was the most visually compelling of all of them, especially at the time. The whole Victorian + gothic design was really cool, along with all the layer of Lovecraftian and horror influence. It almost looked like a Souls Castlevania or something. The weapons also looked very unique and creative at the time as well. There was just quite a bit that allowed it to stand on its own two feet.

Finally playing through the entire game, I can totally understand why it's so loved. It has all of the things mentioned above, along with quite a few areas of ambiguity that allows the community to constantly talk and discuss things about it.

All of this along with it being an exclusive really cranks up the demand and love for it all.
 
I find it as one of those games where I can replay it years later, buy art books, figurines and even buy a re-release strategy guide years later. I would definitely buy an updated version with 60 fps and any additional features. Am I trying to run it on PC? Nope. Don't care. If someone wants to do it, be my guest. As long as they don't get a cease and desist strike. That would sour the mood a bit.

It's cool to see people want more out of a game versus the weekend single player game. One good week and the game gets shelved? Moving on is great. I've done it a lot since then. Do I still have Bloodborne installed on my PS4 and PS5 Pro? Yes. That's because that feeling comes back to me and it does for a lot of other players.

This one time I was at the Sony E3 press conference at the movie theater and this one kid kept like screaming all the character names and game titles. It was the most cringe and most embarrassing thing I've ever witnessed. If the group is like that, yea that gets annoying.
 
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The trick weapons were pretty cool you know.

Ps4 version is dogshite, 30 unstable fps, aliasing a gogo and enough chromatic aberration to kill an adult hippo.

I would still take an infamous 1-2 collection at 4k60 over it, ngl.
 
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Cakeboxer said:
  1. It's an exclusive game.
  2. It's tied to an ecosystem that doesn't offer many improvements for the game.

If it were also on PC, people probably wouldn't talk much about it anymore, because the exclusivity would be gone and it would already be nicely modded and running smoothly.
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TintoConCasera said:
Exclusivity. It's "just" another souls game, nothing really special going on in that game besides the setting.

Still a very cool game ofc.
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Gaiff said:
Can you name another critically acclaimed From Software title that is stuck on one platform at 30fps? No? That's why.
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So I guess a good point of comparison (at least until very recently) would be MGS4?


Perrott said:
Listen, I reached New Game +19 or something back in 2020, shortly after getting to the highest character level (544, I believe). I have the platinum and even have explored all Pthumerian dungeons.

I just want a new excuse – better graphics and framerate – to keep playing after already running the game into the ground.
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This feels very honest. Do you think improved graphics + framerate would be enough to get you to replay what would arguably be the same game?

Hohenheim said:
Because it's one of the best games ever made, but handicaped by being stuck with low fps and terrible frame pacing.
Performance is utterly terrible, sadly.
The PC mod version shows how the game could and should be these days.
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I never had an issue with the fps when I played, but I'm also a dumb pleb. I can understand how the 30fps could be a deal-breaker for some, but I also thought Bloodborne looked a lot better than DSII, despite the latter's "improved" visuals
 
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The people who played know that Fromsoftware went all in with this game, and it shows.

The rest just wanted it because of exclusivity and probably never had interest to begin with.
 
I think it's because the technical side is a bit of a mess. People mostly just want it cleaned up and at 60fps -- if this had already happened years ago then no one would talk about it anymore, and it seems like such an obvious / easy money maker that it's crazy it hasn't happened yet.
 
Got the plat for both BB and ER. Both are good games - great games even, but the sheer unhinged adoration around them when the games are just more iterations of the souls formula is beyond me. I get why people want a improved version since I want the same for RDR2, but it's so tiring to constantly see people shitting every PS thread with talk about it, joking or not.
 
DeepEnigma said:
Because a game with such glorious design deserves to be freed from the 30fps w/ frame-pacing shackles.

Kind of poetic that it's not yet though. Tormenting, really.
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Recently hacked my non-Pro PS5 and installed Bloodborne on it with a 60fps patch and the 1080p patch. Looks and plays great, might actually give it a proper go now.
 
jshackles said:
Recently hacked my non-Pro PS5 and installed Bloodborne on it with a 60fps patch and the 1080p patch. Looks and plays great, might actually give it a proper go now.
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Gonna have to parse you for the deets. I have a spare PS5 that has not been updated in over a year sitting in the box.
 
Because it's not on PC. That's the literal only reason why it's mentioned at all these days in public discourse.
Doesn't even matter whether it's dogshit or a masterpiece. The entire discussion surrounding it has devolved into this single point.
 
I played it once and moved on , never really had the desire to play it again especially after Dark Souls 3 came out a year later .
 
People like to complain

Do you recall people complaining on why there was no original God of War trilogy remake ? Or the absence of the Mother games on Switch, or a Baten Kaitos remaster ?

People just like to complain for the next thing
 
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Because it's not on PC. That's the literal only reason why it's mentioned at all these days in public discourse.
Doesn't even matter whether it's dogshit or a masterpiece. The entire discussion surrounding it has devolved into this single point.
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Cakeboxer said:
  1. It's an exclusive game.
  2. It's tied to an ecosystem that doesn't offer many improvements for the game.

If it were also on PC, people probably wouldn't talk much about it anymore, because the exclusivity would be gone and it would already be nicely modded and running smoothly.
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Nothing more to add.
 
I am not in the group waiting for a remaster/remake, but I can see the value on any performance improvement to the game, if they somehow make it run 60/120fps with exactly the same graphics and all, I would call it a win and give it another go.
 
MEGATECHBODY.Co.LTD said:
Let me start by saying I absolutely love Bloodborne, it's one of my favorite games from the Souls team.

I may be a moron, but I can't seem to grasp the perpetual frothing at the mouth for Bloodborne ports, a re-release, or an overall remake. I suppose I can understand the desire for a sequel, given how interesting the story and world are, even though the plot seemed to wrap up quite nicely with the inclusion of the DLC.

At this point, how have people not caved and just bought a ps4 to play it? Why does it seem like people can't just play it a few times and move on to other games? Would a remaster or re-release really be the gift from God that it's made out to be? Is the game not good enough as it is? Bloodborne seems to hold an outsized place in the minds of gamers

Maybe the Lovecraft-Souls mixture is too potent to refuse. It got me for sure; Bloodborne is potentially my favorite game on PS4 but even I've moved on to other things.

Maybe I just can't see the bigger picture, but clinging to Bloodborne at this point feels like a reflex built up over the last decade rather than something people actually want to see happen.

Thanks for listening; I wish I could have maybe explained this better. I just want to understand the cult of personality surrounding the porting or re-releasing of this game. This game has firmly lodged itself in the minds of a huge swath of gamers, well beyond many other console-locked games that are of a similar level of quality.

If this all seems anecdotal and I'm clearly out of touch then please let me know.
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It's a really really good game. And people are bitter that they can't play it.
 
Because it was robbed!!!!!!

(I'll still take The Witcher 3 any day over Bloodborne, though).

Hopefully they can remaster it/patch it soon and give the fans what they want. It's kinda ridiculous at this point they haven't.
 
overall its a really good game, and yet it plays like crap on both ps4 and ps5 which makes people want the game to get anything, i believe that if it was stuck on a previous PS people would be even more obsessed for a remaster/remake too
 
Baemono said:
People like to complain

Do you recall people complaining on why there was no original God of War trilogy remake ? Or the absence of the Mother games on Switch, or a Baten Kaitos remaster ?

People just like to complain for the next thing
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People were asking for a remake of the GoW Trilogy, which is why they announced it :pie_roffles:
 
It's From best game, the most unique and the one that convinced them to up the pace of the games who came after.

The exclusivity reason is nonsense and Demons Souls, another great game, is there to confirm it. Bloodborne's bosses, combat and map design is a standout in the industry.
 
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