History and Contextual Studies: 8th Generation Game - PlayStation 4

Diseased and hopeless travelers, from all across the world, undertake the long journey to the forgotten city of Yharnam, all with the single purpose of finding the universal medical cure that will heal their illnesses.

The forgotten city is a center of medical knowledge which was once run by the Healing Church. Centuries ago the place now called Old Yharnam was cursed with an epidemic illness that would mutate any infected into a bloodthirsty monster. This plague was called the Plague of the Beasts. Chaos was inflicted among-ts the townspeople and they began to hunt these fowl creatures, but unknowingly they have been afflicted with the feverish desire to kill beasts and outsiders coming through alike. The Healing Church responded by blocking off all the entrances of the Cathedral Ward and sent Old Yharnam into ashes.

You the player, called the hunter, enter the Gothic city of Yharnam t unravel it's mystery. First you will find Losefka's Clinic and undergo a blood transfusion which will infect you with the Yharnam blood. This will make you more than human, better yet not human at all. Now you start your journey unable to distinguish between reality and nightmare, you take up your preferred weapons and head to the city to uncover it's secrets while dealing with chaotic mobs and gruesome beasts that want you dead.

Some of Bloodborne's Weapons

The game was released in march of 2015, from the same developers that brought you the Demon Souls and the Dark Souls franchise, From Software. Bloodborne is an action RPG similar to Dark Souls. The player can return to safe zones , know and the hunter's Dream from lanterns spread through the world. When this is done you will replenish your health but repopulate the area with monster.

Bloodborne safe zone

The combat system is very fast paced and dangerous. Enemies deal large amounts of damage and will kill you easily if you are not cautious and strategic. You will be required to have a good offensive approach and be able to quickly dense out groups of enemies. The player is very agile and is easily able to perform sweeping dashes around enemies while locked on. You will have to risk allot of moves with low amounts of health for you to defeat them. A risk/reward mechanic was implemented in the game and will trigger when you are striking an enemy, this result in you regaining health. the multiplayer feature lets you call for other hunters to help you in boss battles or groups of enemies. The graphics of this game are very detailed with smartly placed lightning to immerse the user in the game while utilizing a great amount of the PS4's capabilities.