As we mentioned in our PlayStation Press Conference Recap, Sony announced many exclusive titles coming to the PlayStation 4. The one that my eye the most was Bloodborne which is being developed by FromSoftware and produced by SCE Japan. You may know FromSoftware from both the PlayStation 3 exclusive Demon’s Souls and the multiplatform franchise Dark Souls. Bloodborne is being touted as a spiritual successor to these games (Translation: Fun, Difficult and Unforgiving) and will be exclusive to the PlayStation 4. Keep reading for more details, screenshots, and a trailer.

Producer Masaaki Yamagiwa took to the PlayStation Blog earlier today and shared the following information about this Action RPG

 Bloodborne takes place in an ancient, forgotten city called Yharnam, known for an old medical remedy. Over the years, many hopeless and afflicted people have made long pilgrimages to Yharnam in search of help. As the main character, you are one of these travelers. However, you find that Yharnam is also cursed with a horrible endemic illness. You must navigate the perilous streets of this city, fighting off nightmarish creatures, malformed beasts and deranged mobs stricken with this horrific illness. Face your fears as you discover the secrets and mysteries of this dark and horrific world where danger, death and madness lurk around every corner.

In Bloodborne, the combat is based on intense life-threatening battles. One of the ways we are bringing that sense of danger to life is by keeping the deep strategic elements from Demon’s Souls, while also transitioning from the passive and block-and-attack style of Demon’s Souls to a quicker, more offensive and active combat style with close-range weapons and guns. 

Bloodborne is currently scheduled to release in early 2015 and is already available for pre-order. Keep a lookout for more coverage for this game and others from E3 2014 all this week.

Discuss:

What part of Bloodborne makes you the most excited?

[Via PS Blog]