<s>
is	O
a	O
2015	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
Hunter	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
decrepit	O
Gothic	O
,	O
Victorian-era	O
–	O
inspired	O
city	O
of	O
Yharnam	O
,	O
whose	O
inhabitants	O
are	O
afflicted	O
with	O
a	O
blood-borne	O
disease	O
which	O
transforms	O
the	O
residents	O
,	O
called	O
Yharnamites	O
,	O
into	O
horrific	O
beasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2012	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bearing	O
many	O
similarities	O
to	O
FromSoftware	O
's	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
literary	O
works	O
of	O
authors	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
and	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
and	O
the	O
architectural	O
design	O
of	O
real-world	O
locations	O
in	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
Romania	O
,	O
Czechia	O
and	O
Scotland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
and	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
at	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
level	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
Lovecraftian	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
interconnected	O
world	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
won	O
several	O
awards	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
masterpiece	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
features	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
also	O
made	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
world	O
of	O
Yharnam	O
is	O
an	O
extensive	O
map	O
full	O
of	O
interconnected	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
risk-and-reward	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
is	O
emphasized	O
through	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
Rally	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
recover	O
portions	O
of	O
lost	O
health	O
by	O
striking	O
an	O
enemy	O
within	O
a	O
small	O
window	O
of	O
time	O
after	O
taking	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
games	O
,	O
slaying	O
enemies	O
grants	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
Blood	O
Echoes	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
double	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
mode	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
functions	O
differently	O
from	O
its	O
counterparts	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NPC	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
companion	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
helps	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Yharnam	O
,	O
a	O
decrepit	O
Gothic	O
city	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
medical	O
advances	O
around	O
the	O
practice	O
of	O
blood	O
ministration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japan	O
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
approached	O
FromSoftware	O
concerning	O
cooperative	O
development	O
on	O
a	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
director	O
Hidetaka	O
Miyazaki	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
developed	O
from	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
no	O
connections	O
to	O
FromSoftware	O
's	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
Miyazaki	O
conceded	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
carries	O
the	O
DNA	O
of	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
and	O
its	O
very	O
specific	O
level	O
design	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
ran	O
parallel	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Victorian	O
Gothic	O
setting	O
was	O
partly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
novel	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
architecture	O
of	O
locations	O
in	O
Romania	O
and	O
the	O
Czech	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
need	O
for	O
high-end	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
presented	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
first	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
reason	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
cross-generation	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Story	O
details	O
were	O
more	O
plentiful	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
games	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
team	O
created	O
a	O
larger	O
mystery	O
at	O
the	O
heart	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodbornes	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Western	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screenshots	O
and	O
a	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
leaked	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
official	O
reveal	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
believed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
leak	O
could	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Miyazaki	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
was	O
never	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
Demon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
wanting	O
a	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
(	O
IP	O
)	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
trailer	O
was	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
became	O
Game	O
Informer	O
readers	O
 '	O
most	O
anticipated	O
game	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
The	O
Old	O
Hunters	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
bundle	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Asian	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
song	O
to	O
promote	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
was	O
recorded	O
by	O
the	O
Hit	O
House	O
featuring	O
Ruby	O
Friedman	O
for	O
a	O
trailer	O
and	O
TV	O
spot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Hunt	O
You	O
Down	O
"	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Scott	O
Miller	O
and	O
William	O
Hunt	O
,	O
and	O
recorded	O
by	O
Wyn	O
Davis	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
at	O
Word	O
of	O
Mouth	O
Recording	O
Studios	O
in	O
New	O
Orleans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Denmark	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Danish	O
organization	O
GivBlod	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
encourage	O
blood	O
donations	O
through	O
a	O
program	O
where	O
donators	O
who	O
donated	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
win	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
as	O
a	O
gift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
its	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
intimately-realized	O
story	O
,	O
high	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
deliberate	O
,	O
rewarding	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
combat	O
,	O
sparse	O
storytelling	O
and	O
satisfying	O
weapon	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
wrote	O
"	O
Though	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
as	O
the	O
Souls	O
games	O
,	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
marks	O
the	O
largest	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
status	O
quo	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
sound-design	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
compared	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
melee-based	O
weapons	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
allowing	O
transformation	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
is	O
an	O
interesting	O
mix	O
of	O
everything	O
FromSoftware	O
has	O
learned	O
throughout	O
its	O
storied	O
developmental	O
career	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FromSoftware	O
is	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
developers	O
left	O
that	O
makes	O
you	O
work	O
for	O
your	O
satisfaction	O
,	O
and	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
is	O
damn	O
satisfying.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Brandin	O
Tyrrel	O
wrote	O
that	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
was	O
"	O
an	O
amazing	O
,	O
exacting	O
,	O
and	O
exhausting	O
pilgrimage	O
through	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
land	O
that	O
imposes	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
approaching	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
a	O
descent	O
into	O
madness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
full	O
five-star	O
rating	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
elegance	O
,	O
precision	O
,	O
humour	O
,	O
and	O
challenge	O
make	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
irresistible.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
software	O
retail	O
chart	O
,	O
behind	O
Battlefield	B-Application
Hardline	I-Application
by	O
22,500	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
selling	O
software	O
in	O
March	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodborne	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
2015	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
review	O
sites	O
,	O
including	O
GameTrailers	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
and	O
Edge	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
being	O
awarded	O
the	O
"	O
2015	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
