A lasting gasp: Bloodborne

Bloodborne is one of those games that, with the sheer utterance of its name, sends shivers down my spine.

Everything about FromSoftware’s gothic nightmare creeps me out. From the blood-drenched enemy design to the foggily dark environments and the eerie orchestral soundtrack, Bloodborne is easily one of the scariest games I’ve played in recent memory. And it’s not even technically a horror game!

But don’t let that lack of genre classification fool you. FromSoftware’s homage to Lovecraftian frights is totally horror at its finest, and it’s perfect for the spooky season. I mean, there are skeletons dying to compare bone structure with you, rotted dogs that definitely don’t want to be pets, and people cosplaying as hunters, aching to put a quick bullet in you. So, why not take a little stroll down the city of Yharnam? It’ll be an unforgettable—and very frightful—night. –Levi Winslow, staff writer