Played the demo. Feels more like demons souls to me. But I really sucked at it. The core souls gameplay seems intact, the firearms are just an addition, not the main focus. You need to be a lot more agile and doge, roll around. The visuals. Aside from some minor framerate issues and aliasing(which could have been the tv), the game Is a looker. The animations, the physicsof the main characters cape, atmosphere... Amazing.

It wasn't rock solid 30 frames, but it was alpha code. Some stutter here and there, no major dips. The guns seem to be mostly there for crowd control. You can stun or kill with it, but I had so few bullets, that it wasn't really worth wasting the gun on single enemies. Sorry about the grammar, posting from phone on floor.

I am God. Or not--but I certainly feel godlike when I slay the gigantic, hairy, rotting wolf boss of the Bloodborne hands-on demo. From Software's upcoming PS4 exclusive delivers the same kind of giddy thrills as the Souls series, with a few new twists and a spooky Victorian-era setting. But the delight of playing still comes from the same places. The suspense before each fight; the intensity of the combat; the desperate clinging to hope when things look dire; the euphoric relief that comes with finally downing your enemy. It's all here, and it's incredible.
 
Like its predecessors, one mistake or moment of foolhardy cockiness will get you killed in Bloodborne. Death usually comes at the hands of creepy, diseased-looking townsfolk (known as the Forsaken Patients); other times its the mouth of a werewolf, the beak of a giant raven, or the blunt end of a deformed brute's giant cinderblock. But none of these enemies are quite as terrifying or hideous as the end boss: the same hulking, skull-headed beast seen in the Gamescom 2014 trailer (which I think is named the Celtic Beast--I'm honestly too scared and intimidated to properly do my job as I stare up at the monstrosity).
 
Squaring off against this behemoth is a rush, plain and simple. My plan: lob molotov cocktails from a safe distance, then charge in for a few quick hits. The reality: The wolf-creature instantly lunges at me and slams me to the ground as I squeal in survival-instinct terror. In an enthralled panic, I dodge his next combo and scurry to heal in a not-safe-for-long corner of the bridge we're fighting on. Time for plan B: blast the ugly ghoul's head with my blunderbuss just as he's about to connect with an attack, setting up a split-second counterattack opportunity. It works like a charm--but as I'm hacking away at the hairy abomination, it occurs to me that I'm out of bullets. Nothing left to do but whittle away the last of its health with a few well-timed dodges followed by slashes from my bitchin' axe and--yessssssssss. With a blood-curdling thud, the beast falls to the ground. But my heart rate doesn't; the sense of adrenaline-fueled excitement and hard-earned accomplishment is intoxicating. If every Bloodborne boss fight is this intense, Souls fans--and action RPG gamers in general--are going to be in heaven.

Bloodborne, the upcoming PlayStation 4-exclusive title under development at From Software, the Japanese studio best-known for Demon’s Souls and both Dark Souls titles. Bloodborne is crafted in much the same way – and with the same spirit – as those games, a likely (and smart) attempt by Sony to recapture the exclusivity it once had over the formula with Demon’s Souls in particular.
 
In short: it’s still all about brutal difficulty, even if the name of the game is different this time around.

Today, however, I got to go hands-on with Bloodborne, experiencing its ramped-up gameplay for myself, and realizing – as we all ultimately realize – that games like this aren’t for the faint of heart. Indeed, playing Bloodborne for only 10 minutes or so made me incredibly tense. It’s rare to play something so overtly challenging, almost comically so. Around nearly every corner is a new obstacle to overcome, a new enemy (or enemies) charging at you, something to dodge, avoid, or slay. I died three times in short order, each time progressing just a little bit further. This is, of course, the Dark Souls way. And Bloodborne is no different.

What also stood out to me is how beautiful the game is, and how much better it was running than a couple of months ago at E3. During my E3 demo, Bloodborne was chugging along. The AI would break, enemies would appear out of nowhere, and the framerate left much to be desired. This is all to be expected of course – Bloodborne was and is in pre-alpha – but I was impressed by how far it’s come along simply on a technical level. It’s far more stable this time around, and it runs a lot better, too, though it does get a bit framey when moving the camera around

Le "Regain System" offre aux joueurs la possibilité de récupérer la santé qu'ils viennent de perdre, s'ils parviennent à placer aussitôt des attaques rapides sur l'ennemi avec une arme blanche. Le nouveau dilemme consiste donc à évaluer s'il est trop risqué ou non d'aller rechercher sa santé perdue, et ce en prenant une décision rapide.  
 
La quantité de santé qu'il sera possible de restaurer sera temporairement affichée en jaune dans la jauge concernée. Sachant que cette réserve déclinera petit à petit, c'est cette perte de santé qui devrait pénaliser les joueurs bloqués sur la défensive et ne parvenant pas à trouver la faille