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Bloodborne is a action role-playing game directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki for the PlayStation 4 console, in which players engage in fast-paced combat against large hordes of enemy monsters.

History

On June 9th, 2014, the PlayStation YouTube channel uploaded a trailer for Bloodborne, which gained over 1.9 million views and 2,900 comments in nine months (shown below, left). On March 2nd, a commercial for the game began airing on television (shown below, right).

On March 24th, 2015, Bloodborne was released on the PlayStation 4 console. In the game, players explore the gothic city ruins of Yharnam, where citizens are infected with a disease that transforms them into horrific monsters. Players must destroy large groups of enemies in fast-paced combat using a variety of melee weapons and firearms.

Online Presence

On December 11th, 2013, a Bloodborne Wiki was created on Wikia.^[4] On April 30th, 2014, the /r/bloodborne^[1] subreddit was launched for discussions about the role-playing game, which gathered more than 24,500 subscribers over the next 11 months. On September 12th, a Bloodborne Facebook^[5] page was created, accumulating over 19,900 likes in eight months. On November 1st, a second Bloodborne Wiki^[3] was created. On February 2nd, 2015, IGN released a video showcasing the first 18 minutes of the game (shown below). In two months, the video gained upwards of 1.5 million views and 7,500 comments on YouTube.

On March 26th, the Rooster Teeth YouTube channel uploaded footage of a player rage quitting in the game (shown below, left). The same day, the Funhaus YouTube channel uploaded a video titled "Drunkborne," in which several gamers play Bloodborne while inebriated (shown below, right).

Reception

As of March 2015, Bloodborne holds a score of 93 on the review-aggregating website Metacritic.^[2]

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