Feature Articles
Thursday30th Jun 2022
Soapbox I Tried So Hard to Like Elden Ring, But I Just Couldn’t Do It
Born of the Bloodborne, undone by the Elden Ring
Despite never having played any of FromSoftware’s previous releases, the presentation of Bloodborne was too intriguing for me to pass up at launch. I played for a few hours, beat a couple of bosses, and I didn’t like it. Fast forward to 2022. Elden Ring launches, and all my friends excitedly talk...
Friday31st Jan 2020
Soundtrack of the Decade Honorable Mentions That Mustn't Be Ignored
The final cuts
Over the past few days, we've released a countdown of the best soundtracks to grace a PlayStation console. It's hard enough to whittle down a list to highlight the ten best scores in a year, let alone across an entire decade, so we wanted to spend some time highlighting a handful of soundtracks that didn't quite make the cut but were...
Monday24th Dec 2018
Soapbox I Would Never Have Played the Excellent Bloodborne if Not for PS Plus
Stephen tells the tale of how he joined the hunt
For those that aren't aware, I'm a proper wuss. I have an irrational fear of spiders and other creepy crawlies, and I'd much rather watch the works of Walt Disney than Tobe Hooper. The scariest film I've ever seen is probably Alien, and I'd say the scariest game I've ever played, until recently, was...
Wednesday7th Mar 2018
Soapbox Don't Dismiss Bloodborne Because of Its Difficulty
Just give it a try
I used to be like you. I dallied with Demon’s Souls when it finally hit European shores, but life got in the way and I dropped it faster than a New Year’s resolution. I then spent several years shuddering at the ‘Prepare to Die’ slogan associated with Dark Souls and vowed never to touch a From Software title unless it...
Tuesday6th Mar 2018
Interview Bloodborne Comic Writer Ales Kot Discusses The Death of Sleep
Great one
It’s no secret that for nearly three years fans have been clamoring for a sequel to one of the PlayStation 4’s best-reviewed games, Bloodborne. But sadly, we have no official word on whether that sequel is ever going to happen. Thanks to a vague – to say the least – teaser trailer that aired during last year’s The Game Awards, we...
Friday15th Apr 2016
Soapbox Subtleties of the Souls Series That Make It Special
The secret in the souls
Who would have guessed that FromSoftware would go on to make a dent on the global game development scene when it dropped Demon's Souls? A seemingly inconspicuous title upon release, it spawned a game formula that has evolved and enthralled more and more with its sophisticated sequels. The games test your resolve with a blend...
Friday1st Jan 2016
Game of the Year #1 - Bloodborne (PS4)
Blood on the moon
Bloodborne reeks of brutal brilliance. From Software's violent eviscerate-'em-up pegs you as a personality-less predator, as you stomp the Gothic cobbles of Yharnam in search of monstrous prey to mutilate. A spiritual successor to the Souls series, Hidetaka Miyazaki's vulgar PlayStation 4 exclusive adopts a more aggressive angle...
Tuesday14th Apr 2015
Soapbox Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid to Play Bloodborne on PS4
Sammy Barker says From Software's latest isn't as impenetrable as you think
I beat Bloodborne last night. I'm tempted to talk up my gaming prowess in this opening paragraph, but I'd be undermining the entire point of this editorial if I did – there's way too much e-peen measuring going on elsewhere around the web with regards to From Software's...
Sunday29th Mar 2015
Feature How Is PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne Treating Our Beginners?
Yarns from Yharnam
For the few of you that aren't fed up of us bleating on about Bloodborne yet, we've got one last piece of weekend reading lined up. With the game clearly attracting newcomers to the acclaimed Souls series, we've brought together a handful of scribes who have slightly less experience with the franchise in order to share their...
Tuesday24th Mar 2015
Round Up Bloodborne PS4 Reviews Reveal Sony's Killer App
Fearless
As the great Taylor Swift once sang, we don't know how it gets bigger than this. Or was that "better than this" – we forget. The point is that Bloodborne is out imminently, and the press have been testing their collective patience against From Software's latest foray. We're still getting a feel for the release's many repugnant enemies, so...
