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 The Last of Us. Halloween for me is carving pumpkins and hoping trick-or-treaters don’t arrive to steal my chocolate. I’m not into horror on any level, really.

However, back in March of this year, Sony added two highly acclaimed PS4 exclusives to the PlayStation Plus lineup. One was Ratchet & Clank – which I’d already played and loved, obviously – and the other was Bloodborne, a joint effort between From Software and Japan Studio. I’d heard a lot about this game, not least from Push Square’s illustrious editor and Lovecraft lover, Sammy Barker. I distinctly remember the reveal of the game formerly known as Project Beast during E3 2014. Let’s remind ourselves of that initial trailer.

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