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Thankfully FromSoftware was there to cheer me up yesterday and today following recent events. On February 2nd, IGN first covered the first 18 minutes of BloodBorne, and just today there was a trailer showcasing the remaster version of Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. I know there are a few fans of the series here, so allow me the chance to give you all my thoughts on both of these.

First off, I'm impressed that FromSoft learned how to make characters move their mouths when they talk finally in the intro cinematic. No spoilers here though in case you want to avoid those, but let's just say BloodBorne gets into the action really quick from what I can tell. And while there's no immediate Asylum Demon 2.0 to let us know what we're getting into, there is an enemy at the beginning who comes pretty close.

Afterwords we're introduced to the Hubworld which can best be described as Majula mashed together with Ash Lake. It's very serene and nicely contrasts with the dark, grimy theme the game wants to convey. It's here in the Dream Refuge that your given your transforming weapon and firearm and are off to hunt.

Right off the bat, Yharnam is quite an atmospheric and moody marvel. It even has Dark Souls 1 level design where areas loop back together brilliantly. The rest of the demo shows off more combat which looks fast, fun, and gorey as fuck. Yeah, if you get squeamish about blood this isn't for you. This game (which you should've guessed because of the title) is very, VERY BLOODY. Not for the faint of heart.

There were only a few NPCs shown off and they are what you'd expect from FromSoft games at this point: insane, melancholic, indifferent, doom and gloom. While I appreciate the voice-acting matching the tone of the game perfectly, I do hope there's at least one character in the game who'll be our ray of sunshine... yes, pun intended.

The demo ends with the Cleric Beast lunging from behind the gates of Downtown Yharnam, and I'm glad I can hear its theme music more clearly now because it's BADASS with a capital BADASS! The boss itself was probably buffed for the case of the demo, but if that's the first boss in the game then it beats the Last Giant out of the fucking ocean.

Overall, BloodBorne is looking fantastic as I hoped. Can't wait to pick it up day one. I'll probably make a build around that scythe weapon in the trailer just because of that animation that occurs when it transforms.

Dark Souls 2 just got a trailer called "Forlorn Hope" which shows off the improvements coming with the new remaster. Not much to say except that the titular Scholar of the First Sin is hinted at being tied to Shanalotte, The Emerald Herald. Also, the trailer shows how enemies have been moved around and how PVP has been scaled up. Having a PS4 myself, I'll pick it up because I loved the shit out of Dark Souls 2 despite my few gripes with it when compared to the legendary Dark Souls.

So all in all, I'd love to talk more about BloodBorne and Dark Souls 2: SOFTFS with whoevers listening. Also, my PSN profile is called LeviaFun365 in case your interested in requiring co-op assistance when it comes out. I don't guarantee an immediate response though.

Also, keep staying strong everyone. 