9 years on and Bloodborne continues to be spoken about whenever the discussion about FromSoftware games begins. The game was highly acclaimed for bringing horror to life with its unsettling atmosphere and aesthetic visuals.
It was also named the 2015 Game of the Year while being a close contender for the Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2015. 8 years later, a poll conducted by GQ in 2023 showed that a team of video game journalists ranked Bloodborne as the fourth-best video game of all time.
Apart from the base game, Bloodborne also had a DLC named ‘The Old Hunter’ released eight months after the main game.
Bloodborne originally had two DLCs planned
Back in 2015, FromSoftware’s Masaaki Yamagiwa in an interview revealed that the developers actually planned to release two different DLCs for the game. However, Yamagiwa said,
“We were originally planning on doing two sets of DLC. It was decided that with one set, we’d be able to do more with it, and have more volume for players to play with.”
The game producer launched The Old Hunters DLC at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2015. The developers announced that the said DLC is the only expansion planned for the game.
About Bloodborne Old Hunters DLC
Bloodborne The Old Hunters DLC launched on November 24, 2024. It took nearly six months for developers Sony to announce the expansion. However, the devs revealed that the DLC was always planned for a November release.
Yamagiwa said,
“At least in Japan, the plan was to release the DLC in November. I should mention, though, we finished making the game and then moved into production on the DLC. It took that long, but that’s because of the sheer amount of volume. We’re sorry it took so long! But it’s as fast as was possible considering what’s in it.”
While Bloodborne‘s main game took approximately 30-40 hours to complete, The Old Hunters DLC offered around 8 hours of content. The DLC featured around 10 new weapons. This includes a whip that converts into a katana sword, which is combined with a stun bomb allowing players to use it before diving in for a succession of high-damage attacks.
The Old Hunters also introduced new NPCs that could be summoned. These NPCs were incorporated into Bloodborne’s existing campaign. Fans expected the the Chalice Dungeons to be impacted in the DLC, however, that did not happen.
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Yamagiwa said,
“We won’t be touching them in the DLC, but we’re thinking of making them easier for everyone to play. But that’d be as part of an update, not part of the DLC.”
The DLC was also well-received by the audience and critics alike. It enjoys a rating of 87% on Metacritic. Similarly, IGN rated the DLC an impressive 8/10.
