Hidetaka Miyazaki’s Sheepish Admission Shows He Wants Everyone to Appreciate One Feature of Bloodborne’s Above All Other Soulslikes, Even Elden Ring

One of the most praised companies in the industry is From Software. This studio broke the boundaries of what the meaning of difficulty is and has won an incredible number of fans. 

Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of games such as Elden Ring, which has sold over 20 million units, discussed the development process of Bloodborne, another beloved game created by From Software. In an interview, Miyazaki discussed the legacy of Bloodborne for players and other games from this studio.

Bloodborne, another fan-favorite Hidetaka Miyazaki game, was the main subject of a recent interview with this director

Since 2009, From Software has brought a significant change to the industry thanks to games like Demon’s Souls and the Dark Souls saga. Players around the world fell in love with these games, making every new entry more popular. The Elden Ring is the ultimate proof that this strategy worked perfectly. But there is another game that really lives in the hearts of fans: Bloodborne, also directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki. He talked about this game in a very extensive interview with GamesRadar, and he even mentioned what his favorite thing about the title was. 

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Hidetaka Miyazaki talked about all that Bloodborne represented to him and what his inspirations were for the visual style and setting that Bloodborne has, which are very far from previous games that this director has made. We also asked him about his favorite aspect of the game. He mentioned several things, but he said the following: “It utilizes a mainstay of trick weapons and firearms, coupled with dodging and a’regain’ system. The end result is exhilarating combat with that ‘life or death’ tension.”

Bloodborne combat is one of the most praised aspects of the game

In the interview, Miyazaki added that the combat passed a long and detailed polish process that involved him and Sony Computer Entertainment, giving the amazing result that this title has. In 2015, Bloodborne made its exclusive PS4 debut, earning an impressive 92% on Metacritic and being rewarded with the Must-Play badge.

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Since the release of Bloodborne PC, players have been continuously asking for a PC version of the game, and the answer is always the same: Sony has to make that possible; the rights to the IP belong to PlayStation. There is no other ideal scenario to make this real, as the current strategy that PlayStation Studios had was to release exclusive games on PC after being available for more than a year on console. This could also happen with Bloodborne eventually. 

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