However, the attraction reaches far beyond Bloodborne’s visceral gameplay, its Austrian-cum-late Georgian era-inspired setting woven and presented in striking detail. With the alluringly formidable reputation of the Souls games standing behind it, Bloodborne has proved to be a standout gaming experience in the current generation.
Ryan Amon, Tsukasa Saitoh, Yuka Kitamura, Nobuyoshi Suzuki, Cris Velasco and Michael Wandmacher The game would be nowhere near as good without them. The tunes are damn near flawless, leaning into your memories of the best soundtracks of the 16-bit era, and like the game they’re made for, they work for and against your expectations. It’s endlessly self-aware, charming, and often hilarious. Here’s an RPG that’s designed for you to make it through the entire game without killing something unless you absolutely have to (but you can anyway, if that’s your thing). That’s where the amazingly-realized Undertale comes in this year. It’s most telling that many of the best RPGs in recent years have been the ones that callback to the days of the SNES, often produced by Western developers making the most of their nostalgia, using familiar elements and pushing them in new, different directions. Xenoblade Chronicles X aside, let’s talk: the JRPG had its heyday largely in the 16-bit and 32-bit era, and once the stories blew up in budget, the alien charm lost a bit of its appeal.
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