Bloodborne Legends IV

The .exe file does not even work -_-

after playing through the game i have to say that it's amazing - a great installment in the bloodborne legends series, if not the best!) when compared to it's predecessors it's a lot more story and character-driven experience, with cool moments along the way and a far more interesting plot that takes you around from the sewers of an industrial cityscape to a forgotten outpost of the Ancient - from the beginning to the end the fourth installment was great, although, with a few bumps along the way, jajaja!)

one of the best things about the fourth part is definitely the characters - Soraya, Christine, Charlotte and Timpany - all of them are cool in their own way and have an amazing design for each of them (i especially like Timpany, even though she was introduced rather late into the story the way she talked and her constant smug expression made me love the ancient lass, jajaja!) while also providing for some humorous and epic dialogue with their personalities!) although the game has some rather... cringy, so to say, moments (especially some concerning Soraya) - there's not a lot of them and as the game progresses you start to get more tolerant towards them (the ending scene in particular actually felt natural and more wholesome than pervy and cringe-inducing). the game's antagonists are also great - they provide for some tough fights and also serve in a really cool plot point towards the end where the main party faces off against the combined forces of the agents of darkness!) another great thing about the game is its exploration - it's done masterfully and rewards the players with secret bosses, helpful loot and good equipment for being curious and lasts till the game's end - those stimulants before fighting the dark one were pretty nice, i have to admit!)

now, on to the more little, but, nevertheless, great details that made the overall experience all the more worthwhile!) firstly, the plot point with Soraya and Christine going back to the slums after hearing that they're under attack is very well executed - even though you have to do some backtracking it's not that bad... and besides - after spending some time around the slums, interacting with the NPC's there i felt really bad for the denizens, which, in turn, led me to want to take revenge on the fucker that did this - and it's great!) when the game makes you feel bad for the fates of even the npc's then it shows that the author knows how to make a compelling and immersive story) next, the cursed cave-labyrinth is pretty extensive, but it is definitely worth exploring because of some very useful loot that you can find in its decrepit corners!) next, the little dialogue between Soraya and Chris after exiting Slovia and the message after that with a short explanation for the overworld are great, especially for players that are new to the Bloodborne Legends franchise and is just pretty helpful in general!) the later messages (like the one when you get the ship) are just as helpful - thank you for adding them in, Horror_Kid!) the whole town of Nibblebeim is really well done - not only you can buy some very helpful equipment there, but you can also visit the people's houses and interact with a lot of the town's denizens, which is great!) the little details in the enviroment like the maids in Raylon's castle and the sleeping soldiers help establish the immersion greatly!) the encounter with the guards at the gates of Sephir castle was a nice change of pace from all the fighting and a genuinely fun interaction!) also, the ability to choose whether or not to pay the pesky guards to pass is just as great while also being true to reality. and, finally, the mysterious cave with a simple puzzle that is a little, neat throwback to the puzzle inside of Charlotte's shack and also housing a secret boss is amazing - if there's something that bloodborne legends consistently does really well then it's secret dungeons and powerful bosses that make their lair in them!)

now for the bumps in the road, or just bugs and problems. luckily, they're not that bad and most of them are just harmless bugs that have to do with the copy-pasted locations like the inns leading back to the first town or something like that, jajaja) i'll start off with the biggest problem with the game that has to do with it's beginning and rather hazy explanation for it's progression - the problem begins at the slovia city factory, where you're told to place the explosives in three specific places - there's really not any other way to guess them other than just clicking on everything in the general vicinity, and then, after defeating Zekeal, you go to Soraya's true house and can chat with Chris - Soraya mentions in that dialogue the fact that she has some business at the casino, so, you'd naturally assume that's where you need to go to progress the story, but, alas, you actually have to sleep in Soraya's bed to continue your journey. i'll continue in my next comm because gamejolt thinks this one too long

The closet next to the main protagonist's bed infinitely generates gold. Letting the player make an easy 50k. The protagonist is pretty loaded for someone living in the slums...