Reviews

Bloodborne Vol. 1: The Death of Sleep by Aleš Kot

chaptersbywonder's review

dark mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

capnlinnius's review

rtc

jshawreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

tetrootz's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Murder, Grief, Death, Stalking, Blood, Violence, and Gore

skulfxckery's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

God I want to make a movie of this

saaraa96's review

4.0

Ok liked it but gonna read rest of it after my University crisis.

bearthelumberjack's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

morriganivy's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I love Bloodborne. It's a game I really enjoyed, especially how the game leaves lots of the story up for interpretation.  This story just doesn't work unless you already have an understanding of the game world. I can't imagine anyone going in blind really could get much from this narritively. 

On top of that is has a great misunderstanding of the characters it does use. It feels as if the writer only had second hand information of them and made up the rest. Which is frustrating to see. I know that adaptations do take liberties with plot and characters but it felt less like a purposeful change and more of a misunderstanding.

The artwork however is absolutely stunning. It really understands the vibe of the game and translates nicely. 

jacobdambra's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Attentive to the source material

gaven's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5