Thanks once again for everyone who took part in our recent giveaway! We’ve had quite a turnout and six winners in total. I hope that y’all enjoy your new games!

I still don’t have any soulslikes on my plate. I have downloaded the RE: 9 demo though which is basically a Sekiro-like with its parry mechanic /s

Don’t get me wrong - if FS announced Bloodborne 2 tomorrow, I’d be very excited. So much so that I’d probably even buy a digital copy if Sony said it won’t be printed on a disc. However, do we really need Bloodborne 2?

The story is done. There’s not a whole lot more to extract from the lore outside of what already has been. A prequel could make sense and could likely be spun up in an interesting way. But in an age where sequels, spin-offs, and unnecessary remakes exist in all branches of the entertainment industry, maybe it’s for the better if Bloodborne is left as is and isn’t expanded upon yet again.

Not everything in existence needs a continuation. In anime, for example, I would probably like Samurai Champloo 2, or Cowboy Bebop 2, or Death Note 2, or Afro Samurai 2, or or or… But at the end of the day, isn’t part of the appeal of media that it stands on its own, deriving value from the experience itself without needing further derivatives to dilute the essence of the medium?

I don’t know, maybe I’m jaded. But my view on BB2 has changed over the years. Between spiritual successors like Lies of P, which is phenomenal and is only lightly inspired by Bloodborne I’d suggest, or other contemporaries that take elements from Bloodborne, like the fast-paced combat and focus on parrying and aggression like in Khazan, I don’t feel like we really need a Bloodborne sequel.

What do you think?