Being a fan of Bloodborne is possibly harder than playing it. The video game by FromSoftware, the creators of the Dark Souls saga, was released 9 years ago exclusively for PlayStation 4, winning over all our hearts with a mind-blowing story and drastically faster combat than the previous Souls games.
While it is a video game that can be enjoyed more or less decently on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 (where it has some small performance improvements), there are many of us who have been asking for a remastered version for PS5 and PC for years, with 60 fps, graphic quality on par with Elden Ring, and loading times that don’t make you rethink your entire existence. But Sony, the owner of the rights to Bloodborne, still hasn’t released it, much to our dismay and agony.
And, with a more agonizing wait than that of Hollow Knight: Silksong (or at least on par), it’s no wonder that fans have had to find ways to keep Bloodborne fresh. Among the great ideas from the community is Return to Yharnam, an annual event that stems from the great love we have for this video game and encourages us to return to the hunt.
The Twitter user @Mephistophea encourages us once again to create a new character in Bloodborne and to replay the game. But that’s not all; to show Sony that the Bloodborne community is more alive than ever, all players are invited to “participate in as many cooperative games as possible along the way” and to leave messages near the lanterns (the bonfires of the game) that say: “You’re aware, right?”.
Return to Yharnam will take place this year between March 24th and April 7th. Without a doubt, it is yet another excuse to return to playing a video game that, without a doubt, needs to make a grand comeback.
