Loran

Preface Considering the limits to the aesthetic of a particular era named for a specific country’s queen, FromSoftware has done wonders to invoke the vibe of a wider world in Bloodborne. Perhaps that shouldn’t come as too surprising when the country of said era was a global empire, with legends like Lawrence of Arabia to […]

Healing Church

Preface Bloodborne, with few exceptions, focuses more on its web of factions than its characters. But given the writing style of Director Hidetaka Miyazaki, these factions in many respects are this game’s characters. There is perhaps no fictional institution better embodying the corruption, elitism, and dehumanization in modern medicine than the Healing Church. Presenting themselves […]

Fishing Hamlet

With not even a known name to add nuance, the Fishing Hamlet seems to have been exactly that: your typical “fishing village”. (漁村) Shipwrecks at sea, a lighthouse on the tallest peak to lead those ships back to dock, shallow waters for dingies in town, nets to haul in catches; everything revolves around a marine […]