Title speaks for itself...I am looking forward to more intense combat and having to react more quickly in combat situations.

The fact that I played Demon's Souls, Dark Souls (and Dark Souls II), loved all of them and am going to buy Bloodborne without knowing anything about it really. This is the best part of all of gaming. Possibly. Maybe.

Having a solid action rpg on PS4, cant wait to play it!

The challenge. Also, looking at the player character. The design reminds me so much of Vampire Hunter D.

For me, it's probably the ability to play co-op without having to please the Gods of Network Code. Hopefully.

Dying.

@soulsfan1984: Also, this is sorta spam since you don't even answer the question yourself. You need to write something in your OP.

The PC release.

To be honest playing it ... that is what is wonderfull about these games they just have that , I dunno , you know like when you played a Castlevania game , that no matter what you were in for a good time , well ok maybe not much Castlevania 2 , but you get the gist, Unfourtunately I wont be able to play it this March :( hope I can this year though.

I am just excited to jump into a Souls-style game without the hardcore audience having picked it apart. I can't wait to discover secrets by myself.

Getting my ass handed to me in a bowl.

Updated my post. Apologies...

Having something worthwhile to play on my ps4 instead of buying everything on steam. I'm also quite excited to see how they have changed the bonfire mechanic, and what types of awesome boss weapons there will be.

Having a decent reason to consider buying a PS4 sooner rather than later. Should be cool.

Aside from giving me the much-desired excuse to purchase a PS4? I'm excited for the fact that I don't actually know a whole lot about the game and can find out stuff on my own.

As with any Souls game, it's the exploration. Seeing the different environs; the creepy enemy/boss design; the teeny-tiny, itty-bitty snippets of story I'm able to divine (I'm horrible at this aspect of Souls) and seeing the different weapons, particularly now that their overall design will be modernized a bit. Oh, and chilling with the Maiden in Black >,<

Just looking forward to a new action RPG from the best guys at making action RPG's; From Software. Have been eating them up since King's Field on the PS1. Also it gives me more excuses to say things on YouTube like "So today I want to talk about this new game from From Software!" Because having a legit reason to say "from from" is just sort of funny.

The story and lore. Also excited that there's no shields anymore.

Me too, but yet that's my favorite part of the games and what I'm looking forward to the most. I kind of brushed aside the story for the most part in the other Souls games but then one day I found this guy on YouTube who did lore videos and I watched it and discovered that holy shit, they cram SO MUCH STORY into everything, even small characters or objects can have entire story arks that I just missed by not paying attention or finding.

So I'm going to do my best this time around to really just look at things and study things and pay attention to what's happening around me and what characters are saying/doing so hopefully I can figure things out on my own this time.

I'm also super excited by the rumored prospect that (End game Demons Souls spoilers, possibly Bloodborne early game/some point in time spoilers?) It's possible that Bloodborne is a storyline sequel to Demons Souls, someone came up with a good theory that your character helping the Maiden lull the old one back to sleep at the end of Demons Souls is what got rid of a lot of the magic/soul arts of the world so that's why in Bloodborne everything looks less reliant on magic and more reliant on human technology, apparently someone who got to see some previews also found someone in game doing an "Umbasa' prayer. So if that's all true that's really cool, if they make a whole new world/lore that's great as well but if they built off of Demons Souls stuff that's really cool, especially given how big your Demons characters role was in everything.

The idea of counter-attacking gaining you health. Sounds like an excuse to get real scrappy and that's cool.

The gameplay.

Where did you hear this rumor? It wouldn't "shock" me per se, especially since the cannon ending of Demon's is what you describe. However I could see a character making that prayer more as a callback/easter egg and it not really meaning anything. Sort of how every From Software game has the Moonlight Sword in it, even though it was only important / mattered to the lore of King's Field.

I'm hoping for a surprisingly amazing experience. Would be a nice change of pace.

@karkarov: Oh yeah, I don't doubt it could all just be references, but fingers crossed it ties both games together. I heard this rumor/speculation from someone who does lore videos of the Souls series on YouTube named VaatiVidya, he's really dedicated to figuring out lore stuff and got into the Bloodborne alpha and story speculation video about it really, it's a long video but he basically makes the storyline point in the first 2-3 minutes. So the link may be mended.

Frankly from the what I seen of it so far; I am really looking forward to playing the game and experiencing everything.

Ok, I'll bite...Just like the the PC version of Demon's Souls.

@zolroyce: Yeah, the way the lore system is designed, you feel like a super-cool guy just when you put one item description together with another, or with a boss' design and form your own independent theory about how this guy betrayed his king, died for his love etc. Very cool idea. I just wish I was better at it, or more consistent, I guess.

I told myself before DS2's release that I would keep a notebook of lore development and character descriptions like the Youtuber Kay (I like her enough to shill her, so if you haven't, check out Kay Plays. It's great). I didn't do so, but I'm telling myself that again for Bloodborne. Maybe I actually WILL this time, maybe I'll wait for Vaati to fill me in. Regardless, I'm waiting with bated breath.

Yeah, I've heard that theory prior. Personally, I think it would be awesome if there was a direct connection to Demon's, but I said that regarding DS1 and 2, and thought the lore around the connection was mostly half-baked, so I don't know...

Something different, and from the footage that's exactly what I'm getting.

Hoping the combat is good. One of the bigger things Im hoping for is great atmosphere. I almost kinda wish they had a sound track for it. Some of the out of context videos felt a little bland. I have not followed the game much. Partly intentional, but also hoping the items/weapons are interesting.

Mauling my way through mobs with some kind of blade-hammer. Really those weaponsl look awesome.

Currently the thing that interests me the most is the world and the look of the game.

They talk about Demon's Souls a lot when discussing this game. I consider that a good sign for the atmosphere of the game.

@poobumbutt: I'm always up for checking out a new Souls lets player. I'll give her a look at some point. The notepad idea sounds cool, kind of a look back almost of games from times looooong ago where you couldn't gamefaqs or YouTube so you better have a damn note pad handy for passwords and stuff.

To be fair, from what I've heard, DS2 was made by a sort of B-team as A-team was busy with Bloodborne, so perhaps the people who were really good/focused with story stuff will be able to do really cool stuff all over again.

Another thing I'm speculatively looking forward to is any appearance by Patches or like son or daughter of Patches if they bring him back, he's like a bumbling henchman character, he's a dick, and you know he's a dick, also kind of a murderer if you think about it, but damnit, I sort of like having him around. Though every other playthrough or so I do stab the hell out of him.

Atmosphere lot and lots of atmosphere.

I'm just looking forward to another unknown quantity. Pushing forward in new areas and discovering what's there for the first time is absolutely the draw of the Souls games for me, and I'm sure Bloodborne will be just as good at it.

Watching Jeff Green play it of course! RETRIEVAL!

everything, these games are the complete package :)

Probably the monster design, since they do that art so well. Curious how varied the environments will be.

Killing shit.

I'm excited to see a game I want to play on my PS4. Since giving up on Destiny, it's just been sitting and collecting dust. Most games I play on my PC if I can. The Xbone has had a few exclusives I've played (Sunset, Halo), but the lack of content for the PS4 has really been making me regret that purchase.

About the game itself, I love the environments, the atmosphere, and the action. Looks like the type of game that I can chew on for a while.

The giantbomb duders playing it in some capacity.

Playing it.

This is a fan theory put forth by VaatiVidya. His bread and butter is incredibly well-researched but ultimately speculative interpretations of the Dark Souls lore. You should check out his other stuff too, the Prepare to Cry series goes in-depth on specific characters and it's really good stuff.

I'm kinda just looking forward to the fact that it'll be the first game I'll play in over 3 months, probably the longest I've gone without touching a game in over a decade.

Oh I know who they are. I won't post my opinion here but to sum up I literally loathe both them and every other "prominent youtuber" and their so called theories. Every time I look at one of their videos it is just made up crap based on some of the most tenuous non existent tripe I have ever seen. Knowing it came from them is all I need to know that it is probably pure nonsense.

@pilgrimm1981: THANKS OBAMA

@memu said:

Same.

Yep, looking forward to that too.

One day. One day.

@karkarov: It's just for fun, he admits to the speculative nature of his interpretations. It's really not worth getting worked up.

One of the most engaging aspects of Dark Souls is personal interpretation: the story-telling is vague and leaves a lot for the players to decide for themselves. One man's youtube video is not to be taken as the definitive "answer" but rather one piece of a larger puzzle. I enjoy Vaati's vidyas because he puts a lot of thought in to them but I don't treat them as gospel and I don't think he means them to be.

Again, it's for fun. Video games are about FUN; I know it's easy to forget.

Overcoming seemingly impossible odds.

The Quick Look.

Fans hating it.