Bloodborne: The Old Hunters Reviews

Bloodborne: The Old Hunters is ranked in the 96th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
90 / 100
Jan 25, 2016

I can't really stress how much I love this expansion though. It provided more of what people loved about Bloodborne; fantastic music, cool trick weapons, and monstrous bosses that will kick your ass.

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8 / 10.0
Jan 11, 2016

The Old Hunter's is a great expansion for die hard fans of Bloodborne. It brings a good amount of fresh content to the game without doing anything to alter the formula. It's more of the same, which is a good thing. Just be prepared for the difficulty as it is as unrelenting as ever.

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9 / 10.0
Jan 8, 2016

In the end the Old Hunters expansion is just as an essential purchase as Bloodborne itself.

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Dec 29, 2015

All in all, as much as I enjoyed the original game of Bloodborne, I found myself enjoying the DLC just as much, perhaps even a little more. The eerie setting, the backdrops, tons of mindless action, and PVP is just the tip of the iceberg with Bloodborne: The Old Hunters. So much that I know I'll be trying to beat the game just one more time before I perhaps hang it up for good, and anticipate the third coming of Dark Souls.

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8 / 10.0
Dec 22, 2015

A worthy expansion to one of the best games of 2015

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Unscored
Dec 6, 2015

Not everything that has been added is brilliant, but it successfully builds upon the already excellent main game which makes it easy to recommend.

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GameGrin
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Dec 4, 2015

A fantastic addition to a game that had already won my heart. Although I would have appreciated a greater variety in items and combat, what has been introduced is impressive and superbly implemented.

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Dec 4, 2015

The Old Hunters aims to deepen the experience of the original by taking the good ideas in Bloodborne and expanding on them. And on those terms it's a success. Still, anyone that hoped for an easier time or more story, a reason to play will be disappointed, but I doubt anyone who has finished Bloodborne would still be thinking of those things. Then again, I sort of did, as a gamer that loves the Lovecraftian vibe FromSoftware supplies, but was tired of dying over and over. The bottom line is that any worthwhile DLC should be for fans first, right? If so, that's where The Old Hunters shines.

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50 / 100
Dec 3, 2015

More isn't bad just for its faults and repetitions. It's worse than that: Bloodborne was pure—and The Old Hunters dilutes it.

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8 / 10
Dec 3, 2015

there is something here for anyone who found themselves ensnared by the Hunter's Dream.

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4.5 / 5.0
Dec 2, 2015

The Old Hunters could not have dropped at a better time. After months of being away from Bloodborne, the game has once again wormed its way into my life, and once again, it's all I can spend every waking moment thinking of. Now if you'll excuse me, I have more new weapons to hunt down.

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Unscored
Dec 2, 2015

The Old Hunters provides new riffs and deeper context to all the best, most memorable ideas in Bloodborne. The boss fight in the clocktower, too, completes a motif, this one in the form of a lesson. As this familiar figure rushes at you, intent on your demise, wielding a weapon you've never seen before, it's never been clearer: In Yharnam, knowledge can't save you. But a trick weapon might.

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4.6 / 5.0
Dec 1, 2015

The Old Hunters effectively enriches what was already an astoundingly accomplished title, offering up a wealth of new challenges for returning players to overcome. Journeying through the environments and watching a battle between blood lusting Hunters and cowering beasts is an amazing sight to behold and the selection of new enemies rank up there with the game's very best. Sure, some of the areas and enemies are reused from the base game but From have added enough of a spin upon them that they somehow feel fresh and new.

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9.5 / 10.0
Dec 1, 2015

It's such a shame that this is the only expansion that is going to hit Bloodborne. With a great attention to detail, and meaningful changes to single player, we can only wonder what other sort of innovative ideas From Software had in store for us before their plans changed. Still, The Old Hunters enables Bloodborne to go out with a bang, and a challenging one at that.

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Fextralife
Fexelea
Top Critic
9 / 10
Dec 1, 2015

The best DLC for any game this year and a close second to the Artorias expansion as "all time best". The life breathed into the whole game by the free patch combined with the dlc have made a world of difference for players. We are seeing daily events and streams, fightclubs, dungeon runs, weapon guides and lore discussion in our forums, wiki and chats. The new weapons and bosses are outstanding, giving the DLC elements fantastic replayability that was not necessarily present on the base game. Some points discounted for area recycle and a somewhat steep pricepoint for some, but in the end the DLC is worth its price due to the effects it has on the whole experience.

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7.5 / 10.0
Nov 30, 2015

The Old Hunters is a bit on the short side and doesn't stray as far from the formula as it's proven it can, but what there is of it adds significantly to the depth of Bloodborne as a whole; Definitely recommended, especially for stalwart fans hungry for more, but nothing unmissable on its own.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 29, 2015

The Old Hunters faithfully adds to the gothic adventure of Bloodborne, and reminds you how delightfully wicked that bunch at From Software really are.

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7.8 / 10.0
Nov 26, 2015

Bloodborne: The Old Hunters is an enjoyable and worthwhile expansion that is still a must-buy for fans even though it has its problems.

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9.5 / 10.0
Nov 25, 2015

Bloodborne: The Old Hunters bietet die bisher härteste und gleichzeitig schönste Herausforderung für Bloodborne Fans. Mit 4 neuen Bossen und unzähligen neuen Waffen und Gegner-Variationen bietet der DLC genau das was sich Fans der Reihe erwarten würden. Die vielen Möglichkeiten und versteckten Inhalte die das Hauptspiel bietet, gehen zwar etwas unter, aber dafür bekommt ihr schöne neue Gebiete und wahrscheinlich die Herausforderung eures Lebens. Von uns gibt es eine klare Empfehlung an alle Bloodborne Besitzer.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 24, 2015

More than just DLC. It's a core part of the Bloodborne experience.

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