Bloodborne: The Old Hunters Reviews

Bloodborne: The Old Hunters is ranked in the 96th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Erik Kain
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Nov 23, 2015

If you haven't played Bloodborne yet, this is the perfect time to start. If you've already sliced your way through the bloody streets of Yharnam, The Old Hunters gives you plenty of good reasons to come back for more. I give the expansion a resounding Buy in my Buy/Hold/Sell scale. It's worth every penny and every bloody, grueling minute of your time.

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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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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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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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9.3 / 10.0
Nov 23, 2015

An essential add-on to the core game, offering significant challenges and new ways to play the game through weapons and other goodies to suit all playstyles

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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 / 10
Nov 23, 2015

An excellent expansion to what is not only the best game of the year, but one of the best action games of all-time.

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Nov 23, 2015

Ultra-challenging and demanding of your time, The Old Hunters isn't for the easily intimidated. But its morsels of lore, imaginative weapons, and engaging battles are all the reward you need.

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9 / 10
Nov 23, 2015

There's beauty in both success and failure in Bloodborne. A one-second lapse in concentration can place you at the receiving end of a fatal combo but if you can maintain a persistent presence of mind, a triple-digit killstreak is not unheard of. Being tested by new foes in these new lands is an unquestionable joy, as is the ability to bring these newfound armaments and treasures into the main game. The Old Hunters is Bloodborne from another time and place, and with more difficult bosses and confounding stories to unravel, it's a fitting complement to the original, gruesome adventure.

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USgamer
Top Critic
Nov 23, 2015

From Software has always excelled when it comes to DLC, and The Old Hunters is no exception. It's simply some of the best Bloodborne content you'll ever find, especially if you blazed through the game last Spring and need a valid reason to relive the nightmare all over again.

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VG247
Top Critic
Nov 24, 2015

From Software has always excelled when it comes to DLC, and The Old Hunters is no exception. It's simply some of the best Bloodborne content you'll ever find, especially if you blazed through the game last Spring and need a valid reason to relive the nightmare all over again.

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Nov 23, 2015

The Old Hunters is for better or worse, more Bloodborne. If you're looking for a reason to return to Yharnam, this is a worthy expansion for the game. It'll give you just about everything you've come to expect from From Software RPGs — new enemies to fight, new weapons and items to uncover, a big new map to explore, and of course, the soul crushing defeats.

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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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90 / 100
Nov 23, 2015

For the most part, The Old Hunters feels like a tight, good bit of content that fans of the original game will thoroughly enjoy. The Old Hunters ratchets up Bloodborne's difficulty quite a bit. But in doing so, the satisfaction of beating bosses only gets stronger. Found throughout the confines of the expansion are a host of new weapons and armor, all of which are welcome additions. The visual design is stronger than ever, as well. From Software has confirmed that there are no current plans for future Bloodborne expansions, meaning The Old Hunters is more than likely the bow on top of Miyazaki's 2015 project. If that is the case, it is a solid outing for one of the best games of 2015.

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9 / 10
Nov 23, 2015

Bloodborne: The Old Hunters is much more of the same from what is already an outstanding game. The new environments and boss encounters add hours to the main experience, but it's the deluge of additional equipment that will keep veterans most occupied. If you've been yearning for a reason to return to Yharnam, then this DLC practically demands your Blood Echoes. Just remember that the life of hunter is defined by death – and you're going to die a lot.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 23, 2015

A brilliant expansion to an already unmissable gaming experience.

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Nov 23, 2015

The Old Hunters is a worthwhile expansion to one of the best games of the year and a shining example of how DLC should be made.

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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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9 / 10.0
Nov 23, 2015

Poor A.I. in the helper hunters can't stop "The Old Hunters" from achieving greatness. This is a meaty and challenging expansion that fans of "Bloodborne" have been waiting for. Take a step into the Hunter's Nightmare and remember why "Bloodborne" is one of the best games of 2015.

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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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