Bloodborne is the perfect PlayStation 4 game to play this Halloween

Sony PlayStationI spent almost a full year playing “Bloodborne.” After hundreds of hours and literally thousands of deaths, I can definitively say “Bloodborne” is one of the best action adventure horror games ever made. And it’s only $20 right now, if you buy it digitally or as a physical disc. I can’t recommend it enough.

I had never played a game like “Bloodborne” before, but after my brother gifted it to me in 2015, I wasn’t able to put it down. I spent hours each day slowly carving through the old city of Yharnam, exploring gorgeous Gothic architecture while hunting monstrous beasts and earning increasingly better weapons and gear along the way.

“Bloodborne” is made by a Japanese game company called From Software, which has made some of the most punishing video games of all time, including the beloved “Dark Souls” franchise. “Bloodborne” is similar to the “Dark Souls” games, but its mechanics reward a more aggressive playstyle, and thus, the game is a bit more approachable. Still, as I’ve learned, you will die a lot in this game — but this makes every victory that much sweeter.

If you’ve never heard of this game — or if you already own the game and can’t stop thinking about it — this is what “Bloodborne” is all about. (Warning: Nightmare fuel ahead.)