Several references are present throughout the series, some of which are easy to spot while others are a bit more subtle. Some of the more well-known references in the Soulsborne games are shout-outs to the manga series Berserk, written by Kentaro Miura (with Miyazaki admitting that he has drawn heavily from the series in a 2015 interview with Gamespot). On top of this, several of the ancient aliens that are present in Bloodborne's background lore are referred to as "The Great Ones", which is taken from "The Great Old Ones", similar beings that appear in Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. The story and the Bloodborne area both feature humans worshipping and mating with ancient fishlike aliens that have come from the sea. Lovecraft, with Miyazaki confirming that his "Cthulhu Mythos" was an inspiration for the game in a 2015 interview with Game's Radar.īut it is more than just themes that have been taken from Lovecraft's work the Fishing Hamlet area from the Old Hunters DLC is similar to the titular fictional fishing hamlet featured in the short story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth".
All these themes come from the work of early 20th-century writer H.P. The latter half of Bloodborne turns the game from a Victorian-era werewolf horror story into an eldritch nightmare, with giant squid-faced monstrosities hanging from buildings, strange lights in the sky, and ancient aliens to which humanity is little more than insects (and the bosses all become far more disturbing).
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