It's Officially The End Of An Era For Bloodborne

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Bloodborne's Moon Presence boss descends from the Blood Moon to face the Hunter in the Hunter's Dream. The Hunter stands in a field of flowers at night.

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For the past decade, Bloodborne has remained a fan favorite, with the FromSoftware title being widely regarded as one of the best and most influential video games of all time.

Released back in 2015 as a standalone entry in FromSoftware's Souls franchise, Bloodborne took players to the Gothic, Victorian-era-inspired setting of Yharnam, where players would take on the role of a Hunter who would have to discover the mysteries of a curse that turned all of the city's inhabitants into blood-starved beasts.

As well as featuring the challenging combat expected from a FromSoftware title, Bloodborne was also praised for its gritty setting, multidimensional characters, atmosphere, Lovecraftian-inspired horror, and more, and since its release, it has gone onto inspire countless forms of media, including card and board games, graphic novel series, and even an upcoming animated movie.

A creature sits on a chair in Bloodborne

However, Bloodborne does have one major problem, and that is that, due to Sony digging in its heels, it remains a PlayStation exclusive over a decade on with no sign of a PC port despite fans calling out for one. Additionally, an official remaster has also not been announced, leaving Bloodborne a strictly old-gen release.

Despite fans and creators making their very own unofficial PC ports and remasters over the years, fans will never give up the fight for official versions, and it seems as though the radio silence from Sony has led to one Bloodborne veteran hanging up their Hunter's hat once and for all.

This news comes courtesy of Kotaku who recently reported that PlayStation user Noahman has decided to retire from the hit FromSoftware title after spending years acting as a summon for those who struggle with one of game's most difficult bosses. Earlier this week, Noahman took to r/fromsoftware to share his retirement, saying, "Time to say goodbye to Bloodborne, but more importantly a single boss; The Orphan of Kos. I've been helping people fight only him for 11 years. Thousands of fights, Thousands of kills. But the player base has shrunk to a point where I don't get summoned anymore. If you ever summoned me, thank you."

Summons work exactly as you may think in Bloodborne, allowing the player to summon others to help assist them in various fights and players such as Noahman are able to mark themselves as like-minded players who are willing to help.

Orphan of Kos being presented to the player

In an interview with Gamesradar, Noahman revealed that he had helped around 5,000 to 6,000 Bloodborne players battle The Orphan of Kos, describing it as a perfect way to interact with fellow fans. “The relationship between Summoner and Cooperator is like two ships passing in the night. Except in this instance, I’d help the ship get to port safely and be on my way.”

However, with the Bloodborne playerbase shrinking each year, especially without a PC port or remaster being a reason to return, Noahman cannot justify paying to be a Cooperator anymore, and has officially retired. It is yet another heartbreaking reminder of the reality of a decade-old game not receiving the love it so desperately deserves.