Bloodborne: The Old Hunters

Overall

The Old Hunters will give you just about everything you’ve come to expect from From Software expansions — new enemies to fight, new weapons and items to uncover, a big new map to explore, and of course, the soul crushing defeats.

A brilliant expansion to an already unmissable gaming experience.

And so another yarn has arrived from Yharnam just in time to remind us why Bloodborne is one of the best games of the year. The Old Hunters is a full-blooded expansion, boasting nightmarish new environments and a bevy of brutal beasts to slaughter, but it's the vast array of original equipment that will have moon slaves practically salivating over this add-on. As far as DLC goes, this is one of th...

The Old Hunters reminds us why Bloodborne was one of 2015’s best exclusives (and also the most difficult).

The Old Hunters is a satisfying, visceral addition to the Bloodborne legacy.

This expansion is for enthusiasts, but will deliver precisely what that type of player wants in spades.

The Old Hunters is another shot in the arm of the same serum that coursed through Bloodborne’s veins. Though diehards may pillage its secrets quickly, my approximate 15 hours spent delving its depths and gleefully employing each new destructive tool felt satisfyingly dense. The Old Hunters is an impressive return to From Software’s oppressive and rewarding universe, and while it retreads much of t...

I might sound down on a lot of aspects of The Old Hunters, but ultimately, it will satiate most fans out there. The fact that it was supposed to be two DLCs that were merged into one makes sense, as part of it feels like cut content, and the other half seems like wholly original work. While I’m glad I had an excuse to drop into the world of Yharnam once again, there’s a part of me that feels disap...