Many players understood from the beginning of the game that "Bloodborne" was actually based on the Cthulhu mythos.
But it wasn't just about the appearance of the Old Gods, but the whole story at its core.
That is: all human exploration of the unknown will bring disaster.
Human exploration of the unknown isn't always good. In many cases, it can lead to them seeing things that humans shouldn't, or don't want to, see.
The truth of the unknown is indeed fascinating, but behind the fascination often lies dark secrets that shouldn't be discovered.
So when humans try to expand their tiny view, they have already planted the seeds for their own destruction.
Just like everything that happened in Yharnam, only tragedy.
In the game, after more than a week of fighting, Ben, as one of the first players to get "Bloodborne", was about to reach the first ending of the game.
After all, as a veteran of soul-like games, after adapting to the combat style of "Bloodborne" and getting familiar with the monsters in the game, he was still stronger than some ordinary players.
The main reason it took so long was that he wanted to achieve the third ending that some experienced players had found.
During this time, with the joint efforts of players around the world, the various bosses in "Bloodborne" were basically all defeated. At the same time, some hidden content was constantly being discovered by players.
As for the conditions for reaching the game's ending, they were also figured out by players.
Ben returned to the Hunter's Dream, and couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the Hunter's Workshop being burned.
In the backyard, the garden gate that had been impossible to open before was now open.
The Doll tells the player that Gehrman is waiting for the hunter in the garden.
Yes, the old man in the wheelchair in the workshop is the former first hunter: Gehrman.
In the flowers, Gehrman sat in his wheelchair, congratulating the hunter for killing the nightmare. This meant that the hunter's work was over.
After killing Mergo, the hunter had helped the Great One Moon Presence, the mastermind behind everything, eliminate all its competitors.
So next, Gehrman will use his weapon to truly wake the hunter from the nightmare.
And this involves the three unique endings in "Bloodborne".
The first ending is called: Yharnam Sunrise.
The hunter agrees to let Gehrman send him away from the dream, so Gehrman takes out his weapon and cuts off the hunter's head.
The hunter wakes up in the center of the Grand Cathedral. A warm sun begins to rise from the edge of the city, and the dazzling light makes people feel so warm.
The hunter seems to have finally left that terrible nightmare.
But… the place where the hunter first entered the dream was Iosefka's Clinic.
And now the place where he wakes up is the Grand Cathedral. The clothes he was wearing at the beginning were the clothes of a foreigner.
And now it's the clothes he was wearing when Gehrman killed him.
So, is this really waking up now?
Or has he entered a new dream?
Moreover, the final mastermind, the Moon Presence, still exists, and the tragedy of Yharnam will still not be resolved.
In the second ending, the hunter chooses to refuse Gehrman's offer.
At this time, Gehrman will feel surprised.
'What makes you so attached to the dream?'
'Is it blood? Or hunting?'
'However, none of this matters anymore.'
Gehrman slowly gets up from the wheelchair.
His appearance is truly shocking. This seemingly weak but dignified old man who relies on a wheelchair all day actually has such great strength.
With a light sound, Gehrman pulls out the weapon that has been sealed for a long time from behind: the Burial Blade.
In the garden, under the moonlight.
Gehrman seems to have returned to his past.
'Tonight, Gehrman... joins the hunt!'
The former first hunter fights the current hunter.
But now the former hunter is no longer the foreigner who just stepped into Yharnam.
In the endless cycle of the Hunter's Dream, countless fights, countless life and death situations.
Have given the hunter incredible power.
Gehrman, the former first hunter, also falls in the garden.
But his expression is so peaceful, it's an expression of release.
In the Hunter's Dream, Gehrman is troubled by nightmares every day.
Now he can finally be freed.
No matter what happens in the future, at least now he can close his eyes, Gehrman falls.
But this Hunter's Dream still needs someone to maintain it.
So the real mastermind, the Moon Presence, appears.
The Moon Presence, the culprit of everything.
As for the reason?
Do the Great Ones also have conflicts? Is the Moon Presence using the hunter to eliminate other Great Ones?
Or, is all of this simply a show for the Moon Presence? And the Moon Presence is quietly enjoying this show to entertain itself?
But none of this matters anymore.
The Moon Presence descends from the moon, slowly moving towards the hunter, making a hugging gesture.
Now it needs the hunter to replace Gehrman's position and become its new agent to maintain the dream.
If the hunter has not obtained the complete three umbilical cords before this.
Then the hunter will not be able to resist the power of the Great One, and will eventually become a new agent, sitting in a wheelchair with the Doll to wait for the next hunter to arrive.
But if the hunter collects the complete three umbilical cords before fighting Gehrman.
The hunter will be able to gain a lot of wisdom from the Great Ones.
Therefore, when the Moon Presence appears, the hunter will have enough power to resist the Great One.
Finally, the hunter kills the Great One Moon Presence, and then evolves into a new Great One.
And the reason why Ben took so long to complete the game was to wait for this final ending of resisting the Moon Presence.
If it were the old Ben, he definitely wouldn't be able to defeat the Moon Presence.
But now he is no longer the new hunter who had to rely on the tombstones to win against Father Gascoigne in the Tomb of Oedon.
In this hunt, he has defeated countless powerful enemies.
The Blood-Starved Beast, Mergo's Wet Nurse, as well as Lady Maria from the Hunter's Nightmare, Laurence, Ludwig, and the Orphan of Kos who almost completely crushed him.
Now, he has no fear at all.
The Hunter Axe has been replaced by Ludwig's Holy Blade. The charged slash in the two-handed state leaves the Moon Presence with no ability to fight back.
As the Moon Presence dies, the last nightmare of Yharnam is also ended.
The old Great Ones are all dead, and a new Great One is born.
Laurence, Master Willem, and others' ultimate goal has been achieved by the hunter.
The Doll slowly comes to the hunter who has become an infant Great One, gently picks him up and hugs him in her arms.
'Do you feel cold?'
'Oh, good hunter...'
Up to this point, the story of "Bloodborne" and Yharnam comes to an end. But will the hunter who has become a Great One still be the same hunter as before?
Is this really a good ending?
Ben doesn't know and doesn't want to know.
Looking at the Doll holding the squid-like hunter in her arms at the end, Ben had a sense of being in another world. There were too many stories in the game that made him feel emotional, and the fate of many characters also moved him and countless other players.
Gilbert, the kind person who guided players and gave them the Flame Sprayer, still became a werewolf and completely turned into a beast after the blood moon came.
The little girl who asked the player to find her father either went to Oedon Chapel and was eaten by the sewer pigs on the way, or was turned into a big-headed doll in Iosefka's Clinic.
Doctor Iosefka, a kind doctor who tried her best to protect her patients, but was murdered by the later fake doctor.
The grumpy old woman who was extremely mean to players. When the blood moon came, she became crazy and thought of the hunter as her child, looking for various sedatives that could help him, but finally died outside.
Amelia, who was always wholeheartedly devoted to Laurence, Eileen the Crow, Djura the machine gun guy who guarded Old Yharnam and his friend Henrik.
Lady Maria, who participated in the fishing hamlet massacre of the Great One Kos, deeply regretted it and became a nurse, carefully taking care of the patients, but in the end the patients she took care of became the church's experimental subjects.
Master Willem, who was obsessed with Great One research early on and caused everything, but later opposed the blood of the Great Ones and created the Rom, the Vacuous Spider, to freeze the time in Yharnam, forever stopping it on the day before the blood moon came, waiting for a hunter who could end everything to arrive.
Ludwig, the first hunter of the church who wielded the Holy Moonlight Sword. Even though he was no longer human, the moment he saw the Moonlight Sword, his past memories and glory returned once again: 'Oh... you have always been by my side, my true mentor, the guiding moonlight...'
And when he is killed at the end, if the player is wearing the attire of the Healing Church, Ludwig will sincerely ask the hunter: 'Ah, honorable Healing Church hunter, can you tell me, have the hunters of my Healing Church all become brave and loyal warriors?'
If the answer is yes, then Ludwig will go to his death with satisfaction. But if the answer is no and everything is told to him, then Ludwig will let out a cry of pain and regret.
In addition, there are many other characters that players will remember, Laurence, who launched the expedition and created the fishing hamlet massacre and hunted the Great One, the tragic Father Gascoigne family…
There are NPCs, and there are bosses.
But no matter what, there is a wonderful, unforgettable, and sad story behind it.
(End of chapter)
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