Narrative Design and Authorship in Bloodborne

An Analysis of the Horror Videogame
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4766-7218-2
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 191 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

Reihe: Studies in Gaming

In the vein of their cult-classic dark fantasy titles Demon's Souls (2009) and the Dark Souls franchise (2011, 2014, 2016), game developers FromSoftware released the bleak Gothic horror Bloodborne in 2015. Players are cast in the role of hunters in a hostile land, probing the shadowy city of Yharnam in search of "paleblood." The game achieved iconic status as both a horror and an action title for its rich lore and for the continuity of story elements through all aspects of game design.

This first full-length study examines Bloodborne's themes of dangerous knowledge and fatal pride and its aesthetics in the context other works on game studies, horror and the Gothic. The book's three parts focus on lore and narrative, the game's nightmarish world, and its mechanics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoedt, Madelon

Kapell, Matthew Wilhelm

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Hobbies & Spiele
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Spiele-Programmierung, Rendering, Animation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Computerspiele, Internetspiele

Über Autor(innen)

Madelon Hoedt is a senior lecturer at the department of drama, theatre and performance at the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom and previously lectured in game studies at the University of South Wales. She has published extensively on interactive expressions of horror and the Gothic in performance and (digital) games.

Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies and humanities at San Jose State University. He lives in San Jose, California.