i really liked dark souls, and at first i didn't connect with bloodborne's victorian era theme, but trust me, the atmosphere in this game is to be remembered and cherished forever, piecing the lore together through clues dialogues here and there, the horror that lurks behind every aspect of the game, and the pace of the gameplay are all more than you would at any rate expect.the atmosphere in a nutshell:gothic werewolf hunting turned into lovecraftian horror of human existense.i liked dark souls, but i ended up loving bloodborne.