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The Healing Church
Yharnam (pronounced /ˈjɑɹ̠.nəm/, ) is a fictional city that is the primary setting of ''Bloodborne'', a 2015 video game developed by FromSoftware. Heavily featuring Gothic Revival architecture, the city is governed and eventually destroyed by an organization known as the Healing Church. The Church, which discovered miraculous, occult blood in ancient catacombs beneath the city that could cure any illness, triggered a massive influx of people into Yharnam. This sparked rampant xenophobia among the native Yharnamite population, resenting and mocking “''outsiders''”. However, the use of the ancient blood had more severe unintended consequences, as it began to indiscriminately transform those who possessed it into beasts, a plague that the Church attempts to suppress. Despite this, a phenomenon known as the Blood Moon brings about the city's downfall. When the player encounters Yharnam, most of its surviving inhabitants are either in hiding or already becoming beasts. Yhar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodborne
is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. The game follows a Hunter through the decrepit Gothic, Victorian-era–inspired city of Yharnam, whose inhabitants are afflicted with a blood-borne disease which transforms the residents into horrific beasts. Attempting to find the source of the plague, the player's character unravels the city's mysteries while fighting a variety of enemies. ''Bloodborne'' is played from a third-person perspective. Players control a customizable protagonist, and the gameplay is focused on strategic weapons-based combat and exploration. Players battle varied enemies while using items such as trick weapons and firearms, exploring different locations, interacting with non-player characters, and unraveling the city's mysteries. ''Bloodborne'' began development in 2012 under the working title of ''Project Beast''. Bearing many similarities to FromSoftware's '' Dark So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |