Summary
AllBloodbornefans want is a remaster of the game as we hurtle towards its tenth anniversary. Even a current-gen update for the soulslike game will do, butPlayStationappears to be completely unwilling to make that happen. It’s not as if it doesn’t realize how popular Bloodborne is either. That’s why it continues to celebrate the game through merchandise, the latest of which includes a Bloodborne pocket watch as well as matching gloves and boots.
While you won’t be able to walk around a polished version of Yharnam anytime soon, you can now cosplay as The Hunter and pretend your hometown is where Bloodborne takes place with more accuracy than ever before. The officially licensed line of new Bloodborne merch wasrevealed via Supergroupies, a retailer best known for creating high-end video game merch. Even though SuperGroupies is based in Japan, its products ship worldwide.
The crown jewel of the Bloodborne collection is the pocket watch, and it’s quite something. Not only has it been designed to replicate the clock face of the game’s cathedral, but it is made from antique gold and is being pitched as an everyday item or a collectible you can treasure forever. The pocket watch costs 26,400 yen ($170) so I’d recommend keeping it at home and showing it off to visitors. If you really want your Hunter look to be the best it can be though, I guess the stylish watch will have to leave the house.
Become The Hunter
The Bloodborne boots are described as “a stable defensive effect against the inhuman beasts that writhe in Yharnam.” However, even if you don’t often bump into beasties in need of stomping, it’s perfectly fine to just wear them out and about. There’s very little Bloodborne branding on them so to the untrained eye, they look like a regular pair of very smart old-school boots. The belts on the front can be removed, and there’s a zip on the side making them easy to put on and take off. They’re 25,300 yen ($163) and available in various sizes.
Last but not least, the gloves. Available for just 13,200 yen ($85), the gloves are far and away the cheapest item available in PlayStation’s new collection. Like the boots, the gloves can be worn for all occasions, but the subtle Bloodborne logo on the back of them will let other fans of the game you pass know that you’re a fellow Hunter. Perfect to weed out anyone in the immediate vicinity you can complain to about everyone’s pleas for a remaster being ignored.
