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[meltingparappa]

And now I'll never play the game. Thanks, Kotaku. Dodged that bullet.

Accepting reddit theories wrapped in clickbait phrasing as objective truth?

You're actually... trusting Kotaku?

 

[FTF]

Between this and the ashes dildo (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1036918) I just can't…

 

[Neiteio]

It's sad that menstruation is used as shock value. It's a perfectly natural part of life, and i wish people were more upfront and comfortable with it. People can make easy off hand "oh he had a wet dream haha", but then when it involves menstruation blood they don't want to hear about it.

I'm not uncomfortable with it at all. I think it's beautiful imagery as used in Bloodborne. And yes, I do believe it's menstrual blood. It's right in line with the motif of fertility, newborns, stillborns, etc., running throughout the game.

 

[McDougles]

That is duly noted at the very beginning of the piece:

People clicking on the thread in GAF can't know that, though.

 

[yencid]

That and the umbilical cords.

yeah basically why would any of it be out of the norm for the game?

oh its vagina blood now THAT makes it horrible!

 

[Nintendojitsu]

Enough Internet for tonight I guess.

 

[RockTurtle]

Kotaku's Patricia Hernandez with the most riveting of videogame articles!

 

[Apathy]

It's sad that menstruation is used as shock value. It's a perfectly natural part of life, and i wish people were more upfront and comfortable with it. People can make easy off hand "oh he had a wet dream haha", but then when it involves menstruation blood they don't want to hear about it.

Not really used to shock in the game, in fact is heavily implied. If anything, it's kotaku trying to make it a shock value thing that needs to be told. I don't see why grown men are freaked out by it.

 

[Jobbs]

It's sad that menstruation is used as shock value. It's a perfectly natural part of life, and i wish people were more upfront and comfortable with it. People can make easy off hand "oh he had a wet dream haha", but then when it involves menstruation blood they don't want to hear about it.

I'm uncomfortable with the unknown. I've never experienced this and as a child the first time I learned about this process I was pretty freaked out. That's part of it. Beyond that, though, from what I understand (and correct me if I'm wrong) this process isn't all that comfortable for the person experiencing it, either. It's perfectly natural, but it's also natural to understand why it's a bit of a tricky topic..

 

[halfbeast]

Bloodborne OT: its that time of the month

Bloodborne OT: best game ever, period.

 

[Zaheer]

 

[Cyber Caesar]

 

[BearPawB]

People clicking on the thread in GAF can't know that, though.

you could always...you know...read the article

 

[Damerman]

Not really used to shock in the game, in fact is heavily implied. If anything, it's kotaku trying to make it a shock value thing that needs to be told. I don't see why grown men are framed out by it.

sorry, should of made it clear that i was blaming Kotaku.

 

[-Horizon-]

wtf

 

[DC1]

yeah basically why would any of it be out of the norm for the game?

oh its vagina blood now THAT makes it horrible!

Somehow when you address it as "V-jayjay", it makes it ok.

Matter of fact, I could do for a cup right now!

 

[Drencrom]

I'm fairly certain the special blood vials from Iosefka, the nun and the prostitute are menstrual blood but aren't the regular blood vials from Ebrietas?

Bloodborne OT: its that time of the month

Ahaha yes!

 

[3DimensionalAperture]

I hate Kotaku as much as the next person but the reactions to a pretty benign theme across art throughout hundreds of years in this thread do show nothing more how truly immature "gamers" are sometimes. Bravo.

 

[aly]

It's sad that menstruation is used as shock value. It's a perfectly natural part of life, and i wish people were more upfront and comfortable with it. People can make easy off hand "oh he had a wet dream haha", but then when it involves menstruation blood they don't want to hear about it.

It's not used as shock value in the game though if you consider this theory to be true. Sure it's natural but it is also gross and uncomfortable to feel so I can see why its uncomfortable to talk about.

 

[Rurunaki]

Ah.. so that's why my estrogen level is way higher than normal..

 

[The Xtortionist]

I've never seen my character drink anything in Bloodborne, but I guess Kotaku needs clicks, and "injecting menstrual blood" doesn't sound as clicky.

Your character doesn't drink it, but the Pungent Blood Cocktail description basically says that blood is used in place of alcoholic beverages in Yharnam because the inhabitants find it more intoxicating. So there's that.

 

[Kazerei]

I haven't played Bloodborne

Is there anything analogous to a cold placenta sandwich?

 

[Kriken]

The thread title makes it look like the theory is from Kotaku, not Reddit.

OT: It's an interesting theory.

Kotaku making an article based on a forum post? Say it ain't so

 

[Facism]

All the great one bosses bleed white so maybe they're full of cum

 

[Industrialist]

you could always...you know...read the article

But then he won't be able to get his post in on page one! Come on, now...you know how this works.

 

[DeanBDean]

I hate Kotaku as much as the next person but the reactions to a pretty benign theme across art throughout hundreds of years in this thread do show nothing more how truly immature "gamers" are sometimes. Bravo.

Yeah, pretty sure most people are trying to be funny about an easy topic of humor for hundreds of years.

 

[Squire]

Bloodborne OT: its that time of the month

Stupendous.

 

[RK9039]

All the great one bosses bleed white so maybe they're full of cum

Sticky White Stuff is no stranger to this series.

 

[Neiteio]

Your character doesn't drink it, but the Pungent Blood Cocktail description basically says that blood is used in place of alcoholic beverages in Yharnam because the inhabitants find it more intoxicating. So there's that.

Now we know why the Pungent Blood Cocktail is "pungent"

 

[Alebrije]

On a game where you can eat umbilical cords, you can do anything