The Paleblood Hunt - A Bloodborne Audiobook | Read by Jay Britton, written by Redgrave

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  • Full narration of The Paleblood Hunt, written by Redgrave, narrated and produced by Jay Britton.
    All music and imagery remains the property of Sony Entertainment and From Software.
    0:00:00 - Intro
    0:01:35 - Chapter 1: Byrgenwerth, Kos & the Vacuous Spider
    0:33:10 - Chapter 2: The Healing Church, Lady Maria, Iosefka, & Ebrietas
    1:21:18 - Chapter 3: Djura, The Powder Kegs, Ashen Blood, & Old Yharnam
    1:41:45 - Chapter 4: Ludwig, the Hunts, Father Gascoigne, & Eileen
    2:23:12 - Chapter 5: Valtr, the League, & the Vermin
    2:36:24 - Chapter 6: Cainhurst Castle, the Executioners, & Queen Annalise
    3:02:18 - Chapter 7: The Pthumerians, Arianna, Oedon, & Mergo
    3:32:38 - Chapter 8: Micolash, the Blood Moon, the Dreamlands, & the Great Ones
    4:10:07 - Chapter 9: Laurence, Gehrman, & The Hunter's Mark
    4:33:56 - Chapter 10: The Paleblood Hunt
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    Come join the adventure and watch live at / jaybritton​
    Follow Jay on twitter at: / jaybritton​
    Join the community on Discord at: / discord
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  • @captaincobop
    @captaincobop 4 місяці тому +59

    Came to Yharnam to cure my stage 4 cancer, all I got was this +25% Phys ATK up, ATK vs. Kin down cursed radial blood gem.

    • @nicoliivonov6946
      @nicoliivonov6946 Місяць тому +1

      Amazing comment, you are a gentleman and a hunter

  • @amahana6188
    @amahana6188 2 роки тому +1221

    From Softwares' foray into Lovecraftian cosmic horror was a stroke of genius. Bloodborne executes this vision perfectly. Brilliant presentation!

    • @AydarBMSTU
      @AydarBMSTU Рік тому +8

      Just like Demon's Souls or Dark Souls 1, in the very least

    • @izzeypally
      @izzeypally Рік тому +25

      @@AydarBMSTU c’mon. You know they meant as a main part of the game. Demon souls and Dark Souls had elements, but blood borne makes it a central theme.

    • @Kazuhira2249
      @Kazuhira2249 Рік тому +1

      well elden ring also has lots of lovecraftian themes, outer gods, and especially the frenzied flame, literally being madness itself

    • @NoirKirbi
      @NoirKirbi Рік тому +16

      ​@@Kazuhira2249 It's not Lovecraftian, it's much more sane and not creepy. Elden ring's themes are regal, and so are most of the key characters

    • @KeiyarlaDraga
      @KeiyarlaDraga Рік тому +6

      @@Kazuhira2249 Yeah, Elden Ring has outer gods, but the game doesn't embrace the eldritch horrors like how Bloodborne does. It does the eldritch themes better than the the games, like Call of Cthulhu and the Sunken City, does. And that's saying something too.

  • @lukeanderson3603
    @lukeanderson3603 2 роки тому +232

    A very crucial detail worth pointing out. Iosefka only gives the Hunter Blue Elixirs after you've entered the clinic through the back at least one. Before that, she gives you Numbing Mists(an item from Cainhurst?) for every person you deliver to her. I assume this is because if you enter the clinic, see her work, and still send her "patients" then you are knowingly supporting her work. She rewards the Hunter more generously as they also recieve more Insight for sending people after this visit as opposed to before. This also directly changes all future dialogue with her. Before, you were her unwitting pawn. Now, you're her partner in crime.

    • @lukeanderson3603
      @lukeanderson3603 2 роки тому +9

      @@JayBritton I didn't even realize the difference in rewards myself until you meantioned the elixirs and though to myself "Wrong!!" I recently started a new playthrough and havent left Yharnam yet, so Numbing Mist being the reward was still fresh in my mind. Went to look it up to make sure... Turns out, we were both right XD

    • @lukeanderson3603
      @lukeanderson3603 2 роки тому +10

      @@JayBritton Yes you're totally right props for Redgrave for such incredible work :D I've spent so much time pondering the lore and reading item descriptions, but there's so many things that didn't sink in until watching this. I especially loved the chapter about Vermin and the League. Almost no one talks about those aspects of the story, yet the implications of this analysis are so much larger than one initially considers.

  • @TraitorsEra
    @TraitorsEra 2 роки тому +1522

    The man sounds like a bloodborne character himself, the clever editing in that he uses the actual voice lines instead of just quoting them with his voice, showing the item descriptions as he mentions them, and the occasional music that makes important moments exciting. This is absolutely perfect.
    I've been wanting to read the Paleblood hunt for a while but I was never a fan of reading so I only read a page and then stopped. But then somehow the algorithm grants me the greatest gift of all time, this video

    • @TraitorsEra
      @TraitorsEra 2 роки тому +26

      @@JayBritton I really hope to recognize your voice in their new games 💙

    • @erris5744
      @erris5744 2 роки тому +18

      At times I couldn't tell if he was playing a voice clip or perfectly imitating.

    • @enivels5509
      @enivels5509 2 роки тому +8

      Took the words right out of my mouth. Really the best gift ever :D

    • @ajohndoe17
      @ajohndoe17 2 роки тому +11

      I actually read a random comment on Reddit saying “listen to” instead of “read” the book and it immediately piqued my interest.
      I cannot describe how happy I am to have found this video.

    • @gilliancarlson229
      @gilliancarlson229 Рік тому +2

      Praise the algorithm~!!

  • @maskingtables
    @maskingtables Рік тому +230

    I owe you both my ability to sleep and my ability to understand bloodborne.
    This sounds like an official supplementary audio included in a special edition. The voice fits the universe of bloodborne so well.

    • @RollForGains
      @RollForGains Місяць тому

      This is my heavy weaponry when I start having trouble sleeping. Sometimes I have Lovecraftian lucid dreams from it, but that's just bonus content 🙏🏻

  • @gdiridium5525
    @gdiridium5525 2 роки тому +246

    I think that the reason Amygdala doesnt "die" when you slay it is because all of the Amygdalae are just parts of the whole, poking through into our reality. As though we were fish in a pond, and a human dipped their fingers into the water. To us they look separate and independent, albeit identical when they are in fact just the only parts of a whole that are visible to us

    • @sargata3054
      @sargata3054 Рік тому +13

      Great analogy!

    • @johnsmoak8237
      @johnsmoak8237 Рік тому +4

      There is no reason for undeath that does not go without.

    • @SirMan48
      @SirMan48 10 місяців тому +5

      I love this, but there's nothing in the lore that incidcates this as such. Yes, great ones exist with physical avatars that can be killed, but still exist spiritually - Mergo, Orphan, Moon Presence, but there's nothing that indicates Lesser Amygdala is the same as the Amygdala god. I think what really is happening here is that Amygdala is sort of like the queen and, and all the lesser Amygdalas are like worker ants. I suppose we could say that the lesser Amygdalas respond to/are extensions of the will of the Great One Amygdala who exists in a separate plane than our physical world, but they are not the same.

    • @alastor8091
      @alastor8091 9 місяців тому +11

      I did some thinking with the Doll. She loves us as a human loves Gods. What if the way we see the doll, always there for us, even if we kill her, even if we abuse her, always her pretty self, is how WE look to the Great Ones. And vice versa, a doll cannot tell the difference between hunters. Every single one of us is given the same respect no matter our treatment of her. All Amygdala look the same even though by lore accounts, all great ones are so different they can't breed together. What if that's because even with our insight, we still can't see the difference between them, save for only truly exceptional ones like Kos or Flora, similar to how the doll only knows us and Gherman?
      And this last part about us being a doll, what if to the Moon Presence, we are nothing but a doll. The way it holds the player reminds me of how a kid holds a Barbie. It only tries to break its new "toy" when it realize we aren't a doll like Gherman, but a being of personhood like itself? Wouldn't it be so thematic if the Hunters Dream was actually a Doll House? Complete with a Barbie, and if you're a male character, or even Gherman himself, a Ken Doll.

    • @TheEloheim
      @TheEloheim 9 місяців тому +4

      @@alastor8091 Bro..Gherman may be useless from the waist down but you didn't have to call him a Ken Doll. )-: Seriously tho I'm not sure I ultimately agree with your take but i like what you're cookin!

  • @ollietaplin9510
    @ollietaplin9510 Рік тому +136

    "The implications are.......unpleasant" is probably the best one line summary I've ever heard for Bloodborne 🤣. Great work here

  • @LordDeathwing17
    @LordDeathwing17 2 роки тому +861

    “Micolash, on the other hand, is bat. Shit. Crazy.”
    The way you deliver that line was honestly the highlight to the reading for me.

    • @deinonychusben
      @deinonychusben 2 роки тому +27

      Nah. He’s just ahead of the curve. 😏🐙

    • @oistinmanning7530
      @oistinmanning7530 2 роки тому +11

      I was repeating that line in my head for the rest of the day after I heard it XD

    • @Daarkcide
      @Daarkcide Рік тому +7

      I giggled so loud when I heard this 😄

    • @ryanm4035
      @ryanm4035 Рік тому

      Eloquently put. 😂
      I have a hunter's dream every night of that bitch spamming me over and over and over with the augur.

    • @MegaLotusEater
      @MegaLotusEater Рік тому +9

      I found that bit gimmicky. Like a cheap gag in an otherwise outstanding text / reading.

  • @ALLtwoEAZY
    @ALLtwoEAZY Рік тому +170

    Shout out to Redgrave for putting out this masterpiece of lore in readable format. And Jay Britton with the amazing master class narration. This could be sold and it would do amazing numbers with New York Times bestsellers, but its free and for the community with passion bleeding straight through.

  • @mattn561
    @mattn561 2 роки тому +50

    After watching this and several other lore explanation videos I can finally say I understand 70% of bloodbornes lore

  • @Manic_Mitch.official
    @Manic_Mitch.official 7 місяців тому +25

    I’ve been falling asleep to this almost every night for a year I swear I’ll never be able to sleep again if it ever gets deleted.

    • @JayBritton
      @JayBritton  7 місяців тому +11

      Well I have no plans to ever delete it, it's also on Spotify as well :)

    • @Madnessofmusic
      @Madnessofmusic 2 місяці тому +3

      I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's been using this as white noise for sleep

  • @ythandlename
    @ythandlename 2 роки тому +71

    I remembered reading it and getting towards the end describing how the titular paleblood is literally white blood cells for the Bloodborne disease in the story fits so well it gave me goosebumps upon completion. It's well written.

  • @AbsurdoSol
    @AbsurdoSol 2 роки тому +553

    Redgrave is the real deal when it comes to bloodborne…so under appreciated.

    • @danielelliott95
      @danielelliott95 2 роки тому +26

      Absolutely. I always come back to it. I know Dark Souls isn’t his favorite, and it grip him like Bloodborne did, but I would love to read his take on it.

    • @N3UROTOXIN2505
      @N3UROTOXIN2505 2 роки тому +3

      For good reason. Lots of wrong info

    • @abelbabel8484
      @abelbabel8484 2 роки тому +36

      @@N3UROTOXIN2505 haha obvious troll, 0/10

    • @connorp8408
      @connorp8408 2 роки тому

      @@danielelliott95 such as...?

    • @danielelliott95
      @danielelliott95 2 роки тому +3

      @@connorp8408 such as a deep dive into the lore like he did with TPBH? Maybe, idk. I figured it would be obvious what I meant.

  • @MetaReaperVIDEOS
    @MetaReaperVIDEOS Рік тому +54

    I'm like halfway through the video at this point, but just when I thought Gascoigne's family's story couldn't get any more depressing, the whole thing about the blood not curing mental illness really hits. I always thought the girl saying "when daddy forgets us" was referring to the beasthood slowly taking over him, but nope it's dementia or something of the like. Also had no idea about Henryk and Viola. Amazing video dude, your narration is spectacular!

  • @TrumpCardMAGA
    @TrumpCardMAGA 2 роки тому +140

    I miss Redgrave's work in the Soulsborne lore community, especially Bloodborne. Double crossed fingers that Elden Ring is deep enough to bring him back in.

    • @Lyu-Phy
      @Lyu-Phy 2 роки тому +6

      If it is Lovecraftian enough, perhaps.

    • @HeyKyle
      @HeyKyle 2 роки тому +21

      @@Lyu-Phy after playing the game it definitely does have cosmic horror but I feel as though the DLCs will delve much further into that side of things than the main story did

    • @rudraizen
      @rudraizen Рік тому +3

      He does talk a lot about it when he streams it. Fingers indeed crossed

    • @traurigesland4622
      @traurigesland4622 Рік тому +7

      It does have more answers in itself than BB

  • @BaldingClamydia
    @BaldingClamydia Рік тому +13

    The thoroughness here is commendable! I've been around for a while, had 4 pregnancies, 3 children, and though I knew about ectopic pregnancies, I didn't know about the calcification and all that. I can see why it's not widely talked about, that seems very traumatic. Imagine finding out you lost a chance at a baby decades ago, and your body entombed it in itself :/

  • @rrenne_6472
    @rrenne_6472 2 роки тому +503

    Your voice sort of sounds like Alfred's so I imagined him retelling the story of Bloodborne to new hunters. You did a great job!

    • @vidmaster6451
      @vidmaster6451 2 роки тому +15

      If youve ever seen danganronpa despair arc the very beginning of it is one of the characters saying "guess im dead well i will tell you what happened before my death" i could see this story in a simillar fashion he is sitting by a fire just thinking back to how it all began and kind of just speaking out loud to whoever or whatever may be listening

    • @theultimatetactician1712
      @theultimatetactician1712 2 роки тому +3

      @@vidmaster6451 I like danganronpa, but the community is actually so trash. Shipping, sexual fanart, "hahaha killing game fun, bickering over best characters, the list goes on. You could say all games have this type of community, but danganronpa community takes it to x10. I'm starting to not like the games just because of the community. Very well then, nice to see another dr fan nonetheless.

    • @vidmaster6451
      @vidmaster6451 2 роки тому +2

      @@theultimatetactician1712 i donr pay much attention to the community if i am being honest i just enjoy the anime and games myself

    • @theultimatetactician1712
      @theultimatetactician1712 2 роки тому +3

      @@vidmaster6451 that is great to hear, the community is tainted by scum and filth it's quite squalid.

    • @vidmaster6451
      @vidmaster6451 2 роки тому +1

      @@theultimatetactician1712 i wouldnt of known on all honesty so thanks for shedding some light on that

  • @rbelljr29
    @rbelljr29 2 роки тому +20

    "Micolash, on the other hand, is bat. Shit. Crazy."
    Perfect delivery. Lol.

  • @chronix7946
    @chronix7946 2 роки тому +85

    I read the Google doc of this a few years back and still have it on my old phone. The pure insight (pun intended) and piecing together of the lore is just fantastic. Logically, even if it isn't confirmed to be, this is the most canonical sense of Bloodborne imo. If Bloodborne 2 is real, I hope it has this level of thought put into it.

    • @montyheat4829
      @montyheat4829 2 роки тому +1

      where did you find the google doc? i need it lol

    • @chronix7946
      @chronix7946 2 роки тому +1

      @@montyheat4829 Should be able to just search it. Although I think only the most recent version is up. I got a version that RedGrave was still speculating on a lot of things it seems. Guess I got a rare early draft :^)

  • @mirandathomassen6339
    @mirandathomassen6339 Рік тому +26

    I come back to Bloodborne every year or two to obsessively play every day. In the depths of my madness, i reach for this, my guiding moonlight, to explain to me why the hell I'm stabbing so many scary things. Thank you .

  • @justacatwithasadface2692
    @justacatwithasadface2692 2 роки тому +50

    Wish Redgrave has seen this. Hopefully he has, bet he'd appreciate it as much as the lot of us are. Well done good sir 👏

  • @HauntedAtoms
    @HauntedAtoms Рік тому +36

    Just listened to all 10 episodes on Spotify, and I'm so sad that it's over. Beautifully narrated and the atmosphere was amazing.

  • @borislavmarkov4171
    @borislavmarkov4171 2 роки тому +220

    Redgrave is a legend and you do his love letter to the game justice. Great job!

  • @MasterPoIsoN1
    @MasterPoIsoN1 Рік тому +32

    This is the single best lore analysis of a video game I've ever heard. It's written incredibly well, and the performance couldn't have been any more perfect.

  • @bolivarBBF
    @bolivarBBF Місяць тому +3

    I simply cannot fathom how I've only just discovered this in 2024 with Bloodborne being one of my favorite games of all time. This writing and narration are simply brilliant and have made me fall in love with Bloodborne all over again. Thank you for making this!

  • @danielsommer1751
    @danielsommer1751 2 роки тому +45

    I'm listening through this for my second time and, even now I can't get over the every great one loses their child line repeats and how the last line of the whole five and a half hour essay video twists both the line and the whole tone of the essay. What masterful work from both the writer and the narrator. Congratulations to everyone involved, I'll be rewatching this video for the rest of my life.

    • @mistersharpe4375
      @mistersharpe4375 2 роки тому +6

      "Perhaps not every Great One... loses its child... after all."
      Okay... that's going to keep me up at night...

  • @teaXsprite
    @teaXsprite 2 роки тому +80

    Probably listened to this at least 4x this week in it's entirety. I'm replaying the gane until I get my hands on Elden Ring. And let me just say, I've always appreciated reading the Paleblood hunt. But having it in such an easily digestible format, with an amazing narration choice is sublime. And as i put this on to sleep i can only think of one thing. "A hunter is a hunter, even in a dream." Happy hunting, and keep those wits about you.

  • @Tastaturmusik
    @Tastaturmusik 2 роки тому +67

    Dear Jay, congratulations on this masterpiece.
    I am certain that down in the oldest and most incomprehensible parts of the tomb, or where ever he might continue his studies, old Master Redgrave will look with appreciation upon this work.

  • @calebpalmer9317
    @calebpalmer9317 Рік тому +6

    I fell asleep listening and woke up in the hunter's nightmare

  • @ghostoflazlo
    @ghostoflazlo 10 місяців тому +5

    Omg what is this marvelous dream and why havent i got it recommended until now?
    Thank you for this amazing video!!

    • @JayBritton
      @JayBritton  10 місяців тому +2

      Glad you liked it!

  • @FruitH.
    @FruitH. Рік тому +6

    LOVE the line;
    "Another bullshit miyazaki death trap"
    outstanding work

  • @prRodrzjf
    @prRodrzjf 2 роки тому +32

    Wow, chapter 3 really got me. I now have an appreciation for Djura. Damn these allergies :'(

  • @darkbasex3
    @darkbasex3 2 роки тому +217

    What a coincidence that this got uploaded recently . Just thought ablout getting into bloodborne lore again after a long time.Great work!

  • @chubbyjubjub3593
    @chubbyjubjub3593 Рік тому +9

    This is the greatest piece of media since Bloodborne itself. A thousand likes from me good sir.

  • @messymakaveli9098
    @messymakaveli9098 Рік тому +15

    This has really helped me get relaxed and comfy while resting
    I've a sleeping disorder so this has been a god send, thank you
    Bloodborne lore is nothing but spectacular and I wish we had more projects like this from yourself of other FS games

  • @avennoronha7081
    @avennoronha7081 10 місяців тому +4

    Imagine you start hearing a baby crying in the background more and more throughout the video bc you have more insight into the story. 😶😶😶

  • @Raiden3333
    @Raiden3333 Рік тому +7

    I've been listening to this on repeat for almost a year. When I get to the end, it's time to start again.

  • @Hama_Kurda
    @Hama_Kurda 2 роки тому +8

    I have never read a book neither listened to an audio book but I’m definitely willing to listen to this from time to time till the very last minute

  • @AhranGuy-ky6dl
    @AhranGuy-ky6dl 6 місяців тому +2

    people say all the time that a game had a massive impact on them.. and i'll say this here..
    this game saved me in my darkest hour..
    only three games hold such a lofty title in my heart, but bloodborne will always have that title as the first of the three to be my saviour, it taught me so much, and i could wax on poetically about it for years
    but i believe this audio, was the one the made me fall in love with it's lore properly, made me see it as an artistic masterpiece of storytelling rather then a simple slashing simulator to take out my rage on
    if you ever see this, thank you Redgrave for honouring Byrgenwerth, and Master Willem's teachings. and thank you Jay, for your cosmic level narration that truly made me appreciate this magnificent world, i'll drink a blood vial to you!
    may the good blood guide your way

  • @dravendfr
    @dravendfr Рік тому +22

    I’m so happy to see someone is narrating this, and I hope Redgrave is doing good, he did so much for the Bloodborne community.

  • @stephenmoody8006
    @stephenmoody8006 Рік тому +7

    How the heck did a lore analysis take me on an emotional roller-coaster? I love this

  • @senior_sakuga
    @senior_sakuga 2 роки тому +47

    This has been getting me through hours of drawing & your voice also makes for really good bedtime story fuel as well. Every sentence has this enthralling punctuation to it. We hunters are in debt to your service, fear the old blood friend.

  • @sariathebrave5259
    @sariathebrave5259 4 місяці тому +1

    I’m currently doing a BL4 run of the game and am noticing more things than previously (being this low level forces you to pay closer attention) and the lore just feels so much larger and in depth than previous playthroughs. I’m so glad I found this video. I listen to this while drive home from work every day.

  • @BLACKDISC
    @BLACKDISC 2 роки тому +21

    I've been meaning to read this for *years* and I never thought a narrated version existed!
    Just got this in my recommendations after scrolling for a solid 2 minutes... Clicked expeditiously. Wish it showed up sooner. Props to the writer and narrator :)

  • @Daarkcide
    @Daarkcide Рік тому +11

    I've been listening to this all morning at work, this is absolutely amazing. Things that were unclear to me have really pushed my thinking of bloodborne ever farther.

  • @stiffmidget4036
    @stiffmidget4036 2 роки тому +18

    I can't say that I was particularly put off by any of the ideas presented here, that is, not until you pointed out the very obvious and unavoidable truth about Gehrmann and the doll... my mental... seriously dude, this was a treat to listen to and I sincerely hope you make more content like this in the future!

  • @ashenhunter1
    @ashenhunter1 2 роки тому +19

    This reading was incredible, I thought I knew everything about this story but this opened my eyes a bit more 👁👁 the part about Djura and the powder kegs got me fighting back a tear lol

  • @wessimmo4
    @wessimmo4 9 місяців тому +2

    I circle back to this video every few months, it keeps getting better.

  • @tool4132
    @tool4132 Рік тому +7

    I bust it out at work on Spotify when I want to get lost while I'm working. I was confused by it at first, thinking it was going to be a fanfic narrative instead of an analysis. But it won me over once the theory crafting started coming up. It's a really good analysis. And I really dig the narration. This is a really good listen.

  • @carythacker8049
    @carythacker8049 Рік тому +6

    Watching this for the first time this month was a phenomenal experience-there weren't many areas in which I learned something or saw something in a different perspective, but there was at least one such moment in every chapter, and I very much appreciated the "oh shit" moments they all provided!
    Specifically the end of Chapter 5.

  • @rabb1t_421
    @rabb1t_421 Рік тому +7

    I know I am late to the party here, but as bloodborne fan, this book (this audiobook specifically) kept being recommend to me; by the Gods, I only regret not obeying the algorithm earlier what an amazing ride! All my respect to both the author and the narrator. Much like the game, listening to this was quite the chilling experience.

  • @dummbobqqqqq
    @dummbobqqqqq 2 роки тому +10

    The connection between the vermin and Cainhurst just hitted me like a train. Like many others here I have studied the lore of Bloodborne a very long time now and I would have never, ever thought that I would see such a majore lore-breakthrough again, that it would make me stare into nothingnes, trying to make sense of what I just heard just to realize that it all makes sense!
    Cainhurst is my favorite piece of lore and I always wondered where they would fit between kin/beasts.
    They way you/the document teased at what this way of thinking about the vermin could imply made it that much more delightful for me, thanks ♥️
    Fear the old blood.

  • @jamesbradshaw-smith8458
    @jamesbradshaw-smith8458 Рік тому +7

    I honestly listen to this every night whilst I sleep, I almost know it off by heart now.
    This is an amazing reading! Thank you.

  • @Corrupted
    @Corrupted Рік тому +8

    Man this is more than an audiobook, it's an experience

  • @Madnessofmusic
    @Madnessofmusic Місяць тому +2

    Just wanted to say thank you for this recording, as it's not only a great Auduo book, but one of my go-to videos when I can't sleep.

  • @LostMyselfInDreams
    @LostMyselfInDreams Рік тому +8

    This should be a must listen for all fans of bloodborne I've probably listened 3 times through sometimes while playing the game!

  • @Giselbartecek
    @Giselbartecek Рік тому +4

    Just finished this on spotify. Man. To say i loved it would be an understatement. I'd pay for this, easily.

  • @turkicnomad5632
    @turkicnomad5632 Рік тому +7

    I legit would buy this on audible or something. This is excellently produced from content to performance to editing. And it’s free for us scrubs on UA-cam.

  • @wewaitandwatch
    @wewaitandwatch 11 місяців тому +2

    It's like sitting on a bench in a safe spot in Yharnam and listening to a local share news about the city. I keep listening to this as I go to sleep. Wonderful reading of Hunt, its one of my favourite VG essays.

    • @JayBritton
      @JayBritton  11 місяців тому +2

      Thank you, that's exactly the kind of feeling I wanted. Like listening to an old Brygenwerth scholar tell an old tale

  • @Averybadrogue
    @Averybadrogue 2 роки тому +16

    Holy cow this was amazing! I’ve been listening to it in tiny segments for like two weeks and now I’m sad it’s over! Bloodborne is in my top five favorite games and this is such a good reading of an amazing analysis. Thank you for keeping me entertained for all this time.

  • @JackChambersWard
    @JackChambersWard 2 роки тому +34

    I had actually been planning to do this myself as a long term dream VA project.
    Now, you've perfected it so there's no need to! You've ticked it off my bucket list for me, and far better than I ever could!
    This is truly amazing work, Jay. From voice acting to editing and production, you've completely nailed it.

  • @alphonso4714
    @alphonso4714 Рік тому +7

    Honestly, this is the best audio reading I've ever seen on UA-cam. Your accent and the tone of your voice fit bloodborne so well and that really helps feel more emersed in the reading. Also, I can now finally understand the lore in this masterpiece of a game.

  • @ellerose1178
    @ellerose1178 3 місяці тому +1

    I saw this video like a year ago, and have been attempting to listen to the whole thing every night. Finally finished it last night!

  • @sirachikenpatchi7035
    @sirachikenpatchi7035 2 роки тому +52

    You did an amazing job on this narration. Once I started listening I wasn’t able to stop! It got me through work today lol

  • @AriiGDherve
    @AriiGDherve 2 роки тому +9

    This is a masterpiece. Everything from the voice, to the ambiance, the narration... I found the transition to Chapter 6 to be particuarly brilliant.
    I'd love to hear more of this style!

  • @ThePopeOfAllDope
    @ThePopeOfAllDope 2 роки тому +9

    I can likely never thank you enough for this beautiful reading of an absolute masterpiece I was unaware of. It has deepened my understanding of my favourite game to a level I couldn’t imagine with my beastly idiocy.
    You and Redgrave are heroes of our community.

  • @Mixu.
    @Mixu. 2 роки тому +7

    This has so much higher production quality than I was expecting. I've already read through the Paleblood Hunt, but will listen to this again because it feels like a new experience.
    Excellent work.

  • @PTDeimos
    @PTDeimos 2 роки тому +32

    Absolutely fantastic. This is hands-down the best take of the story of Bloodborne in my opinion, and your narration is just top notch.

  • @linkachu192
    @linkachu192 Рік тому +4

    I enjoyed the book by Redgrave and can’t believe I’m just finding out about this audiobook! You did an outstanding job on this, I am heavily impressed. Your voice is perfect for stories of similar themes such as works by HP Lovecraft’s or Edgar Allen Poe.

  • @NiceLongSandwich
    @NiceLongSandwich 2 роки тому +5

    Really lovely presentation and voice work, hope Redgrave appreciates this. It's so interesting how his work has breathed such renewed life into Bloodborne and elevated its importance.

  • @jorgy7958
    @jorgy7958 3 місяці тому +1

    The ending with the implication that the Doll is a Great One had my jaw dropped.

  • @hstapler4931
    @hstapler4931 2 роки тому +1

    By the wrath of Mother Kos... The delivery on some of the lines is just... Ooooh! Majestic!

  • @Lunarfly_streams
    @Lunarfly_streams 2 роки тому +7

    Been absolutely dreaming of something like this man, God bless you!

  • @vistachang14
    @vistachang14 2 роки тому +4

    I honestly just play this on a loop in my house, it adds the perfect atmosphere. Thank you so much for such a lovely narration of a cornerstone of Bloodborne lore.

  • @ClockedIt
    @ClockedIt 10 місяців тому +1

    It took me a week, but all 5 hours and 27 minutes of it was worth it. Incredibly detailed, wonderfully narrated and a pure love letter to a modern classic. Easily for me the best Bloodborne lore video on UA-cam. Thanks for the effort!

  • @c.pigeau7469
    @c.pigeau7469 2 роки тому +2

    As someone who has never played bloodborne, and has no idea how this ended up in my recommendations, I was enraptured by the voice, the story and the presentation of this all. To the uninitiated this is a work of art that seems like a well one can dove down and find a hundred wonderful things. Incredible work

  • @GoldenCrow
    @GoldenCrow 2 роки тому +5

    This was utterly captivating. From beginning to end, I sat here simply listening in one sitting. I had never heard much about the story of Bloodborne before this, and had never played the game myself. But I had always been reminded of how much I liked the aesthetic of the game from what I had seen and heard talked about. Great work, to you and the writer, and the community behind even that. Maybe one day I'll actually get around to play the game for myself, now so that I can experience it all with this knowledge and appreciate it all the more for it.

  • @ElevenDollarCheese
    @ElevenDollarCheese Рік тому +4

    Did these voice actors win any awards that year? If not, then the judges should be retroactively horsewhipped.

  • @themightymcb7310
    @themightymcb7310 Рік тому +2

    I remember going to Yahar'gul for the first time after being kidnapped by the snatcher just outside of the chapel. Incredible moment. The Hypogeon Gaol is my favorite level in the game for the atmosphere alone. It was awesome to go back there after killing Rom and exposing the Blood Moon. Seeing the aftermath of the Ritual of Mensis was what made me realize I was not playing a game about werewolves and beast hunters.
    Thank you for doing this. I've been dying for more lore on the Ritual of Mensis and this delivered in spades.

  • @Egryn
    @Egryn Рік тому +2

    Of all the From Software games Bloodborne is the one game I felt actually changed my perspective.
    I always felt the meta conclusion was something often overlooked.
    When you first play the game and finally beat it with the first ending, you feel utterly accomplished and you, like the hunter, step forth into a new day; ready to face the hunt once more.
    When you’re more skilled, and experienced, you refuse to wake and in the end take over the hunter’s dream.
    Just like you, the Hunter ascends the waking world, and like the player becomes one with the game.
    Finally when you defeat the Moon Beast, the Hunter ascends to become something more than human.
    In doing so you essentially beat every boss in the game and in doing to, you’ve proven to yourself you can and have overcome every challenge the game can throw at you. You e transcended the challenge before you and have become something more.

  • @metalmechanic6664
    @metalmechanic6664 2 роки тому +16

    Damn. For a minute I thought it was going to be a fan fiction type thing. While not what I expected this is fantastic

    • @justacatwithasadface2692
      @justacatwithasadface2692 2 роки тому +6

      I'm surprised there are still people who aren't aware of the Paleblood Hunt. If you're gonna dive into Bloodborne lore, this is one of the best places to start (I can say from experience, was a blast to read through). You might find things you'll disagree with somewhere down the line, but Redgrave's work remains one of the most comprehensive rundown of Bloodborne's lore.

  • @mafegam
    @mafegam 2 роки тому +6

    I'm not fan of listening to audiobooks or podcasts but THIS, THIS IS INCREDIBLE
    It has made my commute to work way more enjoyable

  • @drendraleigh4722
    @drendraleigh4722 Рік тому +1

    I can't believe I found new bloodborne video that I will be listening for another 3 years

  • @CASSIUSATBESTWV
    @CASSIUSATBESTWV 2 роки тому +347

    This narration is incredibly good. Would love to hear you on some Lovecraft.

    • @madmorgo6233
      @madmorgo6233 2 роки тому +6

      ^^^ haven't even got thru half the intro yet and, yes, very much this. Got one hell of a voice for it!

    • @hyndquart5241
      @hyndquart5241 2 роки тому +3

      Lovecraft books suck so much. I hate to say this because the ideas in the stories are incredible, but the sheer amount of racism and bigotry from that man makes him works just unbearable to read.

    • @CASSIUSATBESTWV
      @CASSIUSATBESTWV 2 роки тому +2

      @@hyndquart5241 some stories are better than others, especially when he goes on racist tangents. Easily skippable since they don’t really add much to the plot or stories. Personally, I prefer Clark Ashton Smith.

    • @PyrrhusBrin
      @PyrrhusBrin 2 роки тому +1

      @@hyndquart5241 we get it, he was a man of his time and had awful views.

    • @thechamberofchillz9705
      @thechamberofchillz9705 2 роки тому

      @@hyndquart5241 I'm sure you're an just amazing little perfect peach who's never done or said anything bad huh?
      Shut the hell up.

  • @qatquest
    @qatquest Рік тому +4

    Best Bloodborne content aside the game itself. Masterful.

  • @dannyb9209
    @dannyb9209 2 роки тому +3

    Was sat about before wondering how I'd ever have time to read paleblood Hunt.
    Instead out my headphones in n let you narrate me through my Nightshift...great job

  • @IcyIann
    @IcyIann Рік тому +2

    I cant count how many times i've fell asleap listening to this (i've insomnia). Your voice is so soothing. I feel like a child listening to his dads bedtime stories. Please consider doing more of this.

  • @tokivikerness8863
    @tokivikerness8863 Рік тому +1

    Man I wish Redgrave got the attention he deserves. After he put in so much work for the love of the lore and than got to watch others get all the credit and financial benefits crushed his spirit. Hope he found something else in life that makes him happy.

  • @deadlikedisco4726
    @deadlikedisco4726 2 роки тому +9

    You've got a great voice for this kind of narration. I love the gravelly, almost drone underpinning the way you read. Keep it up my dude.

  • @ynat2198
    @ynat2198 2 роки тому +3

    THIS IS AWESOME. I've read several of the Bloodborne comics and this is EXACTLY how i imagined it. thank you so much for all the effort and hard work you put in to this.

  • @littleninpo
    @littleninpo Рік тому +2

    Absolutely incredible field of work. Have been listening to this over a couple of evenings. And I know, I will re listen to again and again. What a masterpiece this game was. The game was brilliant, but the fact that all this is woven into it. Bravo.

  • @PotluckB
    @PotluckB 2 роки тому +1

    Without exaggeration this might be my favorite piece of media I've ever found on UA-cam.

  • @chrisdyter1440
    @chrisdyter1440 2 роки тому +16

    This is magnificent. Your pitching and tone are perfectly matched to the quality of the in-game audio and dialogue. Loved it 🥰

  • @bonetower
    @bonetower 2 роки тому +18

    Beautifully done, would love to hear some audiobooks like this. It's almost like a hunters journal XD

  • @benruniko
    @benruniko Рік тому +2

    I listen to this video every night. Don’t ask me why my brain has latched on to this but the sound and voice are so comforting, and the topic is a videogame i love. Besides, Fromsoft could never write something as weird as my actual dreams anyway.
    Once again, thank you for producing my favorite, most played youtube video. I owe you, seriously.

  • @Izak80
    @Izak80 Рік тому +1

    I read the Paleblood Hunt soon after it first came out and it helped me piece together alot of questions i had from one of my favorite games of all time. Great job with this audio adaption!

  • @faolan1113
    @faolan1113 Рік тому +3

    Magnificent work. The writing, the narration, the editing. Simply magnificent.

  • @MisterSaint95
    @MisterSaint95 2 роки тому +6

    This deserves so much more views! shared it with everyone in my inner circle

  • @VinayBabuwanted
    @VinayBabuwanted Рік тому +1

    Great narration. This is my 2nd day doing cardio while listening to this. 45 minutes went by like nothing.

  • @AudrenDev
    @AudrenDev 2 роки тому +6

    Man, you should definitely share this with Redgrave, maybe get it to be the official audiobook when people purchase the Paleblood Hunt or something.