our IGN First for February 2015 , and we're proud as heck to kick off the month with the first 18 virtually-uninterrupted minutes of the game. I could gush on and on about how great the opening is, but honestly, the footage speaks for itself. Note: the capture is from a slightly older build and the game is still under development, so definitely be aware of that if you notice a rough edge or two. We also trimmed out some of the load screens, and breezed through the Character Customization menu (don't worry, we'll be diving deep into that later on in the month).

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The opening 18 minutes of Bloodborne throws you right into the deep-end with a mysterious, nightmarish cinematic. Once you gain control of your character, you'll die at the hands of a vicious beast, explore the bright and colorful hub world, and enter the treacherous town of Yharnam. Check out the footage above, and be sure to come back later on this week for my full hands-on impressions of the opening few hours of the game.

As we mentioned before, the rest of February is going to be packed with amazing reveals, including brand-new enemies, crazy new environments, and so much more. We sat down with Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne director Hidetaka Miyazaki and picked his brain about what makes his games so appealing to us masochists. And of course, we spent hours going hands-on with a good chunk of the game (spoilers, we died a lot). Make sure to bookmark our Bloodborne hub, and check back all month of tons of amazing new pieces on the game.

Marty Sliva is an Editor at IGN. He is ready to die, die, and die some more in Bloodborne. Follow him on Twitter @McBiggitty