Quote Originally Posted by spf1200 View Post
That some twisted logic. So everything that uses old English fasish styles is a reference to Bloodborne now? The cryptlurkwr gear is pretty generic dark fantasy or is all dark fantasy a dark souls reference now?
Bloodborne popularized that style, so yes Bloodborne is the inspiration for a lot of it's use today.

We can't say for sure what exactly motivated these designs, but Bloodborne is a safe bet since it's the most recent and popular facsimile.