Today, we are going to be taking a look at my favorite game genre of all time! We are going to be focusing on the Souls-like games made by FromSoftware.
Below, you will see my top five games that have been made by FromSoftware. Keep in mind, that this is my list. Any of these games could be number one on another person’s list and I would be completely fine with that.
If you are wondering, no, I am not a Dark Souls 2 enjoyer. I would rather act as if that game never existed. These games have given me a roller coaster of emotions throughout my life and hold a special place in my heart.
Never under any circumstance should you crack jokes about a Bloodborne remaster. For real, please don’t do it, or we fans might cry.
Someone did the unthinkable earlier this week, and I’m still mad about it. Well-known games industry insider Nibel regularly breaks earth-shattering news. You’ve undoubtedly seen him on several of GLHF‘s posts here on ForTheWin. He’s an absolute legend. Sadly, Twitter refuses to verify his account, making it so trolls can easily impersonate him.
On Monday, someone did precisely that — donning Nibel’s trademark One Punch Man avatar and everything. Then, the monster tweeted that Bloodborne was getting a remaster. Regrettably, many of us fell for it. For a brief moment, my heart stopped working. Since that ill-fated day, the charlatan changed their avatar and handle, but the tweet in question is below.
Bloodborne remastered is coming to PS5 in August 2022 and PC in Q2 2023
“It comes with a wide range of enhancements including 60 FPS, native 4K resolution, and Ray traced reflections” Bluepoint Games is leading the development with Nixxes Software.https://t.co/XlBMrfM453pic.twitter.com/Kr1BaXFNGa
Jokes aside, fans have wanted a Bloodborne remaster for years mainly because the game runs terribly on PS4. It always did. However, the aging action RPG would be no sweat for more powerful hardware like PS5 and modern PCs. In theory, anyway. Sony gave God of War and soon Uncharted new-generation ports, so where’s Bloodborne?
Setting the port-begging aside, Bloodborne fans are still reeling from the trickery. Below, you can bear witness to their collective pain.
To celebrate the seven-year anniversary of FromSoftware’s Bloodborne one developer has announced Bloodborne Kart, a fan game in the style of old PS1 games.
If there’s one thing the murky, terrifying world of Bloodborne could have done with, it’s some levity. Forget your blood-starved beasts and wailing banshees, let’s just have a bunch of hunters throwing themselves around a go-kart track instead.
To celebrate the seven-year anniversary of FromSoftware’s Bloodborne, one developer has announced Bloodborne Kart. This fan game is created in the style of Bloodborne PSX, a Bloodborne demake from the same developer with a visual style of old PS1 games. If you ever played Nightmare Creatures, it’s Bloodborne if it looked like that. It’s glorious.
Bloodborne Kart will be out whenever it’s ready, but you can already check out the title screen music on YouTube. If you want to try Bloodborne PSX while you’re waiting, you can try it out on Itch.
The shadow of FromSoftware’s gothic action RPG still looms large.
You blink an eye, and seven years go by like nothing. At least, that’s how fans feel about Bloodborne’s seventh anniversary.
Yup, it might’ve felt like yesterday, but Bloodborne came out on March 24, 2014, on PS4. Even with Elden Ring being the landmark that it is, many still consider Bloodborne to be FromSoftware’s absolute best work. That sentiment is easy to understand That sentiment is easy to understand for those of us that endured Yharnam’s rain-slicked streets, as Bloodborne exudes immaculate Victorian gothic horror vibes and ridiculously haunting yet awe-inspiring storylines we rarely see in AAA titles. To this day, there’s nothing like it.
The fan fervor over Bloodborne is as palpable as it was seven years ago. Heck, someone even made a bloody brilliant PS1 demake recently.
It's March 24. Bloodborne first launched for PlayStation 4 seven years ago today. pic.twitter.com/QDJi8AysWW
On this special day, Bloodborne fans share memories, artwork, and hopes for more all over social media. It’s a beautiful reminder that the best video games stay with us forever.
Not many fan-made video game projects have reached the hype levels that Bloodborne PSX has, and it’s out right now.
Game developer Lilith Walther is the brilliant mind behind Bloodborne PSX, and she’s offering this PS1 demake for free on itch.io here. It doesn’t re-create all of the classic PS4 action RPG, but there are at least a few hours of gameplay.
Bloodborne PSX supports gamepads along with mouse and keyboard controls natively. Nobody should have an issue running the game on PC either unless your computer is from 1997. If it is, what’s going on? Everything alright over there in Luddite Land? Time to upgrade, friend.
Check out the launch trailer for Bloodborne PSX below. There’s also an extended, high-quality mirror on YouTube here.
There’s also an incredible “box art” for the demake, which suitably radiates that authentic 90s cheese aura. The commitment here is unparalleled.
Hi folks! With the release of @b0tster's #BloodbornePSX I'm pleased to share the cover I did for the project!! Congrats to Lilith, she's really fuckin knocked it outta the park, check out this BEAST of a fan game for yourself at: https://t.co/XYzz6jwu5O
Having spent many hours on the streets of Yharnam myself, it’s incredible how authentic Bloodborne PSX is to the original release. Most of the weapons, such as the trusty Saw Cleaver, are all here and feel amazing. The Cleric Beast battle is as suffocating as ever, and not much hunter’s grace is lost in the transition to an old-school game.
Bloodborne PSX, arguably the coolest fan-made video game project ever, is releasing on Jan. 31, 2022.
If you’ve ever wondered what Bloodborne would look like if it came out in the late 90s, Bloodborne PSX is a retro “demake” of the classic PlayStation 4 game made to look like something on the original PlayStation console. Well, the first couple sections of Bloodborne, anyway. Significant bits are there, though, like tussles with the Cleric Beast Father Gascoigne — yes, you’ll have to fight Gascoigne again. I know, that prospect is terrifying in and of itself.
Check out the release date trailer for Bloodborne PSX for yourself below.
Bloodborne PSX will be completely free of charge on PC to anyone interested in trying it out. Which makes sense given it’s, well, a fan project! Lilith Walther, one of the brilliant minds behind the demake, thinks Bloodborne always felt like a retro game in certain respects.
“This might be a somewhat controversial take, but I always thought of the Soulsborne games as retro in their feel, and I mean that as a form of the highest praise,” Walther said via Kotaku. “Of course they take advantage of modern technology but like I mentioned before they are very rudimentary in their core design and there is that classic souls jank that just makes it all incredibly endearing, as well as the mischievous design that you don’t really get in big-budget releases anymore.”
Check out a side-by-side comparison of Bloodborne and Bloodborne PSX for yourself below.
This Halloween we've got a special treat from Bloodborne demaker, @b0tster! Check out the first 8 minutes of Bloodborne painstakingly recreated for PS1 vs. its iconic PS4 version. pic.twitter.com/X6KGglYuyG
