If you’re equal elements Bloodborne and Zelda fan, you’ll be delighted to know that indie dev Max Mraz has mashed them up into Yarntown, a top-down, traditional Zelda tackle FromSoftware’s Gothic blockbuster.
Yarntown takes place in Central Yharnam and is full with each the Cleric Beast and Father Gascoigne boss fights – Gascoigne even has his infuriatingly sturdy blunderbuss.
Mraz initially posted particulars of the game on their Twitter, together with a brief clip of Yarntown in motion. Check it out:
So I made Bloodborne nevertheless it’s tremendous cute and it is also kinda Zelda. And it is out!:https://t.co/cjx5zz5lvC#screenshotsaturday #pixelart #indiegame #bloodborne#solarus pic.twitter.com/033IVYfHlp
— Max Mraz (@11Mraz) July 18, 2020
“So I made Bloodborne but it’s also super cute and kinda Zelda,” wrote Mraz.
You can watch a extra in-depth video under, which options each boss fights in addition to all the main areas in Central Yharnam.
“Created by Max Mraz in the rather impressive Solarus engine, Yarntown is a homage to FromSoftware’s 2015 Bloodborne game, which recreates the entirety of the Central Yharnam area in a Zelda inspired top-down style,” reads the freegameplanet description.
“You start the game in the Hunter’s Dream area, (which you can return to and upgrade your weapon when you like) and then can set out into mean streets of Central Yharnam.”
Combat is extra aligned with Zelda-style rolling than Bloodborne’s variant, possible because of the game’s top-down aesthetic. However, it does preserve the identical well being and stamina bars as Bloodborne, in addition to blood vials and quicksilver bullets.
“It’s a lot easier than Bloodborne and the Zelda-esque combat is fairly simple, but it’s nice to return to Central Yarnham and wander those Gothic streets from a top-down perspective,” concludes the outline. “It’s a great little homage to FromSoftware’s masterpiece and it’s nice to have a fight with Father Gascoigne where he doesn’t just repeatedly kick your ass for a change.”
You can obtain Yarntown without cost on Itch.io. Given that we nonetheless haven’t heard something extra concerning the Bloodborne remake rumours, it’s positively price your whereas to present the cutesy Zelda model a whirl.
Or you possibly can take a look at the Soulsian Mortal Shell, which Sherif known as “the right kind of Soulslike.”
