It's almost that time of year when every cool news story makes you flinch and check the date, but worry not, my April Fool's-fearing friends: This one is real, and also, it's the 25th March. You're safe. For another week, at least.
The makers of the popular Bloodborne PSX demake (which you can read about over on Push Square, naturally) have, in the past, goofed on the community in-joke of a playable Bloodborne-themed racing game called Bloodborne Kart, as you can see in this April 1st Twitter post:
But, well, once you've got all the assets in place, why not just... make the whole thing? And that's precisely what they've done. They made it real. And it's bloody brilliant.
In the two-minute trailer below, we see our Hunter in a nice yellow car, zipping around a Pthumerian Cup course: drifting through cathedrals, wrought iron fences, and long, foreboding tunnels, all presented in that gloriously crunchy low-poly PS1 style of the Bloodborne demake.
Unlike Mario Kart, there don't appear to be any pickups, but who cares? There's an Akira reference instead, and that's way better than whatever a Hunter might use instead of banana peels. Bloodstains, maybe?
Honestly, it's surprising how deep this game could potentially get. Lady Maria as a Penelope Pitstop-like racer; Gehrman in a rocket-powered wheelchair; The Doll as the Lakitu-equivalent race starter; Rom The Vacuous Driver... Can you imagine? So cool.
The Bloodborne PS1 demake is available to download for free on itch.io, so here's hoping that Bloodborne Kart will get the same treatment (although you should definitely consider chucking a few bloodbucks in the developers' direction as a token of appreciation and support).
Anyway, I'll be playing as Ludwig, who will definitely have a Double Dash-style ability to switch between Horse Form and Holy Blade Form. I look forward to seeing you on the tracks, fair Hunter.
Who's your Bloodborne Kart main? What abilities do they have? Let us know in the comments.
[source twitter.com]
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Remember that game Bloodborne which didn’t come even near the Switch? Well it’s getting a game which isn’t really anything like Mario Kart but it does have the name Kart in the title therefore everybody with a Switch and not a PC which this is actually coming out on should know about it.
Looks like a naff Playstation One game. by that, I don't mean Playstation One games are naff. I mean it in the way that some games on Playstation One were naff.
they should make sure its really hard to play and that you dont always no where to drive.
Why is Bloodborne being talked about on a Nintendo site? Bloodborne isn’t even on Switch and won’t ever be on Switch.
@nessisonett Stay on topic!! I heard Father Gascoigne is coming to Smash...
@KateGray ... you play Bloodborne?
... I think I'd like to read more about that. I mean, between all the reviews of stuff like The Garden Path or Chicory, and these "I am not a hacker" pieces claiming you do not have skills... you're not trying to have a secret laugh at our expense, are you?
By all means, do not veil your éliteness!
@CANOEberry I am pretty good at Bloodborne, actually! I beat Rom first time and everything 😎
nice read thanks xboxlife
@nessisonett I don't get to write about Bloodborne enough and this seemed like the closest it'll ever come to being a Nintendo topic 😥
Yeah, while I do enjoy news based on fan made content & this looks really good for what it's trying to do, it really has no connection to Nintendo whatsoever.
It's a PS1 inspired PC exclusive fan game, spinoff of another PS1 inspired PC exclusive fan game, inspired by a PS4 exclusive game. Is it cool, sure, but this makes about as much sense as Push Square publishing an article about that Mario fan art inspired by traditional Japanese paintings you (this site) put up recently.
this is how Pokemon Go started, isn't it? I'd say that bodes well for this game.
@ThomasBW84 Mr. Editor, sir, would you consider holding a charitable event (for the Ukrainian refugees, say), one that only Nintendo Life could put together?
I will pay significant coin to watch Kate Gray, Alex Olney and Zion race each other in Dread Mode (Metroid). And I know I am not alone. This would definitely be an ESRB M/PEGI 18+ event, with hot mics on each participant. The British cursing, alone, will probably make the listener's fur stand on end, but it would all be for a good cause.
Please make this happen.
@nessisonett @anoyonmus It's a fun Random piece about a cool-looking game. Mario Kart practically invented the genre, and with a site full of video game fans, we thought this would raise a few smiles on a Friday afternoon.
It's clearly labelled with the 'Random' prefix, and you're under no obligation to read or comment if it doesn't interest you or isn't 'Nintendo' enough. We think it's cool, but there are plenty of other things to enjoy on the site if you don't agree.
Sounds like an homage to the good old days when almost every IP was required to have a kart game.
I would likely die a lot in this too because I bloody suck at Bloodborne. During my first playthrough of it I kept getting killed at the starting point to the first enemy, yes that's how bad I am 😂
I love kart racers, and can have fun with very average or sub-Nintendo quality. There is some charm to what I see in that trailer.
I had fun with Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2, Mini Motor Racing X, Meow Motors.
@CANOEberry I've passed the request onto the video team to consider, thanks for the suggestion!
@lolwhatno Ha, can't remember — it was several years ago. $20 or $30 maybe?
Man, I love the look of this person's PS1 style bloodborne stuff. I think it is an era of graphics when done right looked great, i.e. Brave fencer musashi, Bushido Blade, ff games, tobal # 1, crash games (I realized after writng that out that those are all Square games hmmm), but when its bad boy does it look atrocious.
@RubyCarbuncle If you were like me and it was your first soulsborne, then that is just expected. I remember when I first played I thought the first boss was impossible and I must be missing something. Turns out I was and that was just an understanding of the rhythm of the game. o
Seriously, some of you guys/gals are really uptight.
@GrailUK,
You were right first time, this looks total rubbish.
@Zeropulse Nah I played the Dark Souls games before, I'm just not very good at them no matter how often I play them but I'm definitely improving at least.
@k4mik4z3 I agree people just need to learn how to loosen up sometimes.
@dartmonkey I’m just being facetious. It looks like a fun idea.
@RR529 I mean, it would make sense if it was instead a Mario x Yakuza series fanart.
This looks like great fun, haha.
Also, so many of you are complete whingers.
In other news Nessisonett got their panties in a bunch for no reason AGAIN!
Looks actually pretty dope, truth be told soulsborne on PSX gives me major Nightmare Creatures vibes which is a good thing.
I've still never actually beaten Bloodborne. Gehrman is just too tough.
This is actually quite funny.
I love Bloodborne but why is it here? Not only is it not on a Nintendo console, but it's a Sony IP...
I smell a stinky April fool's joke...
"The Nintendo Life team is dedicated to bringing you the biggest news and trustworthy reviews from the wide world of Nintendo."
Shame Switch will never see this and that is such a shame
Poor Sony, it seems they don’t even have a dedicated site to post PS related articles, that they have to use Nintendo dedicated sites instead.
I mean, if this were Fortnite related I’d understand. But it's not.
Did I click on Push Square again by accident?
@locky-mavo,
Push Square perhaps, get what you are saying though.
@GrailUK What the eff is naff, ya daft crony?
@TheAmnesiacKid The tunnel section looked boring and overly long and the handling looked terrible.
@GrailUK Never heard the word "naff"!
@TheAmnesiacKid Ahh sorry. Yeah, naff just means a bit rubbish.
@KateGray Thanks for posting this! I always enjoy a good random story and I wouldn't have heard about this otherwise.
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