Elden Ring is known for its wealthy open world, however it simply acquired become an 8-bit rolling journey demake that is… sort of superb? It was created by Reddit consumer Shintendo, who confirmed off an early demo set in Elden Ring’s Chapel of Anticipation. There, a Tarnished faces off in opposition to the notorious Grafted Scion boss (and loses, once more). Gameplay remains to be fairly tough, however it captures the spirit of the sport together with the nostalgic feels of the Game Boy period.
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The rolling animation fashion is a chef’s kiss, with the principle character doing lovely little rolls by means of terrain identical to within the huge recreation. Meanwhile, the “press B button to assault” and different screens prompts are pure Game Boy callbacks. It additionally captures the battle fashion from iconic GB titles like Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
Shintendo defined that the demake was created utilizing GB Studio 3.0 and mentioned that it could be playable on actual {hardware}. He’s aiming to launch a demo by the tip of May on Itch.io, the identical storefront that hosts the Bloodborne PC demake that reimagines the sport as a PS1 title.