Have you ever considered whatBloodbornewould play like if it was aThe Legend of Zeldastyled action RPG? WellYarntownis here to answer that burning question you had no idea you were asking, and the answer is a fantastic 16-bit title that expertly combines both franchises in a fun and unique mashup:
Yarntownis aZeldastyled top-down recreation ofBloodborne’s Central Yharnam area, complete with the Cleric Beast and Father Gascoigne fights. The gameplay video posted above runs through both of those boss battles and the game itself was created by Max Mraz using the Solarus engine.
According to Mraz, the entirety of the Central Yharnam inYarntownis faithfully recreated, so there are multiple routes, unlockable shortcuts and all the majority of the different enemies – including the rabid dogs, the huntsman, the executioners, the rotted corpses and both the bosses (Cleric Beast and Father Gascoigne). Player’s combat skills are limited to a normal melee attack, a charged attack, pistol shots and a dodge roll – so combat is definitely more akin toZeldathanBloodborne, but it does keep some Soulsian things, such as the stamina bar.
You can download the full gamehere.
This is hardly the first timeZeldahas been combined with another genre or title. For instanceYouTube channel 64 Bitscreated a fantastic “Paper Zelda"RPG style trailerusing the same graphical and animation style as the popularPaper MarioRPG titles.
There are plenty of other amazing fan works that fans have created to celebrate the franchise as a whole. An extremelytalented artist combined scenesfrom the upcomingBreath of the Wild 2with the artstyle from the recentLink’s Awakeningremake. Another artist createdA Link Between Worldsdioramausing the shell of a Gameboy. There’s an absolutely stunningStudio Ghibli-styleBreath of the Wildfan animated trailer, while a dedicated fan spenttwo years recreatingBreath of the Wildweapons. We have ananimated pixel art mockupof a dungeon scene fromZelda II. The winner for last year’s officialLink’s Awakeningfanworks contestwas revealed, with some great submissions from plenty of talented artists. And if you want something incredible from outside this contest, there’s this fantastic3D printed recreationof Koholint Island from the game. The artist even provides a tutorial at the end of their video in case anyone else wanted to make one for themselves.
Some other works include Link’s house fromBreath of the Wildfaithfully createdusing Lego blocks, this lovely Sheikah runesphone charger, art ofTwilight PrincessmeetsBreath of the Wild, fanart of Link in thevibrant forestfromMajora’s Mask, a recreation of theBreath of the Wildlantern, a bottle ofLon Lon milkfromOcarina of Time, and analarm clockthat playsA Link to the Past‘s theme.
The latest entry in the franchise,The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, is out now forNintendo Switchand you can read our review of the gamehere. According to our reviewer, “Link’s Awakeningis a remarkable remake of one of the more overlooked titles in theLegend of Zeldafranchise.”
