The Bloodborne PSX Demake Already Has A Speedrun, And It's Ridiculously Fast
YouTube Distortion 2 has set a new record for the very new Bloodborne PSX demake, a PS1-style fan game that remakes the first area of the PS4's Bloodborne.
Only released a few days ago, Bloodborne PSX typically takes even skilled players around two hours to complete. Distortion 2 was able to bring that number down to just 14 minutes and 19 seconds thanks to efficient boss fighting and two elevator skips.
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Bloodborne PSX is a remarkable achievement. Created by Lilith Walther over the course of 13 months, this totally free demake reimagines Bloodborne as though it were originally made for the PlayStation one. This includes extremely basic textures and character models as well as 4:3 aspect ratio. There's even a CRT-style filter and a 20-frames cap.
The game doesn't remake every aspect of the PS4 game, instead limiting itself to the first couple hours of Bloodborne's plot. There are only three bosses with the final boss being a new creation based on one of Bloodborne's more unfortunately NPCs.
Distortion 2 first played through Bloodborne PSX at a more leisurely pace in order to both learn the game and several tricks he could use to bypass much of its content. Those can be seen in the 14-minute speedrun where he uses enemy attacks to glitch through walls. With some luck/skill fighting the Cleric Beast, Father Gascoigne, and Gilbert, the Outsider, Distortion set a record for completing Bloodborne PSX.
At least, for now. Bloodborne PSX is remarkably popular for a fan project with over 200,000 downloads in less than four days since release. With that many players, more speedrun tactics are sure to be found eventually.
You can download Bloodborne PSX for free at Itch.io.
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