Dark Souls 3 Gets Bloodborne Overhaul With New Mod

The Soulsborne franchise has had an active modding community since the days of the original Dark Souls. Some of these mods help to make FromSoftware's difficult RPGs a little easier, such as the many mods that given Elden Ring an easy mode. Besides easy mode mods, there are of course counterparts to make the game more difficult. As well as smaller modifications to the Soulsborne titles, there are those creations made by fans that completely overhaul a FromSoftware game and make the core elements almost unrecognizable.

Dark Souls 3 recently received a mod called The Convergence, which was such an in-depth and expansive piece of fan-made content that players stated that in some ways the mod transformed the game into Dark Souls 4, being the natural extension of its predecessor. Now, one modder has again given Dark Souls 3 a huge overhaul, but rather than extend the original game, Bradysheaslays has given it a new look similar to one of FromSoftware's most popular titles, Bloodborne.

To some fans, Bloodborne is considered the best game that FromSoftware has put out, and its Old Hunters DLC is touted as some of the hardest content in the Soulsborne franchise. Now, the Dark Souls 3 mod Fear the Old Blood aims to make the game feel and play like Bloodborne, essentially giving fans a secondary experience in the latter game. Everything from lighting to textures to outfits and music have been changed in order to alter the atmosphere of Dark Souls 3.

Even some gameplay elements from Dark Souls 3 have been changed to better fit the way Bloodborne plays. Players can now dash in Dark Souls 3, something that they were previously unable to do, and can also shoot blood vials at enemies to attack them from range. Dark Souls 3 Fear the Old Blood is available now to download from Nexus Mods, and while some players may find it similar to another Bloodborne mod for the game called Ashen Blood, they will find that the latter mod also featured enemies from the Victorian-era game that Dark Souls 3 players could encounter. Unfortunately, Fear the Old Blood doesn't have enemies from Bloodborne, but it is possible these could come in a future update.

Outside modding, Bloodborne fans have been remaking the game in other ways. Recently, one fan created a full demake of Bloodborne for the PS1, complete with nostalgic graphics, gameplay, and more. The demake proved to be incredibly popular, receiving over 100,000 downloads in the first 24 hours following its launch. With the success of the Bloodborne demake, some Soulsborne fans are hoping other titles in the franchise will receive a remake intended for older consoles.