Another The Game Awards has gone by without mention of Bloodborne 2, Bloodborne Remastered, or even a patch to get it running at 60 FPS. The negligence hurts, so fans have come up with Graceborne, a mod that Bloodborne-ifies the entirety of Elden Ring, and it’s fantastic.
Graceborne gives a massive grimdark overhaul to most of The Lands Between from Elden Ring. This glorious mod kills Elden Ring’s day and night cycle to make night permanent, drenching even its most colorful places in the darkness you’d associate with Bloodborne, and adds new textures heavily reminiscent of Yharnam. And on top of all the cool areas to look at, players will also get to marvel at some of the enemies they already know from Elden Ring with a Bloodborne makeover, like this beautiful headless horseman.
But Graceborne isn’t just about aesthetics, and it features the coolest FromSoftware elements unique to Bloodborne, such as the weapons. Graceborne not only adds the firearms from Bloodborne, but also functional trick weapons that you already know from the game, as well as some new ones. Also, gun parrying is naturally back, as is Bloodborne’s no equip load, so as to allow players to make full use of a hunter’s natural nimbleness.
Graceborne completely alters the nature of Elden Ring, naturally, but mod creator Noctis states that this is not an attempt at a Bloodborne sequel or expansion. He explains that Graceborn is a cool coat of paint for Elden Ring. From what I’ve experienced, however, he’s selling his work short. Graceborne is truly fantastic, another extraordinary victory for the Souls’ amazing modding community, even if you just want to walk around and see what The Lands Between would look like during super Halloween.
Bloodborne and Elden Ring are two of the greatest games of all time. That’s not just because of what they offer right out of the gate, but also because of how inspiring they are and how they allow fans to work with their inspiration. Graceborne is another example of the power of the Souls modding community. While the developer humbly claims it’s still in its infancy, Graceborne is already very worthy of your time.
This is not an unofficial expansion or continuation to either game; this is a labor of love that lets one of the best games ever bleed out into the other to create something new, and you should totally check it out.
