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Rebel Wolves' debut game was on my radar ever since we first found out about this project a while back. A dark fantasy RPG from the former CD Projekt Red developers, including the Game Director of The Witcher 3 sounds exciting and now that the team finally revealed the first in-game footage, I'm even more eager to see a proper gameplay demo.
The trailer which you can watch above is a mix of a lengthy CGI, serving as an introduction to the game's vampire-themed setting and dark world, and small gameplay snippets that give us a closer look at the visuals and third-person combat we can expect from the game.
There's also a snippet showing the main character standing on a top of the building and then sliding down the wall, which could suggest some sort of vertical gameplay and unique traversal mechanics. Vampires are supernatural beings after all and you'd expect them to fly around, disappear and whatnot.
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Rebel Wolves confirmed the game is focused on a narrative sandbox where no two playthroughs will be identical. The setting is a 14th-century medieval European city that's been ravaged by a plague and social disorder, a perfect time for the creatures of night to come in and take advantage of that.
The Blood of Dawnwalker screenshots
"Inspired by classic RPGs, we want players to feel the sense of urgency in an open-world game. There are multiple approaches to saving Coen’s family with no clear division between main and side quests, you decide on how you spend the time.", Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, Game Director and Co-Founder of Rebel Wolves explained. "Time is a resource and with each quest progressing its passage, it is impossible to complete all stories and arcs before the dreadful deadline, making each playthrough unique. We call it a narrative sandbox."
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The Blood of Dawnwalker is the first chapter in the new saga, which confirms that Rebel Wolves are planning for a sequel or a potential trilogy if the sales of the first game hit the mark.
The game is being built in Unreal Engine 5 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It does not have a release date at the moment but if I had to guess, I'd say we'll be waiting for a couple of more years for this one.
The Blood of Dawnwalker - Official description
14th century Europe. Bloody conflicts sweep the lands, and the Black Death comes for the survivors. In the wake of the disasters claiming thousands of lives, the decimated human population struggles for survival. It's a moment of weakness. In Vale Sangora, somewhere in the forgotten corner of the Carpathian Mountains, vampires seize their opportunity to walk out of the shadows, overthrow the feudal lords and claim what they've been denied for centuries: freedom, and ultimate power that comes with it. Legends turn into reality, and history as we know it will never be the same.
You play as Coen, a young man turned into a Dawnwalker, forever treading the line between the world of day and the realm of night. Not fully human, not entirely a vampire, you have 30 days and nights to save your family, or swear revenge on your sire and destroy everyone standing in your way.
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