The Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz and his fellow CDPR veterans at Insurgent Wolves have shared an prolonged gameplay demo from the studio’s first sport, The Blood of Dawnwalker. As revealed earlier this 12 months, Dawnwalker’s protagonist is Coen, a younger man in a medieval European country that has been taken over by vampires. However as seen within the video beneath, Coen has other ways of opposing the brand new regime, each as a vampire and as a human.
In response to design director Daniel Sadowski, the aspect mission showcased on this demo takes place close to the center of the sport. Coen solely has 30 days and 30 nights to save lots of his household, and Sadowski notes that he may storm the vampire’s fortress and rescue them at any time. However with out allies or sufficient energy to face towards the sport’s strongest vampires, that try in all probability would not finish nicely for Coen.
Coen is not helpless in the course of the day, because the demo reveals he can draw upon some magic when preventing his foes. However none of his vampire talents can be utilized whereas the solar is up. This enables for some benefits, as he can stroll by the entrance door of the cathedral uncontested and ask questions inside. However ready till dusk provides Coen the power to climb the partitions and sneak inside simply as an elder vampire, Xanthe, is conducting some sort of ritual.
Sadowski added that there is not a lot distinction between the aspect quests and the primary story, as gamers are given the prospect to form their very own narratives inside the 30 day timeframe. He additionally added that it could be doable to purpose with Xanthe and even to defeat her. However she proves to be greater than Coen can deal with on this playthrough.
Bandai Namco will launch The Blood of Dawnwalker on Xbox Sequence X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC in 2026.