The Blood of Dawnwalker is definitely a title worth watching.
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Brand new studio Rebel Wolves has dropped the first trailer for The Blood of Dawnwalker, and it’s a damn good one.
That’s perhaps exactly what we should’ve expected given that Rebel Wolves was formed using major talent from CD Projekt RED.
You can certainly see a The Witcher influence on The Blood of Dawnwalker, although there’s a dash of Skyrim: Dawnguard in there too.
The Blood of Dawnwalker, previously known as Dawnwalker: Origins, is described as a “dark fantasy narrative sandbox” RPG with the project spearheaded by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz who you may recognise as the game director of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Created in Unreal Engine 5, The Blood of Dawnwalker is set to take us to medieval Europe, 1347 AD, with a story seemingly centering around vampirism but before I continue, let’s take a look at that new trailer.
The Blood of Dawnwalker is looking very promising indeed.
There’s a lot to unpack here, so let’s begin with the setting. The Blood of Dawnwalker takes us to the Carpathian Mountains, so that means we’re in central Europe.
The mountain ranges stretch across the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, and Serbia.
In a secluded part of this region, a young man named Coen and his daughter are caught off guard by a band of heavily armored soldiers. These soldiers are determined to eliminate them in an effort to halt the advance of the plague.
This is until a reanimated creature, accompanied by a handful of loyal acolytes, arrives to eliminate the soldiers in a gruesome and gory scene.
The creatures consume the remains of the fallen soldiers, which leads me to believe this is a story about vampires, though it deviates from the typical trope of sharp fangs.
In fact, the teeth on the leader look more like those of one of Until Dawn’s wendigos.
The enigmatic leader of this unsettling faction possesses the power to breathe life into our hero’s daughter, declaring, “I embody life and death. I encompass all that lies in between. Your quaint valley has not escaped my gaze. Disease. Scarcity. Violence.”
“Blood flowed thoughtlessly like water,” he goes on. “From now on, everything will change for each of you.”
Regardless of what these otherworldly entities may be, it's evident that they believe they can improve humanity according to their own distorted perspective.
In conclusion, we get to see a few short gameplay clips that highlight moments of combat, with the trailer teasing a complete gameplay reveal set for this summer.
Maybe during the Summer Game Fest? Or at the Opening Night Live event of Gamescom?
Certainly! Since most of this trailer consists of cinematic footage, I recommend managing your excitement until we get a glimpse of more gameplay. However, I completely understand if you're struggling to contain your enthusiasm.
This has quickly soared to the top of my most anticipated list.
The game is set to be released on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
