The Witcher 3 director says his upcoming RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker isn't "going fully into the vampire fantasy," and expect some Dishonored vibes

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A crop of Coen looking at his closed fist in The Blood of Dawnwalker
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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 just released to middling reviews (or in the case of our Bloodlines 2 review, pretty bad), and it seems that gamers might be feeling the vampire fatigue. Next year, the much anticipated Marvel's Blade is scheduled for release, so it's a difficult environment in which to release your new vampire-based game.

The Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz is hoping to defeat the odds, with his new studio's first game The Blood of Dawnwalker. In an interview with GamesRadar+, he says that the game will not be "going fully into the vampire fantasy" thanks to the protagonist Coen's status as a Dawnwalker. Half-man, half-vampire, Coen can choose how to approach each mission, either as a regular human in the day, or a stealthy vampire at night.

The Blood of Dawnwalker "isn’t that big" because its small team with Witcher 3 vets would rather prioritize "layers" and "didn't want to make an open world for, like, 400 hours."

George Young
George Young
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Freelance writer, full-time PlayStation Vita enthusiast, and speaker of some languages. I break up my days by watching people I don't know play Pokemon pretty fast.

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