Some of you might say indie roguelike.
Arkane immersive s- you start before I cut off your third word.
For me, this was always Roman RPG.
Yes, acronyms count as a single word.
My game, my rules.
Until now, that is.
A group of formerThe Witcher 3developers yesterday announcedThe Blood of Dawnwalker, a game they describe as medieval X-Files.
What Is The Blood Of Dawnwalker?
Truth be told, we know very little about Blood of Dawnwalker other than what was announced yesterday.
Blood of Dawnwalker is set in the 14th century, and the trailer takes place in the Carpathian mountains.
A man flees a burning town with his young sister, wrapped in a blanket.
When guards assault them, shadows attack.
A wisp of smoke evaporates a mans leg.
One soldier is pummelled by a ghost.
A Night King-esque creature explodes a fleeing guard with her mind.
And a Nosferatu-looking fella feasts on the corpses.
For some reason, these creatures help the plagued child.
And then pledge vengeance on the world, or at least this small mountain valley.
The cinematic trailer looks good, but I can only get so excited about CGI trailers.
The ten seconds of gameplay shown afterwards are hardly revolutionary either, though more gameplay is promised this summer.
But sometimes a solid premise is enough to carry a game through this early period of development.
What Would A Medieval X-Files Look Like?
And this could be anyone.
Your best friend, a quest-giver, anyone.
The magic in the game is eerie.
Its this blend of realism and uncanny that draws the X-Files comparisons from art director Bartlomiej Gawel.
The X-Files is singular in science-fiction because its rooted in conspiracy and realism.
There reallycouldbe aliens out there.
There are no rayguns or hover cars, just strange phenomena and extraterrestrial explanations.
The Blood of Dawnwalker looks to do the same for the Middle Ages.
This isnt a fantasy world, its not Middle-earth or the Continent.
Its a regular world, theres just vampires in it now.
The Witcher 3 has 36 different endings, but only some of them can be canon.
