In The Blood of Dawnwalker, 14th century Europe, still suffering the effects of war and plague, sure looks like the kind of muddy hellhole Geralt would tromp across in The Witcher 3. And its protagonist, the half-vampire Coen, has a similar "almost human but actually something more" vibe to him—a gruff but acceptable monster we need to fight the real villains for us.
When asked if he was comfortable seeing The Blood of Dawnwalker compared to The Witcher 3 by The Game Business, game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz said he was, "Really comfortable. I feel really confident about our game."
As well as being game director on The Witcher 3, Tomaszkiewicz was a story designer/scripter on The Witcher and lead quest designer on The Witcher 3, as well as second director and head of production on Cyberpunk 2077. He founded his own studio Rebel Wolves in 2022 to make more of this kind of thing, what he calls "story-driven, open world games with some twists."
Those twists are important. In The Blood of Dawnwalker they include a more ...
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