A Nintendo exclusive? Didn’t expect that…
Didn’t expect another Soulslike right away either, to be honest. Elden Ring already felt like they went as far as they could go with that formula; though having several playable characters is a bit of a shakeup. Wonder if it’ll have any relation to Bloodborne with that title.
Fromsoft’s graphics still look like they lag a full console generation behind, but we’re used to it by now.
from the press release:
Play as the "Bloodsworn"; a group that has transcended human strength thanks to their special blood, and throw yourself into a violent fray for "First Blood" as the twilight of humanity approaches.
The thing that got me intrigued was this moment at... 1:53, I believe?
My first thought was "Is that Emil?", followed by wondering if this was actually some sort of Nier game. I'm pretty sure it's not, but I'm still curious what this Eldritch Angel Moon Face has to do with anything.
Edit: I might be wrong, but that doesn't sound like a Battle Royale to me. Too small, even the hunger games had 24 players. Isn't that, like, just a larger scale version of... I don't know what Elden Ring or the Souls games did, but couldn't you, like, invade and either screw-over or help the native player?
Edited by Marchen on Apr 2nd 2025 at 12:27:24 PM
Read Otr of the Flame (She/Her)So I guess in 2037 Microsoft is going to get an exclusive Fromsoft game with "Blood" in it's title?
Developed for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2; 'THE DUSKBLOODS’ is a Pv Pv E title with online multiplayer at its core, where up to 8 players vie for supremacy among themselves and against challenging foes.
Sounds like a more ambitious version of usual Souls multiplayer. I'd expect this to still more or less play like usual
x7 if it is vampire themed, that make two fantasy vampire games due out in 2026
My first impression of the trailer is "Wow, I'm really digging the aesthetics of this game." I don't know if I'll get the game yet since I'm waiting to hear more about gameplay, but it definitely has my attention right now.
"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."Made Sandbox.The Duskbloods. There's going to be a video version of the Creator's Voice interview
on Tuesday, so waiting until then to populate with tropes.
I find it really interesting that FromSoft was the one to approach Nintendo with potential project ideas, as opposed to Nintendo reaching out first.
Edited by RacattackForce on Apr 4th 2025 at 8:21:19 AM
Partway through the trailer I was absolutely convinced that I was looking at Bloodborne 2 for a few moments. And then got kinda blueballed when I realized it was not.
It is cool that From is willing to experiment with new formats, but I need to see more of the actual gameplay before I can say that I'm actually interested.

'The Duskbloods is Pv Pv E Souls-like RPG from FromSoftware announced at the 2025 Nintendo Direct