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The freeform structure of The Blood of Dawnwalker means "it is absolutely possible to skip everything" and beat the game immediately, providing you're skilled enough

Eurogamer.net·Robert Purchese·about 1 month ago
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Calling all speedrunners. Image credit: Rebel Wolves Much has been made of the freeform structure of dark fantasy vampire role-playing game The Blood of Dawnwalker, a game that famously has no main quest . There's an overarching goal to rescue your family from the evil clutches of vampires before 30 days and 30 nights are out, but when you do it, or even if you do it, are decisions entirely left to you. Does that mean that theoretically, you can attempt a rescue the moment you leave the Prologue area of the game? Absolutely. Does that mean you can drastically reduce a 50-hour game (approximately) to a much, much shorter one? Also yes. But on one condition: you have the skill to do it. "Yes, very much so," says lead quest designer Rafał Jankowski when I asked him whether it's possible to cut a corner by assaulting Brencis (the lead vampire) immediately. "It is possible to miss a lot of content.…

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