In February 2022, a bunch of CD Projekt veterans headed up by Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz introduced the launch of a brand new studio known as Insurgent Wolves and teased its first challenge with a little bit of idea artwork that Wealthy Stanton stated gave him “sturdy vampire vibes.” At this time, two years later, the studio lastly dropped the sport’s title and a few new artwork, and you realize what? It is giving me very sturdy vampire vibes.
Insurgent Wolves’ debut sport is entitled Dawnwalker, and whereas no particulars have been revealed at this level, this new picture positive is evocative: The silhouetted determine rising—nearly forming—from the sulphurous cloud, sword above his head, clawlike fingers prolonged, all of it laid atop a blood-red background nearly screams wampir. Or, maybe, a man who hunts and kills vampires for enjoyable and cash. He does have type of a Geralt look about him, does not he?
Dawnwalker additionally sounds an terrible lot like Daywalker, a time period describing vampires who can stand up to publicity to daylight. Blade will be the best-known Daywalker (at the least, he is the one I do know), which makes me idly surprise if there’s any potential right here for confusion with Arkane’s recently-announced Blade sport. On the very least, it is one other indication that, yeah, this positive appears like vampires.
Right here the brand new idea artwork in superb 4K:
Insurgent Wolves additionally just lately added one other CD Projekt alumnus to its lineup: Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, who beforehand served as lead quest designer on The Witcher 3 and its excellent Blood and Wine growth, and quest designer and designer director on Cyberpunk 2077, has joined his former CDPR mates because the studio’s inventive director.
“All through all my years in sport improvement, story-driven role-playing adventures have at all times been one thing I used to be most obsessed with,” Tomaszkiewicz stated. “For me, nothing beats having the ability to totally immerse myself and uncover handcrafted tales and worlds. There are such a lot of implausible RPGs on the market right this moment, nonetheless, I really feel that there is not solely sufficient house but additionally a starvation amongst gamers for extra fascinating tales.
“We wish to craft a world that it would be best to discover and dive deep into and inform tales that make you care in regards to the characters. We intention to ship an expertise that may enable for a wide range of decisions and room for experimentation when replayed.”
The Insurgent Wolves web site describes Dawnwalker as “our personal AAA IP, darkish fantasy RPG,” that is meant to be the primary sport in a deliberate sequence. The sport is now within the “alpha stage of improvement,” and the studio stated it’ll reveal extra about what’s coming later this 12 months.
