Rebel Wolves, comprised of former CD Projekt RED developers who worked on The Witcher, recently revealed its next project: The Blood of Dawnwalker, a vampire-centric open-world action RPG.
It stars Coen, a newly created Dawnwalker in the 14th-century Carpathian Mountains. Though its full gameplay will be revealed this Summer, one may initially think this to be a vampire power fantasy.
However, that’s not quite the case. In a recent Twitch stream (transcription by MP1st), studio CEO and game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz said that Coen won’t be a “superhero” or “overpowered.” “What I love in Coen is that he’ll never be a superhero.
He’ll never be overpowered. During the day, as a human, he can fight with a sword. He can use and discover dark magic, but he can be killed by anyone.” You also shouldn’t expect a Geralt-like demeanor to his character.
Writer and narrative director Jakub Szamałek says Coen is “at the beginning of his adventure, which I think is really cool, and in general, he is so much fun to write and flesh out because he’s not your typical game protagonist. “He’s not a grizzled veteran who’s seen it all, who is cynical about the world, who comments on the world with, like, one-liners.