How V Rising Gives Players A Vampire Mindset

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V Rising is arguably turning out to be one of the best survival games on the market. Created by Stunlock Studios, the early access title has players take on the role of their very own vampire as they make a name for themselves. This involves terrorizing the local populace of their resources, setting up a castle, and taking on the game's V Blood Carriers to unlock new powers, structures, and crafting recipes.

There are a lot of gameplay elements in V Rising that take cues from other survival and crafting games. Players start the game with almost nothing, so they have to work their way up by crafting the simplest weapons, items, and gear. V Rising starts outs slow, but with enough materials and a good knowledge of the combat system, players will eventually work their way up the game's many progression trees. Both the midgame and endgame content are best experienced by the players themselves, but right from the get-go, Stunlock Studios does its best to make players feel that they are playing as vampires.

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As players leave the character select screen, they emerge from their coffins into the darkness of night. In stark contrast to other survival games that make players loathe sundown, V Rising teaches players to love the night, as this is where they can move around freely to explore the world. V Rising's nights start at 6 pm and last until 10 am, which gives aspiring vampires 14 hours of shrouded darkness to pillage, fight, and drink the blood of anyone who stands in their way.

Drinking blood replaces traditional food and hunger meters. It lets players not only heal and use their powers, but it also provides certain boons depending on which blood type is consumed and how potent it