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Platinumed

The Blood of Dawnwalker

Platform
PS5
Developer
Rebel Wolves
Year
2026
Started
Sep 8, 2026
Finished
Oct 4, 2026
#rpg

Final verdict

out of 10

Pretty good game, especially for the first from a new studio!

Story wasn't mind-blowing but served to carry the game progression. Vampire guy saves people from black plague by giving them his blood and taking bits of theirs. The story shines more so for the character-growth arcs.

Combat is pretty fun! Learning how to block and dodge is good, my only complaint is that you can effectively master it, trivializing fights into time sinks once you know it enough.

I tried platinum on the game but stopped at the last achievement for completing on duellist difficulty. I didn't want to spend another 15 hours for one last medal haha. On the achievemt notes, level 50 is just a grind, I feel like they should shrink the level curve since I had the whole map completed by level 45.

Overall solid game, enjoyed it quite a bit!

Along the way

  1. So far a really good rpg! Picked it up because I wanted to play a more mainstream / AAA game. Combat is pretty enjoyable but sorta feels "solved" after you figure out blocking, maybe I need to turn indicators off.

    Leveling up and new skills are a blast to try out!

  2. Beat Ambrus in today's session. Chose to invite him in after the mostly easy fight. I was on day 12 so pretty accustomed to the combat system.

  3. Random note as I played more today - I've encountered 4-5 bugs (crashes or otherwise) which is more than I've had for games in quite some time.

  4. Banked a couple of endings so far and considering going for platinum if it's not too crazy to do. Thankfully last couple sessions have been crash-free!

  5. Achievement hunting now, only 4 to go, one of which will be quite hard.

    Less crashes for a bit and found a quest like that I completely missed in the base game that I feel like should happen no matter what.

  6. Comment while achievement hunting - level 50 is a GRIND... I think it's over for a magic number, or they need to shrink the level up curve. I cleared almost the entire map and all quests by level 45 ish and it feels like I'm just looking for mobs to kill to keep getting xp