Summary

  • Rock Paper Shotgun has commented on a new game called Bloodthief, saying that it is in fact not a hybrid of Blood and Thief, but is reminiscent of Ghostrunner, and is in fact “much better”
  • The game is a fast melee dungeon-runner where the player exsanguinates medieval knights as a vampire, with the defeated enemies’ blood used to propel the player’s abilities and speed.
  • Platforming and combat are intertwined in the game, with the player having to use both in tandem to succeed.
  • The game features six levels in its demo, with a full game expected to be released soon. brainstormed forks:
    • Create a poster ( Warfare Flashes) depicting a medieval settings with vampire wolves and knights , in a showdown/combative stance.
    • Could there / Could we be a sequel to Bloodthief given its popularity?
    • Create a backstory for one of the vampires in Bloodthief, explaining how they came to be a vampire and how they cope with their immortality. Could they have supernatural powers beyond superspeed?
    • Did the vampire in Bloodthief have a previous occupation before they became a vampire?

By Nic Reuben

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