The Duskbloods Preview: FromSoftware's Multiplayer Switch 2 Exclusive Is Special, Here's How It Plays
With tabletop rules and Souls-style gameplay, The Duskbloods, a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, is ambitious even for FromSoftware.
FromSoftware's upcoming multiplayer-only Switch 2 exclusive, The Duskbloods, promises to be their most complex and intriguing game yet. Drawing inspiration from tabletop role-playing games, the game features a unique phase-based PvPvE setting where eight players compete for victory points to survive elimination. Players choose from various Bloodsworn characters, each with their own weapons, ranged attacks, and special abilities.
The game is divided into three phases lasting approximately eight minutes each, where players must earn Virtue points to avoid elimination. The points can be earned through Commendations (most enemy kills or items collected), Flame Virtue (collecting purple embers), Repulsion Virtue (killing powerful computer-controlled enemies), Sigil Virtue (completing unique character objectives), and Ritual Virtue (capturing points in a King-of-the-Hill-style game).
The Ritual Sites, where players can earn Sword Virtue by killing other players, create intense PvP zones within each phase. A full match can last about 30 minutes, with the final phase taking place in a closed-off combat arena. Despite its intricate mechanics, The Duskbloods offers an exhilarating and challenging multiplayer experience that promises to be another hit in the Souls lineage.
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