2025-04-02
The Duskbloods Trailer Breakdown: All The Details In From Software's Switch 2 Exclusive
From Software has announced a new IPFrom Software's new RPG, The Duskbloods, has been announced during the Nintendo Switch 2 broadcast as an exclusive Switch 2 game. In this gallery, we'll take a look at potential characters, weapons, mechanics, boss fights, and the game's setting and timeline via a series of images from the announcement trailer. While the game isn't out until 2026, and no narrow window within that year has been announced just yet, we can already analyze the trailer to find out plenty of information about the vampiric title from the Elden Ring developer. A scarred handOpening the trailer, a hand is shown carved with a symbol as a female figure grasps it while reciting, "I give you my blood. I give you my life. Turn, oh wheel, and transport him to a night of moonlight, to humanity's very dusk." It's unclear whether this is the process of converting a deceased human into the vampire-like creatures we see later in the trailer. A British looking environment Some scenes in The Duskbloods appear to be set in the UK, or London specifically, thanks to the appearance of clock towers that resemble Big Ben, and the city's skyline. Big Ben was constructed in 1859, giving us a glimpse into a potential timeline for the game. A train station in The DuskbloodsThe appearance of a train station and railway lines also adds more context to the game's timeline. Since the first steam railway became operational in 1804, the game might be set more recently than this. A church scene Multiple large, gothic churches and associated architecture are shown throughout the trailers, which fits aesthetically very well with the vampiric themes throughout. A silver-haired male character The identity of the silver-haired male character remains a mystery, since he doesn't participate in dialogue throughout the trailer. However, thanks to similarities between the opening scene and a later scene where he's surveying the city skyline, we know that this character is the same one that's deceased at the beginning of the trailer, with the scarred hand. The only female character seen in the trailer The only female character seen in the trailer still hides her face during all appearances. She dresses in a traditional Japanese-style robe with straw hat, which could also be seen as a samurai hat. Later in the trailer, she spins a blade at rapid frequency as she prepares to descend on the city. Jetpacks? A small creature clad in armor is seen wading through some water before launching a jetpack across a cavern. The functionality and appearance of these fueled engines suggests the game is far more recent than From Software's Elden Ring, which was set 5,000 years in the past. A younger, white-haired character This younger, white-haired character is seen multiple times throughout the trailer, including taking on a large, menacing-looking enemy that seems imposing enough to be suitable as a boss fight. This strange orb could be a boss This strange-looking orb with legs and an unsettling, menacing expression is large and imposing enough to be suitable as a potential boss in The Duskbloods. Neck-biting as a method of killing Adding further legitimacy to the vampire theories, the silver-haired character is seen biting on the neck of a creature, presumably a human, to kill them. Afterwards, he draws dark energy from the sky, which could indicate that characters grow stronger from feeding on blood. Drawing energy from the sky Following on from the previous image, this is how the character appears when he's drawing that dark energy from the skies. A strange frog-like enemyWhile this strange, frog-like enemy is not indicated as a boss, as no characters are seen fighting it, the odd expression on its face is strikingly similar to that of the orb-like boss from earlier in the trailer. We'd assume this sewer-dwelling amphibian is also a boss fight at some point in the game. A striking weapon While guns and blades are seen in the trailer, this striking image of a character wielding a forked weapon shows that there will be more traditional From Software melee weapons included in The Duskbloods. This particular weapon looks especially heavy to swing, so hopefully those heavy rolls from the Dark Souls series will come in handy here. Raising the dead Towards the end of the trailer, a character is seen raising their arms to the skies, reanimating corpses that litter the streets. Perhaps it'll be an option to control the undead to your advantage, forming armies of zombified allies. We can dream. A strange, scared creature Closing the trailer, after the game's 2026 release date announcement, is this strange dark creature. It looks warily from one eye as its fur glistens with golden markings, or carvings, that are of a similar style to the bloodied carving in the opening scene.
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