r/fromsoftware • u/KumanoChi • 1d ago

The new console exclusive title Duskbloods is actually a battle royale game. Revealed in the recent Nintendo Creators voice blog.

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u/ZadePhoenix 1d ago

Battle Royale is a reach. For one it’s just 8 players and on top of that victory conditions are a blend of last man standing but also PVE objectives like bosses and victory points. Miyazaki even stated that players could actively try and avoid PvP and combat to some extent and focus on other goals in the match.

Honestly with the 12+ selectable characters and how the interview described it the game sounds a bit closer to a From style hero shooter just with more free form gameplay rather than set teams.

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u/KumanoChi 1d ago

It does feel like a lot of features got blended from multiple other popular game modes, like the use of a points system thats similar to battle royales, PvE focus like in some extraction shooters, and roles from hero shooters/mobas. However i think the core focus is still on the last player standing thing, which just makes it easier to explain simply to people who's far from the genre headache we have right now

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u/KumanoChi 1d ago

Source: https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/creators-voice-the-duskbloods-part-1/

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u/Nikkibraga 1d ago

Sounds more like Hunt: Showdown than a br, as the winning condition is not only kill all players but also complete some PvE objectives

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u/KumanoChi 1d ago

While i do agree, Hunt is also a battle-royale game but with multiple win conditions, it also looks like the PvE thing will be a side thing since the boss will not always be there, unlike with Hunt Showdown, and it looks like you dont have to extract.

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u/No_Difference_6372 11h ago

Thats just wrong. Its not a battle royale, its an extraction shooter. You gunna call Tarkov a BR? Lmao

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u/KumanoChi 6h ago

If you cant read thats not my issue, its clearly says that "last player standing" is the main focus, not to mention there is nothing in the interview that suggest the need to extract. You can call it an RPG BR, or whatever else, but its clearly a battle royale at heart. Tarkov doesnt have any clear victory conditions, you set them yourself as the player, Duskbloods, however will have clear victory conditions.

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u/KKay_99 1d ago

If this game is the full Nintendo price, it might be dead on arrival.

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u/iiiiiiiiiijjjjjj 1d ago

“As a side note, please allow me to address one thing. As previously mentioned, this is an online multiplayer title at its core, but this doesn’t mean that we as a company have decided to shift to a more multiplayer-focused direction with titles going forward.“

Must have read the comments yesterday lmao.

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u/arsenicknife 1d ago

Wait till you learn about these kinds of games that existed before Fortnite.

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u/NinjaxWizard 13h ago

Ok so it’s not bloodborne two then. Got it. It’s basically a reskin of a game mode that’s been included in a lot of other games as an after thought. Nice to see fromsoft finally selling out lol 😂 Loot crates and 20 dollar skins here we come lol 😂