The Duskbloods Network Test Impressions

A Nintendo-Like Pivot Isn't Enough to Make Me Love The Duskbloods

The upcoming Switch 2 exclusive experiments with bold new multiplayer ideas, but FromSoftware's longstanding design annoyances remain intact.

The Duskbloods is FromSoftware at its weirdest – 5 things I learned from playing the Switch 2 exclusive

It looks like Bloodborne, plays like a battle royale, and is much weirder than I expected.

The Duskbloods Virtue System Does What I Wish Other Battle Royale Games Did For Years

Courtesy of FromSoftware The network test for The Duskbloods showed off a lot of what makes FromSoftware’s latest game work, including how it approaches battle royale formulas in its online matches. Called Dusk Battles, these eight player competitions are hardly as straightforward as something like Fortnite or Call of Duty: Warzone, encouraging players to be creative in the pursuit of a singular resource — Virtue. Players are eliminated between …

The Duskbloods Network Test impressions

I guess you can call me something of a FromSoftware fanboy, considering I’ve played most of their previous titles, including Armored Core, the Dark Souls trilogy, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring, of course. I knew, without a doubt, that their next project, The Duskbloods, would be something special, even if it’s a multiplayer only title and exclusive to the Switch 2. Yes, I bought a Switch 2 mainly to play this game. After spending a couple h…