Vampires: Bloodlord Rising

Game breaking bug that drops FPS and crashes game after using the map. I've given it 14 hours trying not to use the map. Devs won't acknowledge it and there's no support on the Discord.

In my opinion, it would be nice if your vampire limit wasn't based on Core lvl but rather the number of coffins you can fit inside your HQ/Castle.. i also think you should be able to build at your strongholds, i prefer building from the ground up like your HQ/Castle cuz its more imaginative.. it would also be more realistic in logical terms for Guardians. but my current problem is my HQ is still under construction and while my vampires building it, i've noticed the walls/pillars sticking thru the floor above them which ruins the look and the immersivity of the game. i understand its still in development and the game has great potential, you really don't see vampire base builders often.. story or no story. I for one look forward to its future.

NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. Very promising.

[h1]Here are my two cents after one thorough playthrough.[/h1] [h2]General (Spoiler-Free)[/h2] The atmosphere is solid, and in some places even excellent. The different areas offer a nice variety, each with their own setting, enemies, resources, and environmental effects. I assume this will only get better throughout development. The story, as far as it’s currently implemented, is already quite interesting and gives a good idea of where things are heading. That said, I would like to see more meaningful choices with actual consequences. Right now, it also feels pretty obvious which NPCs you’re supposed to like and which ones you’re supposed to dislike. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but I’d appreciate a bit more depth. The combat system is decent. Nothing particularly groundbreaking, but I think the game benefits much more from its atmosphere and setting than from its combat. The building system is fun, and the currently available building pieces are already enough to create a beautiful castle with some nice little gimmicks. The servant system is one of my favorite parts of the game. The balance between positive and negative traits feels great, and servants developing their own needs adds another interesting layer. The mission system is generally well done. I also like that there’s something to do every night. [hr][/hr] [h1]Spoilers[/h1] [h2]Story[/h2] [spoiler] The most interesting part so far is definitely the brother’s conflicted relationship with becoming a vampire. His fear of losing his soul and with it the last connection to his deceased wife and child, has a lot of potential. I really hope the game explores this further. [/spoiler] [h2]Combat[/h2] [spoiler] Status effects like curses or burning are implemented well. I also like that you can recognize weapon effects by their visual glow, allowing you to prioritize enemies accordingly. Enemy AI still feels a bit rough at times. Shield enemies are currently more annoying than challenging. They don’t make fights harder, they simply drag them out. I’d also love to see more unique boss encounters. For example, each region could have a powerful creature that needs to be defeated before awakening or recruiting that area’s Castle Guardian. [/spoiler] [h2]Building System[/h2] [spoiler] I really like that all storage chests are connected through one shared inventory. Being able to store books directly inside libraries is another great feature. The different furniture sets and sarcophagi matching the style of each biome are also a really nice touch. I’m a bit torn about Strongholds not being customizable. On one hand, it probably saves a lot of development time (and maybe the sanity of people going for every Steam achievement). On the other hand, it’s a shame that all three Strongholds look identical despite being located in completely different regions. One thing I would definitely change: since we’re already restricted to building only on our own mountain, building materials shouldn’t have to be inside the player’s inventory. Everything stored inside your castle should automatically be available while building. Otherwise, once your castle gets bigger, you constantly have to run back and forth just to grab materials for every single piece of furniture. [/spoiler] [h2]Servant System[/h2] The baseline of this system is excellent. [spoiler] The mix of strengths and weaknesses makes every servant feel unique, and servants developing personal needs keeps things interesting. I barely paid attention to the different blood types until late in my playthrough and honestly didn’t notice any major gameplay differences. A few things I’d really like to see: - Let us name our servants! - Give servants more equipment options, including legendary items that could be reserved for exceptional servants or Stronghold guards. - Allow us to execute servants. For example, sacrificing them to the Core to harvest blood, especially when they have low loyalty. Simply banishing servants doesn’t really fit the game’s lore in my opinion. The protagonist is trying to regain control while fighting the Inquisition. Releasing rogue vampires into the world seems counterproductive. [/spoiler] [h2]Missions & NPCs[/h2] [spoiler] The missions are generally enjoyable. The quest involving the musicians is particularly well done, with a nice twist. I’d love to see more NPCs become permanent additions after completing quests. They don’t all need to have a huge gameplay impact, but they could make the world feel much more alive. Some examples: - A miller at the windmills who increases Prosperity by +1 every night. - A hunter selling Hearts, Leather, and Bones. - A witch or herbalist offering unique resources. - Bards, merchants, guards, governors… you see where im going An especially interesting addition would be a recruiter who could search for villagers with specific talents. For example: “I’m looking for someone who never loses a fight…” The more specific the search, the higher the cost. I also like that there is essentially a mission available every night. [/spoiler] [h2]Regions[/h2] [spoiler] I’d really appreciate an overview showing each region’s current Prosperity and Loyalty without having to visit them individually. [/spoiler] [h2]Enemies[/h2] [spoiler] I’d also love to see more enemy variety. I’m pretty sure more will come during development, but right now, besides the Inquisition, most enemies are basically wolves with different abilities and only slight visual differences. The different regions offer so much potential: - Fey Marshes: Kappas, swamp predators, fairy creatures, aggressive plant life. - Hell’s Chasm: fire goblins, lava creatures, demons. - Grove of Sorrows: ghosts, spirits, cursed wildlife. [/spoiler] There are so many opportunities to get creative here. [hr][/hr] Overall, I had a great time with the game. Most of my criticism is aimed at systems that already have a very solid foundation and could become something really special with further development. I’m looking forward to seeing where the game goes next. All the best to the developers!

Needs more time in the oven, 6 months of EA, not a lot of content, very barebones. *Poor Performance, lots of bugs; keybinds refusing to work, unable to build sometimes, get stuck in crouch mode, switching forms too fast can overlap each other, you can be a bat stuck in a human body, etc. *Limited enemy types in the main zone and hells chasm, just inquisitors, wolves/hellhounds, rabbit, deer, elk. No boss fights, no unique creatures/rares. *Can't use weapons, you just claw at everything, combat is very boring, you just mouse 1 spam and occasionally press mouse 2 to parry an attack or tear an enemy in half when your gauge is full, you dodge with a dash/teleport. You claw at trees and ore too. There are no special abilities like sending a swarm of bats at enemies. You can unlock very basic QOL abilities like an ESP pulse to see nearby loot, invisibility/cloaking, and bat form. *Very limited armor sets, I've been finding the same armor set the entire time in 2 zones, just with different rarity. Once you get legendary tier, you don't need the other tiers, you just sell them for gold. There are different masks, but there needs to be more chase items/uniques or set items that can only be obtained from difficult content. *Map size is small, even still, there's just forts scattered everywhere with your occasional village, needs more unique locations/dungeons/etc. *Followers will complain non-stop while in your base, they're miserable and annoying to listen to when you assign them to tasks. You have to min-max to find followers that only have positive traits so they complain less and have more bonuses for specific tasks. Their morale will go down, and sometimes you have no way of getting it up even when they have a coffin and a job, so you just have to banish them. *The graphics are serviceable, but does not seem to be UE5. You play the entire game at night-time, since you're a vampire, so you don't really get to see cool lighting or anything. Even on high-max graphics settings, light sources fade after about 100 ft. The world just feels empty, not much going on, not much to do, once you finish the story, that's it. There's currently no endgame or hopes of one. AI might raid your strongholds occasionally but those are not your main base. Needs more time to cook 100%, needs more content, more things to do, more items to chase, it needs a reason to keep playing after the story.

Starting off by saying that I'm a huge fan of vampires, and by extension vampire games. There are not many vampire games out there that I would say are "good" but that doesn't really deter me per se. In its current state, I wouldn't exactly recommend this one. It definitely has potential, but there's a lot of kinks that need ironing out in the meantime. There's a lot of comparisons to V Rising since they're both vampire-themed survival games, but whereas V Rising is centered around growing stronger by beating bosses with unique combat mechanics, this one focuses more on the villagers you're ruling and your servants. It can be tedious to some but I personally liked that aspect, though I wish it was more fleshed out (ie, would love to say no to a servant who wants my best artisan exiled for whatever reason). I suppose that realistically an evil vampire lord would also be collecting taxes and micromanaging in addition to the usual killing and pillaging. Though speaking of killing, even if combat doesn't seem to be the main focus of the game but I do wish there was more diversity in the types of enemies. Then again though I do appreciate being able to just speedrun wiping out the entire inquisition force every few days, whatever makes my job easier I guess. Aside from the social managing aspect, the castle building seems to be the other main draw to the game. The castle building is quite janky. It is also quite tedious. Granted, I haven't unlocked everything at the time of this review, but I think I've got a good impression of the mechanics to make a fair judgement. It's ambitious for sure, but I've definitely had to finagle some things around to make it look okay (the wall/floor trim and roofing will be the death of me-- and almost has, because there's been a handful of times I'd been wrestling with them until dawn). I also wish there were more decorations. I wanna rule my kingdom in style. Game is in early access so there will be improvements from here I'm sure, but there's a lot of little things that need fine tuning before official release. I will be continuing to play it though because I generally do like it besides the jank. Final verdict as it stands is a 4/10

love the game but the bat form crashes the game all the time and its needed in the game and in missions so its kinda a main part of the game

A gothic open world survival crafting game that places you into the role of a newly awakened vampire or vampiress. Prior to your slumber, the lands were ruled by a vampire ruler until being overthrown by an uprising of religious zealots. After your awakening you discover that the lands have been ravaged by the oppressive authoritarian rule of the church. Guided by the lingering remnant of your sire, you set out to overthrow the church and reclaim power as the new vampire ruler. Like other open world survival crafting games, you will spend your time exploring the world, gathering resources, crafting items, and building structures, but what differentiates this game from others of the genre is its vampire abilities. Your vampire abilities do more than just make you stronger, faster, and gain you world traversal methods they also allow you to disguise yourself which allows you to speak to the nonplayer characters to learn more about those around your to determine who would be a good fledgling vampire to serve you. I really like how the developers implemented the fledgling vampires making it so simple and effortless to manage your fledgling vampires freeing you to explore the world and focus on missions while your fledgling vampires handle all the more tedious tasks back at your castle. So far I really like how the game is developing!

Игра СКАМ Просто по факту 1. Гафика уровня 2000х просто все пласстилиновое, лица уродливые, все какое то мультяшное и это типа к тематике вампиров? я блевал... 2. Анимации - ну типа они есть (гавно вонючее) 3. Мир - ужасный убогий низкополигональный какой то мир нереальный просто гора ущелье внизу дорога три текстуры на весь мир... я хз как такое вы пускать в 26 году 4. Геймплей - ну есть основные квесты типа доберись до ядра потом сходи в деревню поговори с трактирщиком, сделай вампира, назнач его на верстак... сходи в другой район и сделай там квесты... 5. боевка и шмот - бьется он просто руками оружия нету никакого, шмотки есть 5 видов верх низ перчи боты шапка... ну и все вся игра...