We start a new blind playthrough on the Clay Tribune’s YouTube channel, The Mitchery, with Blood of the Dawnwalker on PS5.
What The Video Covers
The video is Part 1 of a playthrough of Blood of the Dawnwalker, the dark fantasy RPG from Rebel Wolves, a studio formed by former Witcher 3 developers. We play Coen, a character who is half human and half vampire, set against a Sandomierz suffering under sickness and ruled by vampire lords. Coen has 30 days and nights to save his family, and the description frames that window as the shape of the whole run.
Human By Day, Monster By Night
The core idea on display is the split between day and night. Sun’s up, Coen is human. Sun’s down, he’s a monster. According to the description, chat gets a vote on which side to favor, turning the playthrough into a shared decision rather than a run made alone.
That’s the hook: a vampire RPG where the audience helps choose the character’s nature.
First Impressions And The Witcher Question
This is a first playthrough, blind, with no spoilers asked from viewers. The description asks people to come talk story and battle, and whether Blood of the Dawnwalker lives up to what came before it from the Witcher games — a comparison that follows the game naturally given who made it. No verdict is offered in the description itself; that question stays open for the stream to work through.
Who This Is For
Anyone curious about Rebel Wolves’ first project, or about how a studio tied to the Witcher games handles vampire fiction, has a reason to check in. The chat-vote arrangement around whether Coen favors his human or monster side also gives returning viewers of The Mitchery’s channel a direct stake in how the character changes across the 30-day story clock. Those who enjoy blind playthroughs without outside answers will find the format familiar: no spoilers, no story given away early, just reactions as the story unfolds in real time.
The video’s length marks this as an introductory session rather than a full clear — Part 1 of what the title and description suggest will be a longer series following Coen’s 30 days in Sandomierz.
Blood of the Dawnwalker’s plan — a half human, half vampire lead, a limited number of days, and a city under vampire rule — gives the format plenty to work with early. Whether the chat’s votes push Coen toward humanity or toward the monster side is left entirely open, and that question is the point of Part 1. More of the answer should come as later parts land on the Clay Tribune’s channel.
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