NetEase Reveals Its ‘First Triple-A Single-Player’ Game, Blood Message, And It Looks Awesome
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NetEase Reveals Its ‘First Triple-A Single-Player’ Game, Blood Message, And It Looks Awesome
NetEase Games has revealed its first-ever single-player game, Blood Message. The game is set in the final years of the Tang Dynasty. It’s being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and will be available on consoles and PC. The story follows a messenger on a mission to deliver a message to avenge his family. It will be the company’s first game to be released in the U.S., but no release date has been announced.
NetEase says Blood Message puts players in control of a nameless messenger and his young son during a critical uprising in Dunhuang. “Caught in the crossfire of a righteous uprising and driven by loyalty to both family and country, players will embark on a perilous eastward journey to deliver a message that holds the fate of their war-torn homeland,” a press release reads. “Amidst the shifting sands of history, they will etch a final tale of loyalty.”
Check out the Blood Message reveal trailer for yourself below:
As this nameless messenger, players will embark on a 1000-mile odyssey back to Chang’an, the heart of the Tang Empire. To do so, they’ll cross lethal landscapes like desolate deserts and the wilderness of East and Central Asia while surviving brutal sieges, unforgiving terrain, and more. NetEase says the game’s setting in the last years of the Tang Dynasty “provides a cultural landmark of Chinese history that frames the story with customs, culture, and rich history of the era.”
Regarding gameplay, NetEase describes Blood Message as narrative-driven and anchored in cinematic storytelling with “visceral, realistic combat blending stealth and survival mechanics.”
“As our first completely single-player focused experience from NetEase Games, after two decades of deep dedication to the gaming industry, we are prepared to deliver a truly epic and cinematic experience for our players around the world,” NetEase executive vice president Zhipeng Hu writes in a press release.
For another look at Blood Message, check out the screenshots below:
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NetEase Reveals Its First-Ever AAA Single Player Game, The Wuxia-Inspired Blood Message
NetEase Games, the Chinese mega-publisher behind titles like Marvel Rivals and Sword of Justice, has announced its first-ever AAA single-player game, Blood Message. Blood Message is a linear, cinematic, and story-driven single- player epic set during the final years of the Tang Dynasty. The game is built on Unreal Engine 5 but is “enhanced with proprietary tools and technologies” by the studio.
Blood Message is a linear, cinematic, and story-driven single-player epic set during the final years of the Tang Dynasty. It’s developed by 24 Entertainment Studio, the same studio behind Naraka: Bladepoint. The game is clearly inspired by the Wuxia genre of Chinese film, which typically focuses on the exploits of martial artists in an ancient setting.
In Blood Message, you follow the Dunhuang uprising, assuming the role of a nameless messenger and his young son in a third-person adventure that takes you across a massive expanse of ancient China—from the vast, unforgiving wilderness of the East to deadly castle sieges. The duo must navigate a collapsing world, torn between their duty to the country and their love for family. A press release notes that players will step into “the shoes of unsung heroes—not emperors or generals—but ordinary people driven by extraordinary resolve.”
Blood Message is built on Unreal Engine 5 but is “enhanced with proprietary tools and technologies” by the studio. The game blends visceral third-person melee combat with stealth and survival mechanics.
“We are ushering players into a new generation of high adventure with Blood Message,” said Zhipeng Hu, Lead Producer and NetEase Executive Vice President in a press release “As our first completely single-player focused experience from NetEase Games, after two decades of deep dedication to the gaming industry, we are prepared to deliver a truly epic and cinematic experience for players around the world.”
Blood Message’s reveal trailer does look visually stunning, and it’s a compelling period of history that has a lot of depth to dig into. The game is part of a tremendous boom happening in Chinese video game development right now, especially in the single-player realm, alongside the likes of Black Myth Wukong and Phantom Blade Zero.
Blood Message is currently in development for PC and consoles.
NetEase reveals its first AAA single-player game ‘Blood Message’
NetEase is working on its first single-player game. Blood Message is set during the final years of the Tang dynasty. Players will go on a 1000-mile journey to Chang’an. The game does not yet have a release date.
Blood Message is a new game coming from NetEase and 24 Entertainment. The game’s reveal today comes paired with a trailer, promising a cinematic story-driven action-adventure for both PC and consoles. Like most major AAA projects this generation, Blood Message is being developed using Unreal Engine 5.
Blood Message is set during the final years of the Tang dynasty. Players will go on a 1000-mile journey to Chang’an the centre of the Tang Empire. This lengthy journey will take players across the vast wilderness of East and Central Asia, all the while surviving brutal sieges.
The game promises a blend of stealth combat and survival mechanics, expansive landscapes, cinematic storytelling and a “deeply emotional journey exploring themes of family, honor, sacrifice and cultural identity”.
Blood Message does not yet have a release date.
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