Excellent news, individuals who have been round in 2004, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has lastly given you and the remainder of us a correct take a look at what its gameplay appears to be like like.
After it was initially introduced again in 2019 and reannounced at PAX final yr, individuals who’ve been ready for a sequel to Troika Video games’s basic RPG about darkish and gritty vampires doing darkish and gritty issues in darkish and gritty Los Angeles have been chomping on the bit to see extra of what The Chinese language Room has been cooking. The reply is vampires, in case you have been questioning.
You may get a search for your self at what you’ll be in for if you hearth the sport up within the trailer and prolonged gameplay reveal that’ve simply dropped by way of the official World of Darkness YouTube channel, which surprisingly isn’t devoted to My Chemical Romance fancams. In the event you’re in search of large takeaways, the decision from our resident enjoyer of the unique VTMB, guides author Rebecca, is roughly as follows.
The fight that’s been proven off appears to be like “fairly good”, particularly given The Chinese language Room doesn’t have a historical past of manufacturing motion video games, and it’s vital to recollect the unique Bloodlines’ fight was liable to being fairly janky. That stated, for a lot of followers, the query will probably be extra about whether or not this sequel can seize what made the social stealth, world constructing and roleplaying components so beloved, one thing which is tough to know for certain till persons are truly enjoying it.
What it does appear like is that these praying for one thing that’s mainly a complete throwback to the primary recreation, however given a contemporary coat of paint so it really works and appears good on the newest {hardware}, would possibly find yourself a bit disillusioned. Nevertheless, if you happen to’re up for one thing that appears to attract lots of inspiration from the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 and Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong, you is likely to be in for a deal with.
Oh, and Jim Trinca joked concerning the unique being crap, however has since claimed he doesn’t critically imagine that.
One other factor the trailer options is a few chat from the sport’s Cyberpunk-esque fully-voiced protagonist, which we additionally acquired a style of in November final yr.