Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

Vinno said:
Looking forward to this but I have very low expectations considering it seems to have been through development hell.
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Just reading some more articles about this, it doesn't get better. Two clans are locked behind more expensive versions of the game. :(

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This sucks: you'll have to pay for two clans in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

As Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 finally gets a release date it looks like it will hit - 21st October 2025 - s…
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Greedo said:
I see the release date has been announced as 21/10/2025

I'm a massive fan of the series having put in so many hours to the original. A few sites have previews now and it almost sounds like dishonored style gameplay, I was just hoping for more RPG elements but I'll wait till release with my fingers crossed.
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Yeah. Been looking forward to this for years. Usually I would pre-order it (i did in the past but canceled). But I might just wait a year to let people beta test and for the price to come down.

I also would have preferred more rpg. But being dishonored style ok I suppose.

I will need to look more into it and see if I want it day 1. But from the last 2 posts on here, does not sound great.
 
Greedo said:
Just reading some more articles about this, it doesn't get better. Two clans are locked behind more expensive versions of the game. :(

www.eurogamer.net

This sucks: you'll have to pay for two clans in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

As Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 finally gets a release date it looks like it will hit - 21st October 2025 - s…
www.eurogamer.net www.eurogamer.net
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Classic paradox published game.

If they don’t have a million paid DLCs you can’t call it a paradox game :cry:
 
Greedo said:
Just reading some more articles about this, it doesn't get better. Two clans are locked behind more expensive versions of the game. :(

www.eurogamer.net

This sucks: you'll have to pay for two clans in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

As Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 finally gets a release date it looks like it will hit - 21st October 2025 - s…
www.eurogamer.net www.eurogamer.net
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Hah I just came here to post about this.

I guess I won't bother with it then. They're probably just dumping it out of the door to get as much money back as they can.
 
Having just read the Eurogamer hands-on preview, I think I'm happy to wait for this one to go on sale with a deep discount and all of the DLC included. I doubt it'll take long.
 
Rogueywon said:
Having just read the Eurogamer hands-on preview, I think I'm happy to wait for this one to go on sale with a deep discount and all of the DLC included. I doubt it'll take long.
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Same here, was looking forward to this but sounds to me like they have taken a completely different route and it's more of an action game than RPG.

Can't help but feel this will be a flop.
 
Just watched a couple of previews. Yeah, doubt i will get this day 1. Not what I was expecting.

Seems like a worth a play game rather than a must play one. Shame.
 
Tombstone said:
Cohhcarnage (and a few other streamers) are playing it right now, looks pretty decent
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll definitely watch the stream when I have time and I trust Cohh's opinion. He gave a quick summary on twitter which has pros and cons.


But the main takeaway I got from that was:

This should not have been called Bloodlines 2. It's too different. This is more like Dishonored, The Darkness, etc. It's a first-person immersive action sim. It's not an RPG.
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It's a real shame about the lacking in the RPG elements, but equally I did enjoy Dishonored so I'm keen to maybe check this out once the price comes down. I do really enjoy the VTM setting.
 
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Greedo said:
Thanks for the heads up, I'll definitely watch the stream when I have time and I trust Cohh's opinion. He gave a quick summary on twitter which has pros and cons.


But the main takeaway I got from that was:



It's a real shame about the lacking in the RPG elements, but equally I did enjoy Dishonored so I'm keen to maybe check this out once the price comes down. I do really enjoy the VTM setting.
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Yeah seems fair from what I watched of it, might seem a strange comparison but at times while watching it I got sort of Cyberpunk 2077 vibes from the gameplay.
 
Greedo said:
It's a real shame about the lacking in the RPG elements, but equally I did enjoy Dishonored so I'm keen to maybe check this out once the price comes down. I do really enjoy the VTM setting.
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Got similar vibes, and can see the cyberpunk feeling too. Added to wishlist to track sale pricing for this.

Blood of the Dawnwalker might be the vampire RPG I'm seeking.

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Really looking forward to this...oh wait.

A list of every mechanic present in the original Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, and the Sequel’s OG alpha build, that have now been removed from the Sequel by the new Devs

No Character Creation

No Guns

No Melee Weapons

No Stats

No Stat Checks in Dialogue (e.g. Persuasion, Intimidation, Seduction)

No Inventory

No Quest Log

No Hacking

No Lockpicking

No Nosferatu

No Humanity System

No Gangrel

No Frenzy

Toreador locked behind $30 Day 1 DLC
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I don't usually pre-order games but I did this back back in 2020 and I paid £11.84 over on gog, so glad I did given the negativity around it.
 
I feel like this is going to be a massive let down.
I loved redemption and bloodlines but just have a sinking feeling about this.
Still going to buy it anyway.
 
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