World of Darkness Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 - VTMB sequel from The Chinese Room - coming early 2025

[SayMyName]

I still think Bloodlines 2 can be good, nothing I have seen convinced me of the opposite.

 

[Child of Malkav]

I still think Bloodlines 2 can be good, nothing I have seen convinced me of the opposite.

I mean, it could have some good+ish parts but they'll probably be in the single digits.

 

[Storyfag]

I still think Bloodlines 2 can be good, nothing I have seen convinced me of the opposite.

The combat will most likely be trash, judging by that warehouse section they showed. But some of their other promises sound interesting.

 

[d1r]

I still think Bloodlines 2 can be good, nothing I have seen convinced me of the opposite.

The combat will most likely be trash, judging by that warehouse section they showed. But some of their other promises sound interesting.

S-Staying true to the original then!!!

 

[SayMyName]

I still think Bloodlines 2 can be good, nothing I have seen convinced me of the opposite.

The combat will most likely be trash, judging by that warehouse section they showed. But some of their other promises sound interesting.

That was over a year ago, the new trailer, while cherrypicking in small clips, looked more convincing. The idea of an ARPG in the vein of say, Alpha Protocol's mix of cinematic story driven dialogues and mission is still very much cool. That is if some ex-visual novel devs can pull it off.
It's a shame that they are trimming the clan selection and it won't have the unique social interactions each clan had in the original, but if you get past the game being called Bloodlines 2, it might just shine for its own merits

I still think Bloodlines 2 can be good, nothing I have seen convinced me of the opposite.

The combat will most likely be trash, judging by that warehouse section they showed. But some of their other promises sound interesting.

S-Staying true to the original then!!!

I think that the combat and shooting in the original is very good in itself, being literally a CS mod, with the exception of melee which was servicable. I expect VTMB2 to be better than that purely due to the focus on active combat disciplines taking the spotlight.

Regardless, juggling enemy groups through disciplines and frenzy feeding and managing hunters and Prince enforcers was legitimately fun, and too many normalfags conflate an RPG having shit weapons and early charcters handling guns like untrained shooters with bad gunplay, with VTMB gunplay being actually really good past some bad balancing.

 

[Jenkem]

Bloodlines 2 looking to turn out to be the best RPG in 2025.

 

[NecroLord]

I still think Bloodlines 2 can be good, nothing I have seen convinced me of the opposite.

The combat will most likely be trash, judging by that warehouse section they showed. But some of their other promises sound interesting.

It's clear it is not quite a faithful adaptation of Pnp rules in terms of combat, but neither was the first game.
VTMB at least had serviceable and janky combat.

 

[Space Satan]

Magnificent

 

[Child of Malkav]

I mean, you really can't tell.
How is this a bannable offense.
Is Outstar a mod there or something?

 

[Alienman]

The cheekbone perhaps, but the body seem very much alike.

 

[d1r]

The cheekbone perhaps, but the body seem very much alike.

The shadowing at the breast area kinda gives it away too. Right character looks like having AA cups, because there is less shadowing, respectively there is some sort of elevation. Absolute clown world image nonetheless.

 

[Storyfag]

Left image is also ever so slightly higher, which usually is an indicator.

 

[Rieser]

Same hand and feet size.

 

[NecroLord]

Magnificent

Wonder how the Nosferatu's are gonna be like...

 

[SayMyName]

Magnificent

Wonder how the Nosferatu's are gonna be like...

There's no nosferatu clan

The cheekbone perhaps, but the body seem very much alike.

The shadowing at the breast area kinda gives it away too. Right character looks like having AA cups, because there is less shadowing, respectively there is some sort of elevation. Absolute clown world image nonetheless.

Left image is also ever so slightly higher, which usually is an indicator.

Same hand and feet size.

A lot of RPGs that reuse the same model rigged for the same animations simply have to make women flat and with wide shoulders.

 

[NecroLord]

Magnificent

Wonder how the Nosferatu's are gonna be like...

There's no nosferatu clan

The cheekbone perhaps, but the body seem very much alike.

The shadowing at the breast area kinda gives it away too. Right character looks like having AA cups, because there is less shadowing, respectively there is some sort of elevation. Absolute clown world image nonetheless.

Left image is also ever so slightly higher, which usually is an indicator.

Same hand and feet size.

A lot of RPGs that reuse the same model rigged for the same animations simply have to make women flat and with wide shoulders.

PC is a thinblood, I think?
But couldn't you diablerize a vampire in the game (and gain that vampire's clan disciplines, but also the curse)?

 

[Herumor]

New screenshot from TCR:

 

[SayMyName]

Magnificent

Wonder how the Nosferatu's are gonna be like...

There's no nosferatu clan

The cheekbone perhaps, but the body seem very much alike.

The shadowing at the breast area kinda gives it away too. Right character looks like having AA cups, because there is less shadowing, respectively there is some sort of elevation. Absolute clown world image nonetheless.

Left image is also ever so slightly higher, which usually is an indicator.

Same hand and feet size.

A lot of RPGs that reuse the same model rigged for the same animations simply have to make women flat and with wide shoulders.

PC is a thinblood, I think?
But couldn't you diablerize a vampire in the game (and gain that vampire's clan disciplines, but also the curse)?

You are thinking of the Hardsuit Labs build, the shitshow with the infamous jank gameplay.
In the TCR version, the player is an Elder named Phyre, that can be Tremere, Brujah, Banu Haqim and Ventrue. This Elder is a super badass which is why there's a lot of abilities and even cross-clan leveling due o some lore reason.

 

[NecroLord]

Magnificent

Wonder how the Nosferatu's are gonna be like...

There's no nosferatu clan

The cheekbone perhaps, but the body seem very much alike.

The shadowing at the breast area kinda gives it away too. Right character looks like having AA cups, because there is less shadowing, respectively there is some sort of elevation. Absolute clown world image nonetheless.

Left image is also ever so slightly higher, which usually is an indicator.

Same hand and feet size.

A lot of RPGs that reuse the same model rigged for the same animations simply have to make women flat and with wide shoulders.

PC is a thinblood, I think?
But couldn't you diablerize a vampire in the game (and gain that vampire's clan disciplines, but also the curse)?

You are thinking of the Hardsuit Labs build, the shitshow with the infamous jank gameplay.
In the TCR version, the player is an Elder named Phyre, that can be Tremere, Brujah, Banu Haqim and Ventrue. This Elder is a super badass which is why there's a lot of abilities and even cross-clan leveling due o some lore reason.

Ah, shit, looks like I was way behind.

What a clusterfuck.
Already playing as a Elder...
So the game's difficulty will be games journalist level?

 

[SayMyName]

Magnificent

Wonder how the Nosferatu's are gonna be like...

There's no nosferatu clan

The cheekbone perhaps, but the body seem very much alike.

The shadowing at the breast area kinda gives it away too. Right character looks like having AA cups, because there is less shadowing, respectively there is some sort of elevation. Absolute clown world image nonetheless.

Left image is also ever so slightly higher, which usually is an indicator.

Same hand and feet size.

A lot of RPGs that reuse the same model rigged for the same animations simply have to make women flat and with wide shoulders.

PC is a thinblood, I think?
But couldn't you diablerize a vampire in the game (and gain that vampire's clan disciplines, but also the curse)?

You are thinking of the Hardsuit Labs build, the shitshow with the infamous jank gameplay.
In the TCR version, the player is an Elder named Phyre, that can be Tremere, Brujah, Banu Haqim and Ventrue. This Elder is a super badass which is why there's a lot of abilities and even cross-clan leveling due o some lore reason.

Ah, shit, looks like I was way behind.

What a clusterfuck.
Already playing as a Elder...
So the game's difficulty will be games journalist level?

We'll see, it's 5th edition, the Masquerade is unsustainable and Humanity is close to finding out about the Kindred. All goverments already know and the Second Inquisition is the strongest force in the setting, with military and para-military branches of spec ops and exo-skeleton augmented paladins with true faith. The whole game is centered around the Masquerade too, iirc They certainly have the chance to use more interesting foes than Sabbath and junkies.

 

[NecroLord]

Magnificent

Wonder how the Nosferatu's are gonna be like...

There's no nosferatu clan

The cheekbone perhaps, but the body seem very much alike.

The shadowing at the breast area kinda gives it away too. Right character looks like having AA cups, because there is less shadowing, respectively there is some sort of elevation. Absolute clown world image nonetheless.

Left image is also ever so slightly higher, which usually is an indicator.

Same hand and feet size.

A lot of RPGs that reuse the same model rigged for the same animations simply have to make women flat and with wide shoulders.

PC is a thinblood, I think?
But couldn't you diablerize a vampire in the game (and gain that vampire's clan disciplines, but also the curse)?

You are thinking of the Hardsuit Labs build, the shitshow with the infamous jank gameplay.
In the TCR version, the player is an Elder named Phyre, that can be Tremere, Brujah, Banu Haqim and Ventrue. This Elder is a super badass which is why there's a lot of abilities and even cross-clan leveling due o some lore reason.

Ah, shit, looks like I was way behind.

What a clusterfuck.
Already playing as a Elder...
So the game's difficulty will be games journalist level?

We'll see, it's 5th edition, the Masquerade is unsustainable and Humanity is close to finding out about the Kindred. All goverments already know and the Second Inquisition is the strongest force in the setting, with military and para-military branches of spec ops and exo-skeleton augmented paladins with true faith. The whole game is centered around the Masquerade too, iirc They certainly have the chance to use more interesting foes than Sabbath and junkies.

Interesting.
Personally, I've never really followed 5E because I've mostly given up on WOD, as I was sick of the woke garbage and the incoherent mess its settings are.

 

[Roguey]

So the game's difficulty will be games journalist level?

You gain your abilities back over a short period of time which is what this one's using instead of "you're a Caine/Jack plot"

 

[Vincente]

Dev Diary #25: Advanced Combat and Weapons

 

[Child of Malkav]

Dev Diary #25: Advanced Combat and Weapons

WTF are those 2 finger karate chops? Is Phyre a sensei?

 

[Bakir]

Dare I say this actually looks fine?
Strong contender for best RPG of the year? lol

Why should I hate this game again? Because of the only 4 playable clans? Well, yeah but…

The combat looks serviceable/fine. The lighting and the whole aesthetic of the game seems comfy/pleasing to the eyes. Graphics aren’t that important for me.

Hopefully I can rp as a Hijabi muslim Banu Haqim babe who is an ultra slut underneath of it all.
I would really need a day-one mod for changing Phyre’s face tho or it’s all ogre.