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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 announced (2020 Q2 or later), PS4, X1, Steam/GOG/EGS, Paradox + Hardsuit Labs)
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Because Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is the best first person immersive RPG ever made.
You can buy it on Steam already. (And people are certainly doing so, it's the #2 top seller right now)
It's advertised for three platforms though. Including the EGS at the get-go.
So the Gog version is just the game with the patch?
Might be worth it to pick it up so I don't have to do it myself. I assume whenever there's an update to the mod the gog version gets updated?
The writing team is a dream team for this project at the very least, I don't think anyone would dispute that. Like the sorta' team fanboys would dream of to write an RPG together.
The actual devs are pretty new, but they are Ex-Zombie staff mostly, worked on Blacklight Retribution in the past (which was a good game), and since forming the new studio have mostly done ports and outsourced work, such as handling the PS4 port of Killing Floor 2 (which was excellent). They seem passionate in interviews, but this is their first major game as a studio. So some doubt is warranted, though others will be on-board with the pieces in play here. Some are also just really happy about the writing team since many would argue that the gameplay of the original Bloodlines wasn't the game's strongest aspect, it was the role-playing/writing/story aspect.
Now that's a game I didn't expect to see a sequel for in a million years. Not that I'm complaining. Looking forward to gameplay videos.
It isn't. It's already up for pre-order on Steam, GOG, EGS and direct from Paradox.
Yeah, that.
I wouldn't even care if the combat is the exact same thing as in VTMB 1, though I feel like many people more used to modern games would lose their mind ;)
This is awesome! Holy shit. One of my top 5 games of all time is getting a sequel.
Just bought the GoG version of the original, gonna replay it a few times before this releases.
Just bought the GoG version of the original, gonna replay it a few times before this releases.
https://www.hardsuitlabs.com/careers/
Hiring for UE4 experience not that I think people expected it to be on anything else.
Hiring for UE4 experience not that I think people expected it to be on anything else.
I'm going to be the odd one out and admit that I wished for a sequel for Redemption over Bloodlines. I prefer a party and pausable 3rd person for stat based RPGs over first person "well, my reticule was right on the guy but my shot went fifty metres wide" combat. And 3rd person in Bloodlines wasn't really good. And going from the Dark Ages to a modern setting with one character 😍
Bloodlines 2 is still nice to hear, of course. Maybe this time will be the perfect game to try and have a philosopher-warrior Brujah without being treated like a dumb brute.
PS: Yes, I don't play a lot of modern RPGs because of this.
Bloodlines 2 is still nice to hear, of course. Maybe this time will be the perfect game to try and have a philosopher-warrior Brujah without being treated like a dumb brute.
PS: Yes, I don't play a lot of modern RPGs because of this.
yes. The game was co-developed alongside V5. It was discussed during the stream.
Do we know yet if this story has connections to the first one? Like, is it a direct sequel or does it just take place in the universe with different characters, backstories, etc.? I still want to play the original, it's been in my backlog for years, so I don't want to see any trailers for this sequel yet.
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It's a sequel in which the events of the first occur (as V5 canonizes them), but they wouldn't go into specifics.
Alright I'll bite: why?
Granted, this looks awesome, but prior to the rumoured hype around Bloodlines 2 I never really bothered with the first one.
Luckily, Bloodlines 2 seems to be a new protagonist.
I never thought the day would come. I'm so in on this. I LOVE the original. I haven't been this excited about a game announcement in quite some time.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong and ignorant here, but I'm pretty sure THQ Nordic has nothing to do with this game. Paradox Interactive, Hardsuit Labs, and White Wolf have nothing to do with THQ as it stands as far as I know.
Looks awesome. I am glad they are not trying to side step any politics to please a certain crowd. Gameplay details sounds great.
I guess it is time to reinstall the original.
I guess it is time to reinstall the original.
I don't think Paradox is under the Koch Media group anymore.
edit: ah crap they still are :(
The Bella Morte and Tiamat songs were great as well. I've listened to every Bella Morte song since then, as well as every Brighter Fires and The Rain Within song made by the singer.
The music used on Twitch was nothing like the gothic music of Bloodlines though. They played Halsey, other pop songs and regular hip hop.
Aaaaand pre-ordered, just to be on the safe side. xD
I don't like RPGs and couldn't really get into Bloodlines, but I totally fell in love with its world and motif. Even now, all I can think about is the club where everyone is dancing to Isolated from Chiasm. The worlds of this sequel and Cyberpunk, I just have to get these games when they come out...
Ah, same headquarters publishing head, I see. People can feel as they do here, but that doesn't bother me since that doesn't mean too much in association honestly, just a huge publishing partner firm deals with both of them. I still say that means THQ has nothing to do with this game, though (least from my point of view).
Good to know though, I didn't realize that myself.
THQN owns Koch Media.
https://presse.kochmedia.com/de-AT/Paradox-Interactive
Yeah,... I am conflicted.