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At PAX West, a new announcement trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade was shown. Furthermore, the new development studio and release date were verified by Paradox Interactive.
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 debuted a new teaser trailer, confirming the new developer and a targeted release of Fall 2024. (Images: Paradox Interactive and The Chinese Room)
The rumors and conjectureIt was originally rumored in the gaming community that October of this year would see the release of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2. Paradox Interactive did not, however, corroborate the veracity of this allegation.
Hardsuit Labs would no longer serve as the main developer of the Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines sequel, it was confirmed. Additionally, the business announced that official news would be available at the World of Darkness booth during PAX West Expo.
The formal announcement turned out to be a brand-new trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. Additionally, this was posted on the official social media pages for Paradox Interactive and Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2.
Embrace your inner Kindred and join us in Seattle for the long-awaited Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Find your place in the battle to come, and try not to let the city bleed you dry. Coming fall 2024.https://t.co/XKHmls9hyY“>https://t.co/XKHmls9hyY pic.twitter.com/R86IAioMPJ
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (@VtM_Bloodlines) September 2, 2023
The Bloodlines 2 teaser teases what appears to be post-Alpha gameplay. A few first-person scenes feature the application of the many vampire abilities, known as Disciplines, such as what appears to be Thaumaturgy (blood magic), Potence (super strength), and Celerity (superhuman speed). But thus yet, only fighting has been discussed. The Bloodlines 2 roleplaying aspects are not shown in the teaser trailer.
Pre-Alpha in-game footage may be seen in the Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 announcement trailer, which made its premiere at PAX West 2023.Along with the announcement trailer, Paradox Interactive revealed information about The Chinese Room, the new development firm that would replace Hardsuit Labs. Previously, the BAFTA Award-winning studio worked on titles like Little Orpheus, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Dear Esther, and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture. The Chinese Room is going to produce a first-person narrative horror game called Still Wakes the Deep in addition to Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2.
We’re joining the Vamily… @VtM_Bloodlines 2 #PAXWest pic.twitter.com/Zoq7bi3ONm
The Chinese Room (@ChineseRoom) September 2, 2023
The following is the official synopsis of the gameplay of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2:
Blood sustains you and powers your vampiric Disciplines. You’ll stalk and feed on the city’s population by night. Use your supernatural powers or raw persuasion on civilians and lure them into deep, dark alleys to sate your Hunger. Beware of breaking the Masquerade though: do not reveal what you are or you risk reprisals – at first from law enforcement and then, well, remember you are not all that goes bump in this night.
Explore visceral, immersive combat rewarding entirely different playstyles and approaches based on your choice of vampire clan. Will you wade into the fray with supernatural fists, harangue from afar or rebalance your odds by thinning the herd like the apex predator you are? Clan choice supports these playstyles and more.
This suggests that Bloodlines 2 will offer several approaches to story advancement. The several vampire clans in Troika’s 2004 video game Bloodlines each have unique powers (and, in Nosferatu’s case, inhuman appearances). This made it possible to complete tasks in a variety of ways—from straight combat to sneaking up on NPCs and using their social skills—all without having to break the Masquerade.
The majority of the first-person fighting shown in the new teaser for Bloodlines 2 was. Celerity, Thaumaturgy, and Potence are a few of the vampire disciplines that have been identified thus far.Apart from the trailer shown at PAX West and the announcement that a new production team is working on Bloodlines 2, Paradox Interactive stated on the official Bloodlines 2 website that a gameplay video in its entirety will be released in January 2024.
The final day to visit the Vampire: The Masquerade exhibit at PAX West 2023, which is taking place at the Seattle Convention Hall, is September 4.
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, a tabletop roleplaying game inspired by the World of Darkness, is presently scheduled for publication in the fall of 2024. When pre-orders formally begin, the exact date will be announced. Keep in mind that this is merely a preliminary confirmation and could alter at any time.