

Game starts off with a Mass Embrace at Pioneer Square where player is among the new vampires born from the event, you're captured and brought upon a court of prominent vampires like the first game to recount the events of the mass embrace before being sentenced to death, court is firebombed and you escape, thrust into Seattle to find out who's responsible.Direct (yes, you heard that right) sequel to 2004's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.


Brian Mitsoda is lead writer (just like the original) alongside Avellone and Cara Ellison (who in particular wrote most of the side quests).Gonna try and compile all the info so far into a single post Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is expected to launch in early 2020, and more details should be unveiled at E3 this summer.Okay, watched the stream and read a few impressions from news outlets. When it comes to levels, these will come in the form of hub-like areas “larger than a few blocks in each direction,” which can be accessed in any order, thus offering a non-linear progression path. Additionally, the quest structure will be revolving around a massive bulletin board full of conspiracy theory string-graphs that offer certain leads for quests and points of interest. The dialogue trees will provide inflection points that lead to different outcomes, so there is some degree of replayability offered. As the game progresses, the protagonist will learn more abilities and eventually become a Full Blood vampire. The new game will still be aimed at adult audiences, since it will feature strong language and a brutal first person combat system with impactful melee fights and the occasional third person camera pulls that show off gruesome executions.Īs far as the gameplay is concerned, players will be able to embody a freshly-converted Thin Blood that will choose between three initial powers: gliding, turning into mist and flying through tight spots, or telekinesis manipulation. Mitsoda will be introducing new settings like a modern-day dark Seattle plus a host of new characters. Paradox managed to get hold of Brian Mitsoda, the original writer and designer for the first game, who has now been appointed as lead narrative designer. PC World reports that the sequel’s timeline advanced exactly 15 years and some events from the original will be referenced throughout the new game. Paradox provided an interesting trailer for the game, but select media representatives were also given a 30-minute behind-close-doors demonstration. Paradox Interactive surprised everyone at GDC 2019, as the company finally announced the sequel called Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 after almost 15 years. The original Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines was released in late 2004 and was considered back then one of the best “cult” RPGs to date.
