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[Gp1]

I'm tired...

 

[kiphalfton]

The question is if it will actually be an imm-sim, or will it be watered down garbage like most games that get a sequel 20 years later?

 

[amigastar]

The question is if it will actually be an imm-sim, or will it be watered down garbage like most games that get a sequel 20 years later?

Nah, probably more like an Action-Adventure with slight leaning towards Rpg.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

The Chinese Room is taking a big bite out of vampire culture in Seattle with its moody RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2. Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 releases on October 21, 2025. Learn more about in this latest preview from Gamescom 2025.

 

[StereoVsn]

When I see a keycode for the premium edition for $60 I'll "bite". The game will drop in price fast when they see people are not buying. The publishers have too much hubris. I feel sorry for the developer, because like the Dead Island 2 developer, it looks like the turned a game in development hell into a quality final product.

Personally I will wait for $30-40 for complete version in a year or so. As a bonus it will be patched up (hopefully). I also feel bad for the devs but not bad enough to encourage this bullshit.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Personally I will wait for $30-40 for complete version in a year or so. As a bonus it will be patched up (hopefully). I also feel bad for the devs but not bad enough to encourage this bullshit.

Man, im looking at the standard version for $50 on Cdkeys. The devil on my shoulder is telling me those other two classes don't matter because you weren't going to use them anyway. Im going to try and stay strong and hold out. I just preodered Hell Is Us. I really want to play Bloodlines 2 though. When I think about it. Bloodlines 1 would be a perfect game for Nightdive or Aspyr to remaster

 

[Vlodril]

This is not bloodlines 2. The previous version was this one obviously isn't. It's a pity we didn't get that version. It had promise (although obviously the gameplay still needed a lot of work) but it was an actual sequel, this is something else (i wouldn't call it an rpg personally).

 

[The_hunter]

This is not bloodlines 2. The previous version was this one obviously isn't. It's a pity we didn't get that version. It had promise (although obviously the gameplay still needed a lot of work) but it was an actual sequel, this is something else (i wouldn't call it an rpg personally).

Yeah, this looks nothing like Bloodlines, but it might be a fun Vampire the Masquerade game.

 

[StereoVsn]

Man, im looking at the standard version for $50 on Cdkeys. The devil on my shoulder is telling me those other two classes don't matter because you weren't going to use them anyway. Im going to try and stay strong and hold out. I just preodered Hell Is Us. I really want to play Bloodlines 2 though. When I think about it. Bloodlines 1 would be a perfect game for Nightdive or Aspyr to remaster

There is no point in pre-ordering. The game will be $50 post release as well.

Just wait for release, read reviews / impressions, watch YouTube reviews of final product and decide then.

I am sure your backlog has enough stuff to last you years!

 

[amigastar]

Interested in playing as Brujah which have lightning strike an array of punches, looked very fun to me.

 

[diffusionx]

This is not bloodlines 2. The previous version was this one obviously isn't. It's a pity we didn't get that version. It had promise (although obviously the gameplay still needed a lot of work) but it was an actual sequel, this is something else (i wouldn't call it an rpg personally).

The prior version doesn't exist. It got canceled because the devs couldn't pull it off. There's no point in thinking about it.

 

[Dazraell]

When I see a keycode for the premium edition for $60 I'll "bite". The game will drop in price fast when they see people are not buying. The publishers have too much hubris. I feel sorry for the developer, because like the Dead Island 2 developer, it looks like the turned a game in development hell into a quality final product.

Not sure if this will make any difference, but regardless of how the game will perform Paradox already openly stated they won't be doing anything with Bloodlines IP post Bloodlines 2. The Chinese Room has fulfilled their contract and Paradox is pretty much pulling the plug on publishing RPGs. Any future game using Bloodlines name will be only through them granting license to external partners who would have to fund it themselves

 

[Mister Wolf]

The prior version doesn't exist. It got canceled because the devs couldn't pull it off. There's no point in thinking about it.

Now we get a nice Vampire Dishonored and Im here for it.

 

[UnrealEck]

Theres....a....constant....inner...voice....what the fuck. I already got annoyed in the first minutes. Dont tell me the entire fucking game Ill hear someone describing every single fucking thing...Also just an fyi, that youtuber is like the most fake guy ever, he's literally "this is top tier" for every single game.

I was just about to say that too. It always strikes me as lazy writing and world-building.
Also the guy said the game is very good 14 minutes into it.

 

[Vlodril]

The prior version doesn't exist. It got canceled because the devs couldn't pull it off. There's no point in thinking about it.

Well i frequently think about that 3rd adam jensen game we never got so i am used to disappointment. I am not sure if it was the devs who couldn't pull it off or paradox who wanted something different but in the end it matters little.

 

[Wildebeest]

The prior version doesn't exist. It got canceled because the devs couldn't pull it off. There's no point in thinking about it.

There is no point thinking about anything at the end of the day. We are all just dust in the wind.

 

[diffusionx]

There is no point thinking about anything at the end of the day. We are all just dust in the wind.

Im just saying there is no point in bringing up a game that was canceled and the dev was fired. Whatever features that were in that version are irrelevant because that game is never coming out and likely was not just bad but there was no path towards finishing it. Even if this VMB2 is bad, no point in comparing it to a game that doesn't exist.

 

[amigastar]

There is no point thinking about anything at the end of the day. We are all just dust in the wind.

 

[Wildebeest]

Im just saying there is no point in bringing up a game that was canceled and the dev was fired. Whatever features that were in that version are irrelevant because that game is never coming out and likely was not just bad but there was no path towards finishing it. Even if this VMB2 is bad, no point in comparing it to a game that doesn't exist.

What people think they really want is never irrelevant. Sure, you can tell people that they will never get what they want but you cannot tell them to stop wanting it or that it is a waste of their time to want anything in particular.

 

[Killer8]

What you guys have to remember is that this is The Chinese Room's first attempt at gameplay. Cut them some slack!

 

[amigastar]

Haven't watched the whole video yet and the narrator looks like an oxford professor but man those abilities sound fun, i just hope it won't be too shallow.
Watched the video, nice abilities indeed, shame two of them are behind DLC.

 

[Braag]

The prior version doesn't exist. It got canceled because the devs couldn't pull it off. There's no point in thinking about it.

To be fair we knew very little about the first version, other than something very weird going on behind the scenes. Also you were supposed to be a thinblood in that game, which was kinda lame.

I've seen people claim that the first version was so woke that Paradox canned it, and others say that it was a perfect looking sequel to the first. I honestly doubt we know any of these things.
Maybe one day we learn what actually happened.

 

[diffusionx]

What people think they really want is never irrelevant. Sure, you can tell people that they will never get what they want but you cannot tell them to stop wanting it or that it is a waste of their time to want anything in particular.

what good does it do you to pine over a game that you will never play and almsot certainly does not exist in the form you think it does.

I suspect we will see al ot of this until this game comes out, a lot of people comparing this awful pieece of shit to the perfect successor to the original that Paradox canceled for no good reason and it's just dumb.

 

[corgiix3]

The games look pretty good tbh. Will it be better than the first half of bloodlines 1 (it wont). But i will say the second half of bloodlines 1 is donkey poopoo so maybe overall this is better lol

 

[Punished Miku]

I've been ignoring this for years but just saw it on the store for pre-order.

So this is some Immersive Sim RPG thing from Chinese Room? Um, is it awesome?

 

[The Cockatrice]

Immersive Sim RPG

Mega doubt, but we will see.