Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 rated by the ESRB

IbizaPocholo

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The ESRB has now rated Bloodlines 2, which is a good guarantee it will launch within the next six months at the latest. The rating is Mature (17+), the same as the original; we've posted the regulator's overview below, though beware of slight spoilers.

This is an action role-playing game in which players help two vampires regain their memories and their powers to stop an uprising. From a first-person perspective, players explore city streets, investigate murders, interact with characters, and battle vampires in melee-style combat. Players use physical attacks (e.g., claw slashes, kicks, feed/bite attacks) and vampiric powers (e.g., telekinesis, possession) to kill enemy vampires. Players can also employ stealth attacks (e.g., neck snap, feed attack) to kill enemies discreetly. Battles are frenetic, accompanied by impact sounds, realistic gunfire, and large blood-splatter effects. Some attacks can result in close-up sequences of players' character decapitating and/or impaling enemies. A handful of areas depict decapitated corpses in pools of blood; large bloodstains also appear in several environments. The game contains suggestive/sexual material in the dialogue (e.g., "snacking on wh*res,"; “p*ssy musta...real sweet”; and “D*ldo of consequence don't come lubed, does it?”). The word “f**k” is heard in the game.
 

pudel

Member
Didnt know that "The Chinese Room" is now working on it. :messenger_ok: Hope it will be good, despite the whole development drama.

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Rush2112

Member
Last I heard, none of the people who made the original were involved for making the sequel. This tells you all you need to know.
 

Nocty

Gold Member
Such great memories of the first game. This has a lot to live up to.

a fond memory indeed. Sadly not one that is replayable, at least for me. Even with the fan made patches it runs like shit and has aged badly..

I prefer to retain the memory of playing it at the time.
 

StereoVsn

Gold Member
Probably rated T for TRASH.

Yeah, I'm starting optimistic with this one.
Yeah, I don’t even know how to feel at this point. The first game is one of my favorite RPGs of all times (after community patches).

This one I just don’t know.

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Danny Dudekisser

I paid good money for this Dynex!
I can't trust this thing. One of the most ridiculous development hells I've ever seen, and then they shopped it out to a studio whose output I've never liked. I'd love to be surprised, but... no. It's not going to turn out.

Maybe I really will just reinstall the original.
 
There must've been another timeline split because I thought this game was dead-dead.

I tried playing Bloodlines 1 on two separate occasions, and bounced off it both times. I'd play a modernized remake, but it's just too rough as a first-timer in this day and age. So here's hoping this game actually releases and is good!
 

Gp1

Member
Know what's funny in this entire development drama?

It was delayed so much that DEI came and became out of fashion and the game has not been released yet.

I'm a huge fan of the first one. It's probably the best script in the entire gaming history but this one will bomb hard.
 

StreetsofBeige

Gold Member
Wow. Didnt realize the game was supposed to come out before covid.


Bloodlines 2 was first teased in February 2019 with the release of the dating app "Tender", created by Paradox and Alice & Smith. The app offered to use a "soulmate algorithm" and asks for the user's blood type before offering to match them with sick people nearby. A Twitch livestream, and later Paradox's own official Twitter account also displayed a memo from fictional Tender CEO Malcolm Chandler noting the need to be prepared for March 21, 2019 in San Francisco, the date the game was publicly revealed.[13][34][35]

Initially scheduled for release in March 2020, the game was pushed back in October 2019 to an unspecified 2020 release date,[36] and further delayed in August 2020 to an unspecified 2021 release date.[37] Along with the announcement of the change in developers in February 2021, the game was delayed past 2021.[30]

In September 2023, The Chinese Room was announced as the new developer, with the game scheduled to release for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S in late 2024.[2][38] In August 2024, the game was delayed to the first half of 2025.[39]
 

mdkirby

Gold Member
I hope it’s good. Hell I’d be pretty ok with a vampire themed detective/investigative walking sim, but the story has to be good.
 

DCDW

Member
the lost boys sax GIF

Hoping it turns out good. This is one game that has been on my radar but with all the issues with it, my hopes are low.
 

Hashassin

Neo Member
First one is fantastic. I'll never forget the low seduction malkavian line:
"Hello woman! Did you know there was a weather outside?"

I'll keep my fingers crossed for this one..
 

ZehDon

Gold Member
While I doubt it'll be Veilguard bad, the odds of this being good are pretty slim. I'll wait for the player reviews.
 

Dazraell

Member
First one is fantastic. I'll never forget the low seduction malkavian line:
"Hello woman! Did you know there was a weather outside?"

I'll keep my fingers crossed for this one..
I might be harsh but it's not worth even crossing fingers for this game being a worthy successor. The game was in development hell and was rebooted from the ground up. While older version was apparently closer to VtMB1, that version was yeeted into trash bin by Paradox and new devs who were given the chance to work on the rebooted version aren't really interested in making a proper sequel but just their own Vampire the Masquarade game that just happens to bear Bloodlines title. They even threw out Malkavian from the playable clans available at day one, there are some speculations they may want to monetise it and sell this clan as a DLC
 

Hashassin

Neo Member
I might be harsh but it's not worth even crossing fingers for this game being a worthy successor. The game was in development hell and was rebooted from the ground up. While older version was apparently closer to VtMB1, that version was yeeted into trash bin by Paradox and new devs who were given the chance to work on the rebooted version aren't really interested in making a proper sequel but just their own Vampire the Masquarade game that just happens to bear Bloodlines title. They even threw out Malkavian from the playable clans available at day one, there are some speculations they may want to monetise it and sell this clan as a DLC

My fingers, they are not crossed anymore.
Thanks for letting me know. There's no escaping monetary mauling.
 

SomeNorseGuy

Neo Member
I'll be incredibly suprised if turns out to be anything other then a trash-tier, cringe inducing, shadow of it's former self.

I have no idea why they'd want to stick a "2" on this title (except to try and lure in OG fans).
 

Krathoon

Gold Member
Is that unoffical patch for Bloodlines good? They have a version that is supposed to only have bug fixes, but I am not certain I trust the modder.
 

Krathoon

Gold Member
Every single game Troika Games has made is buggy. You need unoffical patches for all of them.

They are great games, but they missed that final level of polish.
 
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