Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2

[Dead]

The punching sound effect sounds like a recording of someone slapping a piece of pork belly.

[Mairon]

Are they just activating an ability with that flurry of fists? Because it looks really stale and like it loses its appeal about the second time you ever do it if you even somehow liked it the first time.

So is this a lose-lose situation if it ends up as bad as it looks? Lose if it does well anyway and they keep making shit like this and lose if it does poorly because why give VTM(B) another attempt?

[Oyster Sauce]

The flames of my demons burn like phyre.... fabien... let's rock!

[Oyster Sauce]

I don't understand why they keep showing off punching in all of their trailers. Does anyone associate vampires with punching?

[The_Mask]

I don't understand why they keep showing off punching in all of their trailers. Does anyone associate vampires with punching?

Unarmed combat was a solid part of the first one, because it made feeding easier.

Also... as a monk player, I admit to approving their approach.

[Segata]

I don't understand why they keep showing off punching in all of their trailers. Does anyone associate vampires with punching?

It's a lefty dogwhistle thing. "Punch a nazi" etc, they're obsessed with that for some reason.

[Anon]

I almost don't want to shit on it too much, really impressive they got the balls to show that gameplay. Would certainly do better without.

Honestly Paradox shouldn't even have leaked the studio, as they clearly don't give a fuck about community feedback anyways. Should've just made all of the development a secret until release day, would've been best for everybody.

[Roguey]

I don't understand why they keep showing off punching in all of their trailers. Does anyone associate vampires with punching?

Unarmed combat was a solid part of the first one, because it made feeding easier.

Also... as a monk player, I admit to approving their approach.

Unarmed combat and spells are your only means of attacking. There is no inventory.



The Hardsuit version got rid of guns you could keep, this version got rid of everything else. "Ability tree" suggests there aren't any non-combat skills. Cutting it down to the bone to ship by the end of 2024.

[Vergil]

I would be legitimately embarrassed to put out a gameplay showcase like this.

[Oyster Sauce]

I don't understand why they keep showing off punching in all of their trailers. Does anyone associate vampires with punching?

Unarmed combat was a solid part of the first one, because it made feeding easier.

Also... as a monk player, I admit to approving their approach.

Unarmed combat and spells are your only means of attacking. There is no inventory.



The Hardsuit version got rid of guns you could keep, this version got rid of everything else. "Ability tree" suggests there aren't any non-combat skills. Cutting it down to the bone to ship by the end of 2024.

Wait, you can't even use a knife or a sword? I'm so excited for this game.

[Anon]

Unarmed combat was a solid part of the first one, because it made feeding easier.

Also... as a monk player, I admit to approving their approach.

Unarmed combat and spells are your only means of attacking. There is no inventory.



The Hardsuit version got rid of guns you could keep, this version got rid of everything else. "Ability tree" suggests there aren't any non-combat skills. Cutting it down to the bone to ship by the end of 2024.

Wait, you can't even use a knife or a sword? I'm so excited for this game.

maybe they'll make it like Doom where you access your weapons with keystrokes and don't manage inventory.

[The_Mask]

2 100 likes vs 2 400 dislikes.

At least some common decency and faith still exist out there.

Also: whoever came up with the voice-in-the-head-Fabio, should be shot and the cost of the bullet sent to his family... in Minecraft, obviously.

edit: spelling mistakes

[NEG]

Gameplay reveal 13 hours from now.

Seems like there've been zero improvements since the last video I saw. Especially the horrendous lip-synching.



Here's a mental enema for anyone unfortunate enough to watch this subpar cashgrab in action.

[Anon]

Are they just activating an ability with that flurry of fists? Because it looks really stale and like it loses its appeal about the second time you ever do it if you even somehow liked it the first time.

So is this a lose-lose situation if it ends up as bad as it looks? Lose if it does well anyway and they keep making shit like this and lose if it does poorly because why give VTM(B) another attempt?

I can say for myself I'll pirate it at most, just to say I checked it out.

[J1M]

I don't understand why they keep showing off punching in all of their trailers. Does anyone associate vampires with punching?

Teacher says show your work. You only have one work.

[J1M]

I don't understand why they keep showing off punching in all of their trailers. Does anyone associate vampires with punching?

Unarmed combat was a solid part of the first one, because it made feeding easier.

Also... as a monk player, I admit to approving their approach.

Unarmed combat and spells are your only means of attacking. There is no inventory.



The Hardsuit version got rid of guns you could keep, this version got rid of everything else. "Ability tree" suggests there aren't any non-combat skills. Cutting it down to the bone to ship by the end of 2024.

The universe is really going out of its way to prove me right about the gun design in the last version being fine.

[maidenhaver]

In Kamala's America, there won't be any games with guns.

[WaterMage]

• Dialog wheel
• Androgynous IDK if is male of female MC
• MC with voices in his head
• brujah elder with little to no muscle mass
  (...)

Hard pass. I had no expectations but this trailer killed my expectations even more. Seriously, any elder vampire would look and act like a European aristocrat, not a teen genderfluid tiktoker.

[maidenhaver]

Which vampire clan ritually sacrifices babies to remphan in synogogues?

[Roguey]

maybe they'll make it like Doom where you access your weapons with keystrokes and don't manage inventory.

None of the videos have shown the player character wielding a weapon. Occam's razor - there are no weapons.

[Anon]

maybe they'll make it like Doom where you access your weapons with keystrokes and don't manage inventory.

None of the videos have shown the player character wielding a weapon. Occam's razor - there are no weapons.

Yeah I'm not a fool to give this studio any copium, you're most likely right.

[Nammu Archag]

Gameplay reveal 13 hours from now.

why would they show a fucking dream sequence for a gameplay reveal? With a voice in your head to boot? Anyways, its also made with unreal so expect it to have both terrible, sweet baby approved writing and a 130gb install for a completely unoptimized mess.

[Anon]

Are you guys not eager to play this amazing protagonist? Damn you're all so demanding!

[Nammu Archag]

Are you guys not eager to play this amazing protagonist? Damn you're all so demanding!

wait so there's no custom character???

[Anon]

Are you guys not eager to play this amazing protagonist? Damn you're all so demanding!

wait so there's no custom character???

You can choose either female Phyre or male Phyre, is it not enough??

Bet they'll soon change it to either "Phyre A" or "Phyre B" to fit modern social standards.

[wndrbr]

Looks worse than that janky first gameplay showcase from Hardsuit released twenty years ago.

[Nammu Archag]

Are you guys not eager to play this amazing protagonist? Damn you're all so demanding!

wait so there's no custom character???

You can choose either female Phyre or male Phyre, is it not enough??

Bet they'll soon change it to either "Phyre A" or "Phyre B" to fit modern social standards.

what a joke. Hope they are forced to delay and go bankrupt before they can release this congihazard onto the world

[DagothGeas5]

I remember how interested I was the first time I heard they were making a sequel to one of my favourite games. I cannot stand to even see this atrocity written in text now. If it manages to release, I hope it gets run into the ground with reviews and word of mouth, and if it is moddable, I look forward to "journalists" crying that people are playing their game the way they want to play it, though I doubt any mod can save this thing.

[Nammu Archag]

I remember how interested I was the first time I heard they were making a sequel to one of my favourite games. I cannot stand to even see this atrocity written in text now. If it manages to release, I hope it gets run into the ground with reviews and word of mouth, and if it is moddable, I look forward to "journalists" crying that people are playing their game the way they want to play it, though I doubt any mod can save this thing.

it won't be very moddable because unreal is a nightmare to work with

[Anon]

You can't mod something out of something that has no substance to begin with. Games that are "fixed" by mods have something in their essence to work with, this game doesn't