VtM: Bloodlines 2 - Announced

Originally Posted by Gokyabgu
I preordered it right away, before it will be Epic store exclusive.

We gamers are becoming paranoid with the damn epic menace But I understand you, I'm also considering making the same in gog asap…..

Originally Posted by SpoonFULL
It will be released on GoG - yay:

https://www.gog.com/game/vampire_the…e_bloodlines_2

One thing, it says you I'd get 7 in wallet funds, I thought gog had droped the €/$ parity program…. anybody knows if that program has an ending date? I'd like preorder but until E3 no gameplay…. I wanna be sure the game is like BL1, where you could solve every problem and situation any way you wanted and your skills allowed you to do so…

No preorder from me. I loved the first game back in the day, but I don't want a clone and without input on what's changed (might as well be mmo) I refuse to risk.

Besides it's a year up front, some will die during that time, perhaps me too.

Originally Posted by Reiga
One thing, it says you I'd get 7 in wallet funds, I thought gog had droped the €/$ parity program…. anybody knows if that program has an ending date? I'd like preorder but until E3 no gameplay…. I wanna be sure the game is like BL1, where you could solve every problem and situation any way you wanted and your skills allowed you to do so…

On March 31st GoG will discontinue the Fair Price Package program.

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/co…_program_9b7f5

It is strange that the wallet fund for the basic version is twice as the blood moon version with the expansion pass!

Originally Posted by joxer
Besides it's a year up front, some will die during that time, perhaps me too.

You could say the same about every single kickstarter that we backed and pre-order we made in the past.

I could, but KS projects and preorders weren't without absolutely any details.
And not a single KS ever (at least I don't remember) claimed it's some bullshit.
Lookey here though:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2…-immersive-sim

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is a darkly fascinating immersive sim

Originally Posted by JDR13
Despite being a big fan of the original game, I'm not terribly excited about this yet. I had to Google this Hardsuit Labs studio because I've never heard of them. Afaict, it looks like they've only developed two games so far, and neither of them were remotely similar to something like Bloodlines.

They were Zombie Studios and made a lot of games:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_Studios

Then their owners retired and the employees re-made the company as Builder Box Games, then later renamed to Hardsuit Labs. Still, the list at the above link doesn't look particularly inspiring.

The first game is definitely one of the best RPGs I've ever played, and is only one of a handful of games where I thought the writing was excellent. I'm not sure I'm going to pre-order this just yet, due to the lack of information we have thus far. However, if it's only half as good as the first, then I will still consider buying it, if only for the nostalgia.

Oh hell yes. Won't preorder since we have basically no information, but just the fact that one of my favourite games ever is actually getting a sequel is enough for me to start getting a little hyped.

Originally Posted by joxer
I could, but KS projects and preorders weren't without absolutely any details.
And not a single KS ever (at least I don't remember) claimed it's some bullshit.
Lookey here though:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2…-immersive-sim

That article indeed contains some information that doesnt have positive vibe to me.

Things like this:

You won't choose your clan at the very beginning - that comes later, as will details of what exactly those clans will be, and how many of them to expect - but instead are offered the choice between three starting abilities.

or this

We have to update the tone, we're not going to make a 2004 game in 2019, we're going to approach subjects a little differently and with a lot more research and respect than was done back then.

Definitely waiting for final thing here.

Originally Posted by joxer
No preorder from me. I loved the first game back in the day, but I don't want a clone and without input on what's changed (might as well be mmo) I refuse to risk.

Besides it's a year up front, some will die during that time, perhaps me too.

It's single player only joxer, not a single mention of multiplayer anywhere on the pre-order pages.

According to journalists (they saw the first 30 minutes of the game), they updated the gameplay to what the genre (immersive sim RPG) evolved into. It apparently looks a lot like Dishonored combat-wise. You can scale walls, if I understand that 15 meter wall = not a problem thing. Oh and turn into a smoke cloud to go through vents…or fly away via turning into bats.

Also, playing a Thin Blood is different than playing a clan vampire from the start. Thin Blood don't have fixed disciplines like clans do. They can learn weird abilities clans don't have access to or get abilities from drinking the blood of older more powerful vampires (probably what happens in the tutorial, because you get to try 3 different abilities before keeping just one, two of those are the smoke and bat thing, the 3rd is telekinesis in the demo the press saw).

I need to go read more about the storyline "paths". I get the impression that joining a clan will affect the quests you get, or at least the objectives in quests.

In case it wasn't posted, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8qsxNt3f0Y

Originally Posted by Andrew23
Will become Epic exclusive month before release … hope not.

No it will not be an Epic Exclusive.

Check the other thread it was already answered.

Link - https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/show…5&postcount=45

The Paradox rep basically said it will be available on Steam, GOG, and other platforms. Buy it and play it were-ever you want to.

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
No it will not be an Epic Exclusive.

Check the other thread it was already answered.

Link - https://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/show…5&postcount=45

Well it wouldnt be first time in world somebody changed his mind. Bag of cash can be heavy argument. And Epic is throwing bags of Fortnite dollars around like crazy lately. ;-)

Has anyone checked the stuff coming with the different editions?

Soundtrack in the standard edition, nice.

The unsanctioned version has among other things:
- Jeannette's outfit (based on this).
- severed arm weapon skin (eurks)
- a table, a portrait and a stop sign…(the game is going to have housing customization???)

Originally Posted by Andrew23
Will become Epic exclusive month before release … hope not.

That would require Paradox to change their stores and account systems which are linked to Steam.

Originally Posted by Andrew23
Well it wouldnt be first time in world somebody changed his mind. Bag of cash can be heavy argument. And Epic is throwing bags of Fortnite dollars around like crazy lately. ;-)

I wouldn't bet on that as Epic said they would not poach another developer if they offered pre-orders on other platforms. This is due to the Metro Exodus debacle.

Epic on pulling Metro Exodus from Steam: 'We don't want to do that ever again'

Following this with optimist skepticism. This is the kind of thing that will very easily disappoint. Hope it won't.

I'm calling this excellent news right now, but also trying to keep my expectations in check. One thing is for certain, I'm planning a full dive back into the original game later this year, maybe around autumn!!!

Originally Posted by SpoonFULL
The release date on GoG says March 31, 2020.

GoG also lists it to release "soon", which I find highly misleading in this case.

They spelled "focused" wrong.