Wednesday, 20 August 2025

Bloodlines 2 thoughts

Having now watched the premiere stream for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2...

It’s nice that we get some answers right away.

Confused grouchy elder and helpful voice in their head works, though is a bit Intercom Girlfriend. And as an elder you get to be scary awesome against humans right away.

I like the atmosphere, especially the music.

I feel like more people should be dressed for the cold though. Yes yes rule of cool.

There’s a lot more riding on Bloodlines 2 than there was on 1, which came out almost a year after Vampire: The Masquerade originally ended.

(To the confusion of a friend who got into the games through it, got Vampire: The Requiem and wondered who these clans were.)

Although maybe less than there would have been in 2020, but now there’s a lot to prove.

Leaning Camarilla - an elder, fighting Anarch agents early on. Hopefully not in the way BL1 nudged you to independent or Anarch and the Anarchs sent you back to work for the Prince.

I like that 1 ends with opening a coffin-shaped box being a bad idea and 2 starts with that.

(Of course this is also how the modern section of Redemption starts. And it has a named and voiced protagonist. Hmmmmmmm.)

Nice to spot a repeated Munch reference in the haven.

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