Each character has their own backstory and abilities but can be customized depending on one’s play-style. Along with investigating environments and sneaking around, there are extensive conversations and choices to be made. Several morally questionable decisions may arise, and you can switch between each character throughout the story.

Of course, this isn’t the only World of Darkness title currently available. Sharkmob recently released its free-to-play battle royale title Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt for PC and PS5. Paradox Interactive is also working on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 which had faced several delays before being assigned to a new, unknown studio. It’s currently in development for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

As part of the Ventrue clan, who are a classier breed of vampire, Galeb often wears a blue suit with rings. He’s considered the oldest and most powerful vampire in Boston, especially after the other Elders departed, and serves as the Prince’s right-hand man. Nevertheless, he’s fairly weary after everything that’s happened and also feels the pull of the Beckoning.

To better showcase Galeb’s ability, he has a fourth Discipline (the others get three) which provides higher resistance to physical and mental attacks. Despite his status though, there’s a lot of “pent-up anger.” Where it ultimately takes him remains to be seen.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is out on May 19th for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch. Digital pre-orders are currently live and you can check out the last trailer here.

Digital pre-orders for the narrative RPG are also live on all platforms. Those who pre-order gain a pack of alternate outfits but console owners also gain instant access to Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York. Swansong’s role-playing mechanics seem more complex in comparison though, as a recent gameplay trailer showcased.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5 and PC via the Epic Games Store on May 19th. It will also release at a later date on the Nintendo Switch. Stay tuned for more details and gameplay footage in the coming weeks.

Central to what you do and how you progress in the game will be skills and attributes, displayed on each character’s character sheet, which, when upgraded and evolved, will enable more actions, from persuasion to getting past locked doors. Meanwhile, disciplines are vampiric powers that players can use in various ways, from one discipline that lets you render yourself invisible (and other objects, if you upgrade it), to another that heightens your senses and allows you to see potential futures.

According to Big Bad Wolf, collectively, these skills, attributes, disciplines, and how players choose to unlock and upgrade them present a vast number of options to players for how to play the game and progress through any given scenario. Interestingly, however, using skills and attributes uses up willpower points, and using disciplines fans the flame on your vampiric thirst for blood. Players will have to pick the right time to hunt victims to quell their hunger, because if you want too long, you might lose control of your character.

Meanwhile, there are traits, which are negative or positive effects governed by success or failure in various situations or by the decisions you make, while talents are described as “side goals” that will reward players if they stick to certain play styles. The more that talent grows, the more you get better at those actions- so you could potentially also get better at controlling your hunger.

There’s plenty more that is highlighted in the trailer, and collectively, it definitely looks intriguing. If executed properly, a game that’s offering engaging role-playing end proper choice and consequence mechanics can be hard to say no to. Here’s hoping this one can pull it off. Check out the trailer below.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong – originally due out in February – will launch on May 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

The game, set in the World of Darkness universe, will follow three different protagonists who are hired by the Prince to find the cause of a surprise attack that shakes the Vampire population of Boston into chaos. The gameplay showcases the three protagonists using various means to accomplish their goals, along with making choices and unlocking skills that will determine the future of the city. We also get a look at the sleek-looking bloodsucking mechanic, which, by the looks of it, will be tied to the player characters’ skill usages.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is due out for PC (via the Epic Games Stores), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on May 19. Check out the gameplay trailer down below.

Of course, the pandemic also contributed the delay, throwing a “couple of wrenches” into the team’s planning. But the developer feels that the additional time will allow for more polish and additional QA. Given that it’s touting “difficult decisions” with “lots of characters, choices, dialogues, and opportunities to decide how the story plays,” it’s understandable.

“We’re a small but very passionate team, eager to create an immersive experience that rivals the sort of personal storytelling you’d experience from a great tabletop session. One that leaves you with questions long after the credits have stopped rolling (but a reason to go back and see how things could have been different).” The team says it “can’t wait” to share more and thanked fans for their patience and support.

Unlike Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 – another World of Darkness title which has seen its fair share of delays and development troubles – Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is more of a narrative-focused, adventure RPG. It focuses on three unique vampires – Leysha, Galeb and Emem – and their investigations into a mysterious shootout. It’s in development for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, PC and Nintendo Switch.

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Described as one of “the oldest and most feared Vampires” in Boston, Galeb has seen the world and earned a fortune for himself. Despite all of this power, however, he’s desperately seeking something. As one of three playable characters in the game, players will make decisions that can affect Galeb’s story.

Other characters include Emem of Clan Toreador and Leysha or Clan Malkavian, and each are looking for answers after a shootout occurs in the city. There are three different disciplines to choose from, granting different abilities, though these would have to be used carefully to avoid attention from humans (in keeping with the law of the Masquerade). Stay tuned for more details on the title in the coming months.