The upcoming action RPG's deep dive showcases extensive new footage for combat, stealth, and more.
Watch Phyre sneak around and dismantle various Ghouls within it before confronting her target in The Chinese Room's upcoming RPG.
The Chinese Room's next Dev Diary on the final game pillar, "Exploring the World of Darkness", will also arrive around February 7th.
Strategic Stalker is for stealth players, Action Brawler promises more combat, and Narrative Adventurer caters to story-focused players.
The base release of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will feature four playable clans, with two more planned for DLCs.
The Banu Haqim clan in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will revolve around taking on battles in a more tactical manner.
One of four playable clans in the upcoming RPG, the Tremere clan will let you control your enemies' blood, and use your own as a weapon.
Check out 15 seconds of Brujah clan gameplay in the newest teaser trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.
Named Phyre, the protagonist of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will be fully customisable for players.
Associate art director Ben Matthews elaborates on using the contrast between light and shadows in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.
The new dev diary post goes on to talk about Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's neo-noir setting and narrative themes.
The new studio working on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 explains its take on non-combat and combat gameplay.
Unlike the title's original version, which was in development at Hardsuit Labs, The Chinese Room's project is built on Unreal 5.
"If we weren’t confident in the new release window, we wouldn’t be starting the new marketing campaign," says Paradox Interactive's Sean Greaney.
"The themes, Seattle as the setting, and a significant degree of the art and character art has been carried over," says publisher Paradox Interactive.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 now has a new lease on life, and will be getting more details revealed later this year. There will also be a new gameplay walkthrough in January.
Paradox Interactive could re-reveal the RPG at PAX West, while the Plaion store lists an October release for the game.
The long-awaited RPG's development was rebooted in 2021, with the project's reins being handed to a new studio.
Paradox CEO Fredrick Wester said the publisher "will probably be able to set a release date" for the long-awaited title "reasonably soon."
While not revealing too many details, Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrick Wester has stated that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is still under development.
However, it prefers to "give the studio a situation where they can focus fully on the game development" and won't reveal its name just yet.
Developer Hardsuit Labs was taken off the project and the game was indefinitely delayed earlier this year, but Paradox says things could have been a lot worse.
Paradox Interactive is not taking pre-orders for the game now either.
It'll be a while before Hardsuit Labs' RPG launches.
Samantha Wallschlaeger will take over the position.
Lead writer Brian Mitsudo claims he was "suddenly terminated", however.
The developers need more time "due to the quality bar and ambitions" they have set for themselves with the upcoming RPG.
What other things go bump in the night.
The Collector's Edition will retail for $110.
The Brujah Vampire will be back in the sequel.
Try to act surprised.
Combat gameplay, interactions, and a healthy dose of the macabre dot this trailer.
The real life issue will have a big impact on the game's themes.
The game is now "systems-complete".
Developers Hardsuit Labs have made the decision to "value quality over making the Q1 launch window."
The group of destitute vampires are in the know.
Difficult to find but always watching, The Baron is a self-made kingpin.
Don't expect all your choices to be black and white.
If you aren't an "obsessive completionist", that is.
The RTX effects get a special highlight.
The game hopes to be the best of both worlds.
Bloodlines 2 will remain its own thing.
Get a look at combat, characters, and choices in new extended footage.
The RPG promises lots of choices and consequences.
Manage your bloodlust and align with different vampire factions in a new war.
Oh boy, the wild kids are back.
Brian Mitsoda and Cara Ellison explain how they make the game’s world function.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, Oxygen Not Included, and even Borderlands 3 are currently unavailable for sale.
The beauty-obsessed vampire clan gets the desired spotlight.
Tear your enemies apart with blood magic or roam around in astral form.
An undead rabble of nocturnal hired muscle.
An animated video gives you an idea of what the clan is like.
The upcoming RPG will be on as many digital storefronts as it can be.
A branching narrative will encourage multiple playthroughs, as per Hardsuit Labs.
"It's effectively always 1:30 in the morning," says creative director Martin Ka’ai Cluney.
The gothic blood-sucking cult hit is returning with a bang.
